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What is grammatical person 1st 2nd and 3rd person? How to use have and has for some pronouns and plural nouns and third person?

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Question added by Shahul Hameed Mohammad , Human Resources Generalist (HR Generalist) , S A CO
Date Posted: 2016/04/04
Pradeep Sharma
by Pradeep Sharma , English Language Training Instructor , King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah (KSA)

The term "persons" is used in English for the 'speaker,' 'listener / addressee' and the 'reference' in a conversation between two or more people. The speaker is called1st person, the listener/addressee is called2nd person, and if someone/something is referred to in their conversation, he or she or it is called the3rd person. According to number of people involved, all the three persons are singular or plural, as follows:

1st person singular: I

Plural: We

2nd person singular as well as plural: You

3rd person singular: He, she, It

3rd person plural: They 

Use of Has/have

1st person singular/plural:  Have

1. I have done my work.

2. We have done our work.

2nd person: Have

3. You haven't done your work. (Here 'you' may be used for one individual or a group of people)

3rd person singular: Has

4. He has done his work.

5. She hasn't done her work.

6. It (the clock) has stopped working.

3rd person plural: Have

7. They have done their work.

I, we, you, they, he, she, and it are also called "personal pronouns."

Plural nouns also take 'have' as helping verb.

8. These rooms have been vacant for long.

Singular proper nouns take Has.

9. Rehman has done his work.

Proper nouns joined by 'and' are counted as plural, so they take have.

. Abdullah and Karim have done their work. 

I hope I'm clear.

 

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

There are three grammatical persons in English:

1.First person..This is I when used to talk about yourself.I is always singular. This is we when used to talk about a group in which Iis a member.We is plural.

2. Second person..This is you. Second person is used when referring to the addressee.The addressee may be singular or plural, depending on how many individuals are being addressed.

3. Third person..This is he, she, it, and they. Third person is used when referring to any person, place, or thing other than the speaker and the addressee.

anayat bukhari
by anayat bukhari , Researcher, English Content Writer, Publisher , Noor Foundation

First person:

          I, we

Second person:

          You

Third person:

          He, she, it, they, noun

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Has is used with:

         He, she, it, noun (singular third person)

         Example; He/ she/ it/ Jamil has a beautiful voice.

Have is used with:

         I, we, they (first person and plural third person)

         Example; I/ we/ they have a car.

ahmed abdallah
by ahmed abdallah , Language Instructor , King Saud University

Thanks for the invitation.  Pradeep Sharma   gave a perfect answer. 

مها شرف
by مها شرف , معلمة لغة عربية , وزارة التربية السورية

I agree with specialties answers, thanks for the invitation. 

Thanks for the invite, I agree with the experts answers

sameer abdul wahab alfaddagh
by sameer abdul wahab alfaddagh , عضو هيئة تدريس , جامعة دلمون

I hope to answer by specialists in and thanks for the invite

Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi
by Ahmed Mohamed Ayesh Sarkhi , Shared Services Supervisor , Saudi Musheera Co. Ltd.

agree with great answers above

 

Mahmoud Zaher Tarakji
by Mahmoud Zaher Tarakji , مدير , أوال جاليري

I agree with MR . VINOD and SHARMA

د Waleed
by د Waleed , Management - Leadership-Business Administration-HR&Training-Customer Service/Retention -Call Center , Multi Companies Categories: Auditing -Trade -Customer service -HR-IT&Internet -Training&Consultation

I would agree with the answers that really covered your question ... Nothing to add!

 

Thank You

Noor Jaljuli
by Noor Jaljuli , Translation Specialist , Freelance

1st person pronouns:I ,we 

2nd person pronouns: you

3rd person pronouns: he, she,it ,they 

Have is used with 1st and 2nd person pronouns while has is used with 3rd person pronouns

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