Another confusion produced by similar sounds and different meanings is when we say “to see” and “to have”. Both words are verbs but they are not of interchangeable use. The difference in use is very big and you must learn to use it correctly so that your grammar improves as well as your spelling. On the other hand, the word “Haber” is a noun widely used in the economy when we talk about ” debits and credits”.
Remember that when you are looking for a job, in addition to applying online, when they call you for a personal interview they usually ask you for a handwritten cover letter, with this they can analyze your personality, and among these questions it may arise that if they see that you confuse grammatical expressions or you make spelling mistakes can rule you out for certain jobs.
At Doncomos.com we want you to clearly distinguish when you use ver and haber so you don’t make mistakes in writing and this improves your written communication every time you need it.
What do you need
- paper, pencil
- Computer with an Internet connection.
- Books, magazines, and newspapers to read whenever you can.
Instructions
- When we say and use the expression ” to see” we refer to the preposition “to” and the verb “to see” in the infinitive.
- It can be used in different ways, such as referring to the near future, as something that we will do or can do:
- We’re going to see the movie next week.
- I’m going to see what happened in the corner because I heard a very loud noise.
- Let’s see what notes you bring from school, then we’ll decide whether to buy the toy or not.
- It can also be used to get the attention of our interlocutor before saying, asking, or ordering something, such as:
- Let’s see! Are you going to listen to me or not? I’m tired of always repeating the same thing to you.
- Let’s see if you behave well this week and keep your room tidy!
- Let’s see how much money you have been able to save this month.
Another use is to properly refer to the verb to see, expressing curiosity about something, for example:
- You went shopping at the mall. Let’s see?
- You fell off your bike and scraped your knee. Let’s see ? let me heal you
- In many cases the expression “let’s see” can be replaced by “let’s see”. Notice that both use the verb to see and mean the same thing, for example:
- Let’s see with what excuse he appears today that he is late for work again.
- Let’s see with what excuse he appears today that he is late for work again.
- Although in both sentences it is not possible to “see” in the strict sense of the word, it is used as an expression of “to be attentive to”.
- We will now see the meaning and uses of the word “have”. As we said before, it has two different meanings: one is the verb to have, as a verb that indicates the presence or existence of the accompanying noun, for example:
- There must be a rat in this room.
- In the text you wrote there were many misspellings.
- Do you know if there will be tissue paper in the movie bathroom to dry my hands?
- The verb to have is also used as an auxiliary to other verbs to form the compound tenses, these are formed with the auxiliary and the past participle of the verb in question, for example:
- I have eaten tropical fruits and I do not change them for any.
- If you have a good memory you will be able to remember that you had already been in that place.
- When we traveled south we realized that we had forgotten our passports at the hotel.
- Finally, we can give a different meaning to the word have, a noun widely used in economics that means the positive balance that a person or company has, that is, the money they have in their favor or the assets they own, the opposite of debts.
- The man had quite a large asset which allowed him to agree to invest in new companies.
- If your credit is scarce, you better not do it, wait for better times to buy.
- The accountant was very clear about the debits and credits of the business, he was completely trustworthy.
Tips
- Remember that reading from a young age is the best way to improve spelling and grammar.
- Do not rely on writing with your computer’s automatic corrector, write correctly avoiding mistakes that are made for convenience. For example, the tildes will automatically appear because when you write by hand, the bad habit will play a trick on you.