# Have and has in the negative: don't have, doesn't have or hasn't?

- Updated: 2026-11-05
- Level: A1

## Quick answer

Use **don't have** with I, you, we and they, and **doesn't have** with he, she and it. After doesn't, has becomes have: *She doesn't have a car.*

## Formula

I / You / We / They + don't + have + …
He / She / It + doesn't + have + …

## Examples

- I **don't have** time for breakfast.
- They **don't have** a garden.
- My grandmother **doesn't have** a smartphone.
- This laptop **doesn't have** a USB port.

## Remember

- After **doesn't**, always use **have**, never has.
- **Hasn't / haven't + past participle** is the present perfect (*He hasn't called*), not "own".
- Questions use **Do / Does**: *Does he have a car? — No, he doesn't.*

## Common mistakes

| Wrong | Right |
| --- | --- |
| She doesn't ~~has~~ a bike. | She doesn't **have** a bike. |
| He ~~don't~~ have money. | He **doesn't** have money. |
| I ~~not have~~ a car. | I **don't have** a car. |

## Practice

- [Practise don't and doesn't (with answers)](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar/auxiliary-do-a2)

## Lesson

- [Have / Has](https://hienglishquiz.com/grammar-lessons/have-has)