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don’t
 or 
doesn’t
 to create the negative form of the 
verb 
to have
 in the present tense.
1. You have curly hair.
2. My aunt have a diamond ring.
3. Jennifer have a doll.
4. He have a ham sandwich.
5. I have a new saddle for my horse.
6. Glenn have a boring job.
7. The boys have firecrackers.
8. We have a big back yard.
9. I have a cell phone.
10. The cat have soft fur.
11. We have relatives in New York.
12. The mouse have long whiskers.
To Have: Present Tense: Negative Form 
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13. Samuel have a new keyboard.
14. I have three pets.
15. Richard have a German shepherd.
16. My car have a big trunk.
17. You have a vacuum.
18. She have a question.
19. I have a nail file in my purse.
20. My boss have a filing cabinet.
21. We have a mean landlady.
22. Derrick have a beard.
23. She have a bookmark for the book.
24. They have a shower in the bathroom.
25. He have a cold.
26. They have a wealthy uncle.
27. I have a fur coat.
28. We have many dandelions in the yard.
29. You have a treadmill in the basement.
30. The teachers have a meeting today.
31. I have a glass of red wine.
32. We have a ghost in the attic.
33. Jason have a car.
34. Sharon have a toothbrush.
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Place do or does before the subject to create questions with the verb to have. As 
with the negative form, have is used for all persons and never has.
I have 
→ do I have 
→ Do I have good skills for the job?
you have → do you have 
→ Do you have a headache?
he has 
→ does he have → Does he have a good report card?
she has 
→ does she have → Does she have a red binder?
it has 
→ does it have 
→ Does it have a long tail?
we have 
→ do we have 
→ Do we have a meeting?
they have → do they have → Do they have relatives in Montreal?