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Friend: Who is in the picture?

Lucy: It’s my mother’s family; her name is Sarah.

Friend: Does she have a brother?

Lucy: Yes, she does. His name is Mario and he is her little brother. She has a sister too, her name is Vanesa and she is the oldest.

Friend: Are they married?

Lucy: Yes, they are. My uncle Mario has a wife, her name is Malena, they live in Monterrey. My aunt Vanesa has a husband, his name is Alfred and they live in Mexico City.

Friend: Do you have any cousins?

Lucy: Yes, I do.

I have a cousin her name is Joana and she’s Vanesa’s daughter.

Friend: Does Joana have a brother?

Lucy: No, she doesn’t.

Friend: Do you have little cousins?

Lucy: No, I don’t.

Friend: So your mother doesn’t have a nephew, mmm. What about Mario and Malena, do they have children?

Lucy: No they don’t. They are newlyweds, they just got married.

"Verb have"

"Do/does have…?"

Do you have a sister?

Do you have a relative?

Do you live with your family?

Do you live alone?

¿Recuerdas qué significa el verbo have?

En unidades anteriores se dijo que el verbo have se usa para hablar de las características físicas que tiene una persona.

Por ejemplo: She has long hair

Como verbo, have expresa posesión, significa tener, y puedes utilizarlo para hablar de tu familia.

Nota: Have también es un verbo auxiliar.

Por ejemplo, puede usar I have… para decir que tienes un primo (forma afirmativa +), o utilizar la forma negativa (-) para indicar que no lo tienes, I don’t have...

Nota: don't = do not / doesn't = does not"

Ejemplos:

I have a baby. She is beautiful.

They don’t have a nephew, they have a niece.

She doesn’t have a husband, she is single.

He doesn’t have an uncle.

Observa la siguiente tabla:

Se utiliza el auxiliar do/does para realizar preguntas sobre alguna acción, en este caso, la acción de tener un familiar.

Ejemplos:

Does she have an aunt living in Monterrey? Do we have any uncles living in the U.S.?

Como se observa en las siguientes oraciones, cuando usamos el auxiliar do/does para realizar preguntas es posible responder de manera corta mediante las siguientes frases:

A: Does she have an aunt living in Monterrey? B: No, she doesn’t. / Yes, she does.
A: Do we have any uncles living in the U.S.? B: Yes, we do. / No, we don’t.