You say who asked you? to someone who has made a comment or remark when you think that they should not have done so because what fs being discussed does not concern or Involve them- It Is often rather a rude expression and Is usually a rhetorical question | Unit 3 HAS HAVE AND HAD Has and have are the present tense of the verb have. When they are used with the past participle of a verb they form the present perfect tense or the present perfect continuous tense. Had is the past tense of the verb have. When it is used with the past participle of a verb it forms the past perfect tense. Has How to use it You use has before the personal pronouns he she and it before a singular noun including proper nouns before other pronouns such as everyone in questions referring to the past which use the perfect tense Has he finished the essay Not quite. Has she been treated with antibiotics Yes but they haven t made her any better. Has it stopped snowing yet Yes and most of the snow has melted. Has everyone been working this week No. Jill and Sue have been on holiday Has the successful candidate not been offered the job yet Not yet. My secretary is just typing a letter to him. Has it not occurred to you that he might be telling the truth 7 think that s very unlikely Has it not become obvious to you that she is not coping Not really. She s been very ill and has only just come back to work. 94 How to ask questions Hasn t anyone been offered a place in the football team yet No. The manager and the coach are still considering various players. Hasn 7 she iced the cake yet No. She s waiting for it to cool. Hasn t the postman delivered the letters yet lNo. He s often late on a Monday has . got. You can often use has . got . instead of just has without any change of meaning. When has is accompanied by got in this way has is an auxiliary verb Has she got any idea of how much trouble she s caused She has and she s very sorry Has Jane got any children Yes. She has a son and two daughters. Has he got a broken leg No. His leg s been X-rayed and apparently it s just badly sprained. Has he got the authority to do that No. He had no right to act like that. Has Bob got enough money for the rent this month Yes. He paid it yesterday has there been . You
