17.1 write negative sentences with have. some are present (can't) and some are past (couldn't).
1.
i can't make a phone call. (any change)
i
haven't got any change.
2.
i couldn't read the notice. (my glasses)
i
didn't have my glasses.
3.
i can't climb up onto the roof. (a ladder)
i
---
4.
we couldn't visit the museum. (enough time)
we
---
5.
he couldn't find his way to our house. (a map)
6.
she can't pay her bills. (any money)
7.
they can't get into the house. (a key)
8.
i couldn't take any photographs. (a camera)
17.2 complete these questions with have. some are present and some are past.
1.
excuse me, have you got a pen i could borrow?
2.
why are you holding your face like that? --- a toothache?
3.
--- a bicycle when you were a child?
4.
'--- the time, please? ' 'yes, it's ten past seven.'
5.
when you did the exam, --- time to answer all the questions?
6.
i need a stamp for this letter. --- one?
7.
'it started to rain while i was walking home.' 'did it? --- an
umbrella? '
17.4 complete these sentences. use an expression from the list and put the verb into the correct form where necessary.
have
lunch have a swim have a nice time have a chat have a cigarette
have a rest have a good flight have a baby have a shower have a
party have a look
1.
i don't eat much during the day. i never _have lunch._
2.
david likes to keep fit, so he --- every day.
3.
we --- last saturday. it was great - we invited lots of people.
4.
excuse me, can i --- at your newspaper, please?
5.
'where's jim? ' 'he --- in his room. he's very tired.'
6.
i met ann in the supermarket yesterday. we stopped and ---.
7.
i haven't seen you since you came back from holiday ---?
8.
suzanne --- a few weeks ago. it's her second child.
9.
i don't usually smoke but i was feeling very nervous, so i ---.
10.
the phone rang but i couldn't answer it because i ---.
11.
you meet tom at the airport. he has just arrived. you say:
hello,
tom. ---?