use have and have got? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you. Look at these examples to see how we use have/has got.
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Choose the correct words. 1. I ______ got green eyes. 's 'm 've 2. She _____ got a lot of friends. is has have 3. They _____ got a new house. are has have If you have doubts, please read the explanation to learn more.
Grammar explanation We use I/you/we/they + have got or he/she/it + has got to talk about things that we have. In many situations, have and have got mean the same thing. Have got is a little less formal than have. We often use have got more in speaking and have more in writing. They have got a big garden. = They have a big garden. She has got a good job. = She has a good job. We can use have/has got to talk about appearance, family and friends or possessions. We often contract the verb, especially when we're speaking. I have got brown hair. = I've got brown hair. My sister has got long hair. = My sister's got long hair. He has not got many friends. = He hasn't got many friends. They have got a new car. = They've got a new car. We can also use have/has got for timetabled events, illnesses or abstract things. They've got basketball practice this evening. He's got a terrible cold. I've got a good idea!
Affirmative
I you have got 've got we they
he she has got 's got it Negative For negatives, use not after have/has. We can contract negatives. We have not got any pets. = We haven't got any pets. She has not got a brother. = She hasn't got a brother.
I you have not got haven't got we they
he she has not got hasn't got it
Questions To make questions, use have/has + subject + got. Have you got a big house? How many rooms has it got?
Subject yes/no questio Question with question word, e.g. what, who, how pronoun n many, etc.
I you Have (we) got What have (you) got? we (time)? they
he Has (she) got she What has (he) got? (a car)? it
Short answers For yes/no questions, we can use short answers. Have you got a new job? No, I haven't. Has she got a meeting this morning? Yes, she has. Yes, I/you/we/they No, I/you/we/they haven't. have.
Yes, he/she/it No, he/she/it hasn't. has.
Have/has got is only used in the present tense. For the past, use had without got. I had got a red bike when I was young. I had a red bike when I was young. Practise time!! 6. Yes, ______. 1. Choose the correct answer: he's 1. My grandfather ______ got a white beard. he has 's he do 's has 7. ______ we got time for a coffee? have Have 2. You ______ got a lot of work to do! Has 's Had 've 8. No, we ______. had haven't got 3. We ______ got anything for dinner. not got not have haven't haven't 9. What ______ for lunch? hasn't you've got 4. She ______ got a headache. have you hasn't have you got haven't 10. How many children ______? doesn't has got 5. ______ he got a new English teacher? has she got Is she's got Does
Has 2. Use have got and have, talk about your life.
______________________________________________ ____________________________________________ 5. Read and answer:
My name is Tom. I am fourteen years old.
I have got short brown hair and blue eyes. I am tall and skinny. My favorite color is green. I live in London. We have got a big house. I haven’t got a pet. My mom is a nurse, and my dad is a vet. I have got two sisters. Daisy is four years old and Sarah is eight. I like going to school. But I love Maths. English, well I’m not fancy about it. Every Tuesday I play basketball and every Sunday we have a match with other teams. We win all the games! My dad says we are the best team. My best friend is called Daniel. On the weekends we like to go fishing with our families. Fish and chips is my favorite meal!
1) Circle the correct answer.
2) Answer the questions. What color is Tom’s hair? a) blond Has he got blue eyes? b) brown __________________________________ c) black What is his favorite color? Has he got a brother? a) yellow b) orange __________________________________ c) green What is his mom? Does he like Maths? a) vet ___________________________________________ b) nurse c) doctor Has he got a basketball match every Sunday? How old is Sarah? __________________________________ a) eight b) four Has he got a best friend? c) eleven __________________________________ What does he play? a) baseball 3) Complete the sentences. (Has got, hasn’t got) b) football c) basketball Tom _____________________ a big house. What does he do on the weekends? He _______________________ a pet. a) go fishing He _______________________ two sisters. b) go to the cinema He _______________________ a favorite subject. c) go go to the zoo
