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have

/hæv/ /hæv/
auxiliary verb
  1. 1
    (bitmişlik: bitirdim, gitmişti)

    Used with a past participle to make the perfect tenses.

    • I have already finished all my homework.
      Bütün ödevlerimi çoktan bitirdim.
    • She had left before we arrived.
      Biz varmadan önce o çıkmıştı.
  2. 2
    (kısa cevapta: evet, öyle), (soru ekinde: değil mi?)

    Used in short answers and question tags instead of repeating the whole verb.

    • Have you met Elif? – Yes, I have.
      Elif'le tanıştın mı? – Evet, tanıştım.
    • You've seen this film, haven't you?
      Bu filmi izledin, değil mi?
  3. 3
    (-seydi: bilseydim) Formal

    Used at the start of a clause instead of if, in formal conditional sentences.

    • Had I known you were coming, I'd have cooked.
      Geleceğini bilseydim yemek yapardım.
    • Had we left earlier, we would have caught the train.
      Daha erken çıksaydık treni yakalardık.

Collocations

have donehave beenhave justhave alreadyhave everhave never

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