Pronunciation: How to pronounce 'have' when it's an auxiliary

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Thank you Tim... I was looking for "Reduction of auxiliary verbs: how the auxiliary verb forms is, are, has and have are reduced in conversation".

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It's very difficult! D:

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Difficult? It is impossible :c

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[@oliviapereira364]

So, I've been discussing with some friends... The pronouciation of "have" in British English is the same as in American, right? I mean, the "A" in "hAve" never sounds as the "A" in "cAst" (that has an open sound in British English), the "A"in "hAve" always sounds like the "E" in "mErry", right? Thank you so much!!

[@TheNewbornAustin]

what the last interviewee on the streets said sounds n looks like "I just stayed in bed" doesn't it? there's no "ve" sound at all!

[@ElkinBernalM]

i think that this is most difficult contraction.

[@ronaldwilmerflorestotora9967]

Does the contraction of have come naturally when speaking?? Or not

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Ronald Wilmer Flores Totora. That's correct. Tim's Pronunciation Workshop shows you how English is really spoken. We hope you like it. You can watch all the videos on our website: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation

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[@annacafaro7899]

Tim, is there a 'modal form' for have? or you mean its auxiliary form?

[@anwarhossain4183]

thanks

[@kukumcamara4972]

I am following all your videos because, I have a big problem with my pronounciation thanks. Can I use this sound for formal conversation?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi Aladji Diallo. Thank you for your comment. We are glad you find our videos useful. People could pronounce 'have' this way in a formal conversation. It's a feature of spoken English. You might like to visit our website for more pronunciation videos: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/pronunciation

[@kaaskaa201]

How about ''have you ever been to...?'' is it the strong have or should we use schwa?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Good question! When ‘have’ as an auxiliary verb comes at the start of a sentence, we use the full form, not a contraction. A lot of speakers say ‘have’ at the beginning of a sentence with schwa: /həv/, but you’ll also hear it pronounced /hæv/, depending on the speaker’s natural pronunciation. If you want to stress the word ‘have’ - wherever it appears - don’t use a schwa! Hope that helps.

[@rosisampaio4099]

WOW Very fast to me..

[@소니아-소니아]

Think you for helping us Tim, but the pronunciation of the auxiliary form is still ambiguous for me. I know that they are reduced when they stand as helping verbs in sentences What if they stand as main verbs in sentences, how would we pronounce them? E.g. I have an iPad. How "have" is pronouced here?

[@bbclearningenglish]

Hi! Thank you for your question. In your example 'I have an Ipad', have is a main verb. As a result, it is pronounced in its 'strong' form: /hæv/. As a rule of thumb, if a word adds significant meaning to a sentence (such as a noun or a main verb) it is pronounced in its strong form because it is important for it to be understood. 'Grammar' words, such as auxiliary verbs and prepositions, are usually not stressed since they may not add as much to the meaning of the sentence as the key words do! We hope this answers your question.

[@stevencollins7186]

@@bbclearningenglish I can't heard it. For example I hear " the police arrived". The sound of " 've " it's imperceptible.

[@juntaotan3740]

it's really difficult for me to to pronounce this.

[@ulisescaballero9037]

I cant 🤕

[@paraquedoido5304]

Ow my god.. It's really difficulty to notice the these contractions' pronounces

[@knezoun]

It's very useful, but have is actually pronounced as /hæv/, not /hæf/.

[@Louisvr2024]

Awesome! :'v

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It impossible mission to complete

[@eberthurbina3916]

Well, I will be honest, I did not know that I could contrast this " I'd've " is that for real?

[@とんとん-n3n]

Sooooo hard😇

[@hangdo4318]

Hard sound:(

[@ttn2584]

It's so hard

[@luzrojas6068]

It is too short

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A negative mindset.

[@AslanOrmar]

contractions are stupid and ridiculous e_e