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Which sentence sounds more natural to you? I've seen both lots of times:

1) He is very good shape.

2) He has a very good shape.

3) He is a very good shaped young man.

In my opinion the most should be "good shaped", though you will find easily lots of examples on the internet without the ending "ed".

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  • Side-note: "both" refers to exactly two items. You could instead say "I've seen each lots of times" (or, preferably, "many times").
    – Kyle Strand
    Commented Aug 5, 2016 at 22:58
  • @KyleStrand I'm sure that both in that sentence refers to the two examples in the question: “He is very good shape” vs “he has a very good shape”.
    – P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica
    Commented Aug 6, 2016 at 4:08
  • @P.E.Dant But...there's a third example...? They're even numbered!
    – Kyle Strand
    Commented Aug 6, 2016 at 4:46
  • @KyleStrand Don't cavil. Be grateful that the OP did not begin his series with the zeroth option.
    – P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica
    Commented Aug 7, 2016 at 1:19
  • @P.E.Dant This is an ELL site. I clarified a point of usage that, from the question, OP appears not to already know. If OP does understand the correct usage of "both", no harm done. Why are you arguing with me?
    – Kyle Strand
    Commented Aug 7, 2016 at 15:46

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Of your three sentences, only the second has any meaning as written in natural English usage.

He has a very good shape.

This would be taken to mean that his body is well-proportioned. However, it would very seldom be expressed in this way. There is an idiom in English which you may be attempting to express:

He is in very good shape.

Without any other context, this is taken to mean "He is in very good physical condition." If context is provided, it could also mean that he is in very good financial, mental, or emotional condition.

Your first sentence is grammatically incorrect. It omits the article:

He is a very good shape.

With the article, the sentence is grammatically correct, but it would elicit puzzlement from a native English-speaking reader or listener.

Your third sentence could be analyzed as grammatically correct, but an English speaker would never use "good shaped" here. Instead, the adverbial form of ""good" would modify the participle of the verb "to shape:"

He is a very well-shaped young man.

This would be taken to mean that his body is well-proportioned, as with your second sentence.

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    "He is in very good shape" could also refer to his mental condition.
    – Andrew Morton
    Commented Aug 5, 2016 at 19:57
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I believe the usage you are looking for is "in shape" meaning fit and having well toned muscles. To say, "He has a very good shape," would mean his shape (such as round, square, oblong, etc. is very good), which I have never heard used.

He is in very good shape.

He is a young man in very good shape.

You can use the word "fit" to mean "in shape" and can use it as you have suggested.

He is very fit.

He is a very fit young man.

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"He is in good shape" would typically refer to someone who is fit, either mentally or physically.

"He has a very good shape" could refer to, say, a dog which conforms to recommended physical attributes, or some other male with an aesthetically pleasing shape. "He is well-shaped" would be better.

"He is a very good shaped young man" could be read as a "shaped young man" who is "very good". A more usual way of putting that would be "a very well-shaped young man."

Which one is best is down to what you mean.

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