LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

10.6 'Have' as a full verb meaning 'eat', 'enjoy', etc.

10.6B

Study:

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Common 'have' + noun combinations [> LEG 10.37-39, App 42.1 ]

1 Have combines with many nouns: Let's have lunch! I've had a good trip, etc.

We often use it in the imperative: Have a sandwich! Have a good time!

2 In place of common verbs like to sleep or to swim, we often prefer to use have + noun:

Instead of: I danced twice with Molly. We can say: I had two dances with Molly.

Write 1 : Make good sentences with have + the words in brackets.

1 (a meal). .<4^«.. JSÏ^Î'T^^-. ..

2 (a dream)

3 (a haircut)

4 (an appointment)

5 (a good trip)

6 (a lovely day)

7 (a pain)

8 (a sense of humour)

Write 2: Rewrite these sentences with have.

1 Those twins are always fighting.

2 Look at this!

3 I want to rest this afternoon

4 Can I ride in your car?

5 I talked to Jim about it

6 Come and swim with us

7 I must wash before lunch

8 Sleep and you'll feel better

10.6C Context

Write: Put in the correct forms of have got or have.

NOT A MAN OF STRAW!

Our neighbour, Mr French, a very large farm and he

(^2) trouble with birds all his life. Birds eat his vegetable crops
and cost him a lot of money, so Mr French has just bought a computerized
scarecrow called Worzel. Worzel is more than two metres tall and^3
four legs. He^4 a round head and arms that swing
from right to left. '^5 Worzel any success?' I
asked Mr French recently as I watched him^6 a walk in a
vegetable field. 'He^7 a tremendous effect on birds,' Mr
French said. 'Come and^8 a look at him. An ordinary
scarecrow^9 a head full of straw, but Worzel^10
a brain!' Just then I heard a loud moan and saw a blinding flash. 'You
u(not) a dream,' Mr French said. 'He does this to frighten
the birds!' Of course, there wasn't a bird in sight! 'I must leave now, Mr
French,' I said as I saw Worzel coming towards me. '1^12 an
appointment.' 'He's harmless,' Mr French said, but I wasn't going to wait to
find out!
I saw Worzel coming towards me!