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Have not vs. Do not have
Have not
/hæv nɑt/Examples:
I have not received your message yet.They have not finished the project on time.She claims she has not seen the report.
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Do not have
/duː nɒt hæv/Examples:
I do not have the time to finish the project today.We do not have enough evidence to make a conclusion.She does not have any siblings to share the chores with.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Have not is an abbreviation for have not as in I have not finished the book.
- Do not have is used to describe a lack of possession or control, like I do not have any money.
- Have not is followed by a past participle in perfect tenses, making it part of a verb phrase.
- Do not have directly precedes a noun to stress non-possession or non-existence.
- Think of do not have as an equivalent to lack, whereas have not often connects to a verb in past tenses.
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