You might have seen both phrases -' anyone has' and 'anyone have' - in your everyday life, but which one is correct? And what’s the difference? We’ll go over that in detail below, plus teach you how to use the correct one in a sentence.
Need a quick answer? Here it is:
As you can see, these phrases cannot be used interchangeably.
Are you wondering which one of these two phrases is the correct one to use?
It all depends on what you’re trying to say.
For Example, you might hear people say something like:
“Anyone has a fair chance of winning the pie-eating contest this year.”
For example, you might hear:
“Anyone have an extra pencil I can use for the test?”
These phrases are similar to ‘anyone have’ and anyone has’ and, therefore, operate pretty much the same way.
I think we can all agree that ‘anyone’ and ‘anybody’ are pretty much synonyms.
According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of ‘anyone’ is:
The same dictionary defines ‘has’ as:
It could also mean:
Therefore, we can conclude that ‘anyone has’ means any person at all that receives or accepts something. The same can be said for ‘anyone have,’ since ‘has’ is the past tense of ‘have.’
Are you wondering how to pronounce these phrases?
Here’s a short guide.
Let’s see some examples of how to use ‘anyone has’ in a sentence.
Now let’s see some examples of how to use ‘anyone have’ in a sentence.
To recap, we learned that:
As you can see, these phrases cannot be used interchangeably.
If you ever get stuck, you can always come back here to review what you learned. We’ve also got a ton of other content on confusing words and phrases people often struggle with when learning the language for the first time. Go check it out whenever you need to.
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