30 English collocations with HAVE

30 English collocations with have from EspressoEnglish.net. Have is one of the most common verbs in English, and we use this word in many different ways. In today's lesson, you'll learn 30 different collocations with have. Collocations are the typical combinations of words that native speakers use. Today, I'll show you the collocations and some example sentences. I would also encourage you to create your own sentences using these collocations, because this will help you remember them better. A lot of students tell me they know a lot of English words, but they have a hard time putting the words together. Learning collocations will help you put words together in a correct way, in a way that sounds natural. You can learn over a thousand common collocations inside my eBook. Just click on the link in the video or in the description to learn more. Okay, let's look at these common collocations with have. Have children, have kids, have a baby. You can have children, have kids, or have a baby, but there are a couple important details here. You can use have children and have kids in two ways. One is when you already have children in your family. For example, I have three kids. Do you have any children? Or when you're thinking about or planning to have children in the future. For example, we're hoping to have children next year. I'd like to have kids before I'm 30. But the expression have a baby refers to the actual event of giving birth to a baby. For example, she's eight months pregnant. She's going to have a baby soon. I had a baby last year. Have an illness, have surgery, have an operation. We often use have with illnesses, both minor and major. You can have a headache, have a cold, have a fever, have allergies, have the flu. You can also have cancer, have a stroke, or have a heart attack. Those are all more serious. For example, I can't concentrate very well when I have a headache. He just found out that he has lung cancer. Call an ambulance. I think she's having a heart attack. We also say have surgery and have an operation. These mean the same thing, referring to a medical procedure in which the doctors go inside your body to fix something. We use have with appointments and interviews that are already scheduled. For example, I have a dentist appointment next Friday. My brother had a job interview yesterday. I hope it went well. Have a conversation, talk, chat, or discussion. It's very common to talk about having a conversation, talk, or chat with someone. For example, this morning I had a long conversation with my best friend. My son is struggling in school. I'm going to have a talk with his teacher about it. We can also have a discussion. That's referring to a conversation that is longer and in more detail. For example, the managers had a discussion about the best way to grow the business. Have an argument and have a fight. For communication in which there is conflict, we say have an argument and have a fight. For example, my roommates had an argument about whose turn it is to clean the bathroom. She had a fight with her boyfriend and she's still mad at him. We typically use have a fight for verbal fights using words to attack each other. With physical fights actually hitting each other, we typically use get into a fight instead. We can have events like have a party, have a picnic, and have a barbecue. For example, we're having a party next Saturday. Want to come? My family has a barbecue every year on the 4th of July. Have a good time, have fun, and have a blast. Have a good time, have fun, and have a blast all refer to having a good or great experience. For example, the kids had a blast at the circus. Hope you have fun on your trip. Have difficulty, have trouble, have a hard time. Have a hard time is another way to talk about having difficulty or having trouble. For example, I had a hard time understanding that article. He's having trouble logging on to the website. His password isn't working. Note that after have difficulty, have trouble, and have a hard time, we use the ing form of the verb for the action that is difficult. Have breakfast, have lunch, have dinner, have a snack, have a drink, have a meal. In English, it's more common to say have breakfast rather than eat breakfast. Here are some examples. We had dinner at a nice restaurant for our anniversary. I often exercise before I have breakfast. The students are having a snack right now. Have faith. We usually use the expression have faith, not so much in the sense of being religious, but instead in the sense of trusting or having confidence in someone or being confident and hopeful that something positive will happen. For example, I'm sure you'll do great on the exam. I have faith in you. I have faith that scientists will find a cure for this disease someday. Have a chance. To have a chance means to have an opportunity. We can use this in the past or the future. For example, please call me when you have a chance. That's in the future. Sorry, I haven't had a chance to reply to all my emails yet. That's talking about something in the past. Have a feeling and have a hunch. These two expressions don't actually refer to your emotions. Emotions are also called feelings. But to have a feeling or have a hunch means you suspect something to be true, maybe not based on very obvious evidence, but your intuition tells you it's true. For example, my interview was okay but not great. I have a feeling the interviewer wasn't impressed by my experience. I'm not sure who broke the window, but I have a hunch it was my neighbor's 8-year-old son who loves to play baseball in the yard. Have feelings for someone. The expression have feelings for someone is different. This means to be interested in someone romantically. For example, Bob still has feelings for Susan even though they broke up years ago. Have a day off or have the day off. We use this expression to talk about a day when we don't have to go to work or go to school or do some other regularly scheduled responsibility. Some people say have the day off instead of a day off when mentioning a specific day. Here are some examples. I've been so busy I haven't had a day off for the past two weeks. Let's get together for lunch tomorrow. I have the day off. Now you know 30 different ways that we frequently use the word have in English. I hope you had fun learning with me today. You can learn many, many more collocations inside my e-book. And that e-book also includes a practice quiz with every chapter. Thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next lesson.