How to Use Have in Negative Answers about Possession

In the previous chapter, you learnt to construct sentences using ‘have’ in affirmative answers about the possession of something.

In this lesson, we shall learn how to form negative answers about the possession of something using ‘have’.

Construction of a negative answer using ‘have’

The structure of an affirmative answer is as follows:

• No, + subject (I/we/you/they/any other plural noun) + don’t have + other words + full stop (.)

Formation of short negative answers using ‘have’

While learning affirmative sentences about possession, we have seen that we should pay attention to the first verb in a question. The question that uses ‘have’ begins with ‘do’.

So, we use the first verb in a sentence to form the short answer.

In this lesson, we will answer the questions that start with ‘do’.

So, the form of a short negative answer is as follows:

• No, + subject (I/we/you/they/any other plural noun) + don’t + full stop (.)

In brief, we can say:

• No, I don’t.
• No, we don’t.
• No, you don’t.
• No, they don’t.

Examples of ‘have’ in a negative answer

Let’s explore how to use ‘have’ in negative responses regarding possession, along with some examples.

Here are some examples. The formation is as above.

Let’s have a look.

1. No, I don’t have a book with pictures.
   (No, I don’t.)
2. No, we don’t have six notebooks in our cupboard.
   (No, we don’t.)
3. No, you don’t have a new calendar on the wall.
   (No, you don’t.)
4. No, they don’t have a CPU with a graphics card.
   (No, they don’t.)
5. No, I don’t have too much homework.
   (No, I don’t.)
6. No, we don’t have a shoe rack with a blue cover.
   (No, we don’t.)
7. No, you don’t have an artistic viewpoint.
   (No, you don’t.)
8. No, I don’t have a sister who is two years younger than I. (relationship)
   (No, I don’t.)
9. No, I don’t have a green skirt with white patches.
   (No, I don’t.)
10. No, you don’t have a blue shirt with a polo collar.
    (No, you don’t.)
11. No, they don’t have five files of card paper.
    (No, they don’t.)
12. No, I don’t have a severe headache. (physical feeling)
    (No, I don’t.)
13. No, you don’t have a backache due to the overriding of a bicycle.
    (No, don’t.)
14. No, we don’t have our own cricket kit.
    (No, we don’t.)
15. No, they don’t have a water tank in their house.
    (No, they don’t.)
16. No, I don’t have a meeting at 2 p.m. today.
    (No, I don’t.)
17. No, we don’t have a two-bedroom flat in that building.
    (No, we don’t.)
18. No, you don’t have an iPhone to use for shooting that event.
    (No, you don’t.)
19. No, they don’t have a white car.
    (No, they don’t.)
20. No, nurses don’t have a difficult job.
    (No, they don’t.)
21. No, teachers don’t have a vacation for one month.
    (No, they don’t.)
22. No, those boys don’t have blue dresses.
    (No, they don’t.)
23. No, birds don’t have wings.
    (No, they don’t.)
24. No, animals don’t have tails.
    (No, they don’t.)
25. No, squirrels don’t have bushy tails.
    (No, they don’t.)
26. No, I don’t have a new black jersey.
    (No, I don’t.)
27. No, you don’t have a new haircut today.
    (No, you don’t.)
28. No, they don’t have a football match next week.
    (No, they don’t.)
29. No, I don’t have a big assignment this week.
    (No, I don’t.)
30. No, they don’t have two cotton bags.
    (No, they don’t.)

Related Lessons 

1. Use of ‘am’ to explain the state of being
2. How to use ‘will’ in negative answers
3. Using ‘is’ to tell about the profession
4. Use of the pronoun ‘these’ in questions
5. Using ‘have’ in the questions

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