What is the difference between 'have' and 'have'? Many do not pay attention to the difference between the terms 'he has' It is 'he has' because they are almost identical words that differ only by the circumflex accent present in one of the forms. It is very important to remember their fundamental difference so as not to make more mistakes, especially in school tests or selection processes in general.
The shape 'he has' (without accent), indicates the 3rd singular plural of the present indicative of the verb ter: ‘ele (a) tem’, as exemplified in the following example:
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The student he has a lot to learn for the test
He he has to go to the doctor.
The form ‘tem’ (with an accent) indicates the 3rd person plural of the present indicative of the same verb: ‘they (as) have’.
They he has a lot of money.
the boys don't he has competence for the task.
Tip:
He has accompanies him/her.
He has accompanies them.
This difference is crucial to mark the singular and the plural of the verb when it is used in the present tense. And, like this term, we also have the same difference evidenced in terms derived from the verb 'to have', namely: hold, keep, contain, obtain. However, despite the similarity shown, these verbs behave differently when they are conjugated in the singular with an acute accent (´) in the derived syllable (tem), as in the example below:
singular: he keeps the house tidy.
plural: they keeps the house tidy.
Tip: To help you not forget this fact, see the table below that separates the forms of the verb 'ter' and their derivations between singular and plural, observe:
Singular |
Keeps | contains | holds | Get | He has |
| Plural | Keeps | contain | hold | Get | He has |
