Does he have a child? vs Does he has a child

The correct phrase is "does he have a child?". In English, when using the auxiliary verb "does" in a question, the main verb that follows should be in its base form (infinitive form) without the "-s" ending. Therefore, "does he have a child?" is the correct and commonly used form.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"Does he have a child?"

This phrase is the correct form to inquire about whether someone has a child. The verb "have" follows the auxiliary verb "does" in its base form.

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Does he have a child?
Does he have a prescription for failure?
Does he have a shoe sponsor?
Does he have a taken hostage?
Does he have a broken tail-light?
Does he have a pulse? Check.
Does he have a record? Chuckles did eight years for armed robbery with a knife.
Does he have a friend called Ruairi O'Connell?
Does he have a connection to Walsh or Clark?
Does he have a history of seizures?
Does he have a childhood left, Hamide, my dear.
Like - Does he have a wife?
Does he have a last name?
Does he have a gun on you?
Does he have a lot of friends?
Does he have a big bag?
Does he have a name, this acquaintance?
Does he have a developmental disability as well?
Does he have a next of kin we could contact?
Does he have a next of kin we could contact?
Does he have a family like you?

This phrase is incorrect in English.

"Does he has a child"

The verb "has" should not have the "-s" ending when used after the auxiliary verb "does" in a question. The correct form is "does he have a child?"

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Does he has a child
Well, what Damien does is he has a few wiggles in his prep...
It doesn't mean he has a problem.
April doesn't think he has a lot of time.
The one thing we do know about this guy is that he has does have a gun, and he likes to use it.
And when he does', he has only a friend in Washington.
Half the time he doesn't even remember he has a wife.
The one thing we do know about this guy is that he has does have a gun, and he likes to use it.
Hunting for the right victim takes time, so it doesn't look like he has a job.
He doesn't surf and he has a keen interest in extraterrestrial alien life, which makes him an easy target for Brandon and his friends.
Does that mean he has a pulse?
I think that today a wise architect, with three eyes instead of two, ought to be happy to know that everything he does has a time limit.
That doesn't mean everyone has forgiven and forgotten, but it does mean that he has a legitimacy of a democratic mandate and a track record of exclusively political leadership.
I mean, does he look like he has a guilty conscience to you?
Does he look like he has a guilty conscience to you?
Soon this became a way of making a living (though he denies what he does has ever made a "living"!) designing for other companies then setting up Audiomeca in 1979.
Why does he has developed a game as an independent developer with such low technicality as seen in early 80 while he was having a friend very well know in Sierra who could probably have helped him in this matter?
And then what, she doesn't tell Mateo he has a sibling until one day he finds out?

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