MODULE 3:

HAVE / HAVE GOT

• Use

1. Have got means the same as have to talk about possession, but the form is
very different. We often use have got in spoken English.
2. Have to expresses a general obligation. The obligation comes from
“outside”- perhaps a law, a rule at college or work, or someone in
authority.
You have to have a driver’s license if you want to drive a car
(that’s the law.)
We have to start work at 8:05 a.m. (Our company says we must.)

3. Have got to can be used to express a specific obligation. This is something

that must be done “right now”.
It’s 10 o’clock. I’ve got to open the valves.
4. Don’t/doesn’t have to expresses absence of obligation (it isn’t necessary).
You don’t have to purchase new excavators they can be used ones.
The boss doesn’t have to supervise us every day.

5. When have + noun expresses an activity or a habit, have and the

do/does/don’t/doesn’t forms are used. Have got is not used.
Compare these sentences:
We have a break every day at 10:30 a.m.
We’ve got a break every day at 10:00 a.m.

He’s never got holidays on January

He never has holidays on January
6. In past tense, the got forms are unusual. Had with did and didn’t is much
more common.

I had a special training before starting this task.

We didn’t have enough money when we wanted to buy a mini excavator.

Did you have a 3,000 pounds Hydraulic excavator?

The storekeeper had a lot of screws in the warehouse.

 • Affirmative

Subject Have Complement

I
have
You

He/she/it has
a 19 HP excavator

We
You
have
They

e.g.
The team has to monitor the wheels condition.
Exercises: fill in the blank the correct affirmative form of have
(has/have)

1. Our team _______ to ensure the engines’ tuning before

Sunday.
2. We _______ to maximize productive capacity.
3. They ________ to fix the excavator’s undercarriage as soon as
possible.
4. The organization ________ to prevent hazards to employees.
5. Their trade union ________ meetings twice a month.
Exercises: fill in the blank the correct affirmative form of have
(has/have)

1. Our team has to ensure the engines’ tuning before Sunday.

2. We ___have___ to maximize productive capacity.
3. The mechanics ___ have ___ to fix the excavator’s
undercarriage as soon as possible.
4. The organization ___ has ___ to prevent hazards to employees.
5. Their trade union ___ has ___ meetings twice a month.
• Negative form I

Subject Have Particle not Complement

I
have
You

He/she/it has
not a 19 HP excavator
We
You
have
They
e.g.
The team has not to monitor the wheels condition
• Contracted way

Subject Have + Particle not Complement

I
haven’t
You

He/she/it hasn’t
a 19 HP excavator
We
You
haven’t
They

e.g.
The team hasn’t to monitor the wheels condition
• Negative form II

Subject Auxiliary Particle not Have Complement

I
do
You

He/she/it does
not have a 19 HP excavator
We
You do
They

e.g.
The team does not have to monitor the wheels condition.
• Contracted way

Subject Auxiliary + not Have Complement

I
don’t
You

He/she/it doesn’t
have a 19 HP excavator
We
You
don’t
They

e.g.
The team doesn´t have to monitor the wheels condition.
Exercises: Fill in the blanks the correct form of have (has not =
hasn’t = does not have = doesn’t have / have not = haven’t = do not
have = don’t have)

1. The hydraulic excavators I am looking for __________ to be all

huge. We need excavators of different sizes.
2. The chassis is able to rotate 360 degrees but he _______ to
rotate it that much for this work.
3. They ________ to buy a new bucket. They can fix the one they
have.
4. Loaders _______ to be an organization’s property. They can be
rented.
5. The cost for maintenance and replacement of machines
_____________ to limit the ability to compete.
Exercises: Fill in the blanks the correct form of have (has not =
hasn’t = does not have = doesn’t have / have not = haven’t = do not
have = don’t have)

1. The hydraulic excavators I am looking for ___don’t have__ to

be all huge. We need excavators of different sizes.
2. The chassis is able to rotate 360 degrees but he __doesn’t
have__ to rotate it that much for this work.
3. They __don’t have__ to buy a new bucket. They can fix the one
they have.
4. Loaders __ don’t have__ to be an organization’s property. They
can be rented.
5. The cost for maintenance and replacement of machines
__doesn’t have__ to limit the ability to compete.
 • Yes/No questions and Short answers I

Short answers
Auxiliary Subject Have Complement
affirmative Negative*
I Yes, you do No, you don’t
Do
you Yes, I do No, I do not

Does he/she/it Yes, he/she/it does No, he/she/it doesn’t

a 19 HP
have
excavator?
we Yes, we/you do No, we/you don’t
Do you Yes, we do No, we do not
they Yes, they do No, they don’t

* Contracted way (auxiliary + not) is allowed

• Question form II

Question word Auxiliary Have Subject Complement

I
have
you

has he/she/it
Why a 19 HP excavator?
we
have you
they

e.g.
Why has the team to monitor the wheels condition?
• Yes/No questions and Short answers II

Auxiliary Short answers

Subject Complement
have affirmative Negative*
I Yes, you have No, you haven’t
Have
you Yes, I have No, I have not

Has he/she/it Yes, he/she/it has No, he/she/it hasn’t

a 19 HP
excavator?
we Yes, we/you have No, we/you haven’t
Have you Yes, we have No, we have not
they Yes, they have No, they haven’t

* Contracted way (have/has + not) is allowed

Exercises: Fill in the blanks the correct form of have (has / have)

1. _______ hydraulic excavators many different attachments ? –

Yes, they ________.
2. ________ you to lubricate parts? – Yes, I ________.
3. When ________ your team to accomplish the goal?
4. What kind of heavy machinery do construction industries
_______ to have?
5. Where _______ your company its workshop?.
Exercises: Fill in the blanks the correct form of have (has / have)

1. __Have__ hydraulic excavators many different attachments ? –

Yes, they __have__.
2. __Has__ the new mechanic to lubricate parts? – Yes, he
__has__.
3. When __ has __ your team to accomplish the goal?
4. What kind of heavy machinery do construction industries
__have__ to have?
5. Where __has__ your company its workshop?.
2. HAVE GOT

 Have got is informal. We use it a lot when we speak, but not when we
write.
e.g. Have you got a shovel?
The general manager has a meeting at noon

 In American English, have + do/does is much more common

e.g. Do you have a shovel?
• Affirmative

Subject Have Got Complement

I
have
You

He/she/it has
got a 19 HP excavator
We
You
have
They

e.g.
The team has got to monitor the wheels condition.
• Contracted way

Subject + have Got Complement

I´ve
You´ve
He´s/she´s/it´s
got a 19 HP excavator
We´ve
You´ve
They´ve
e.g.
The team´s got to monitor the wheels condition.

OBSERVE: We can use contractions (‘ve and ‘s) with have got, but not with have
We’ve got a new backhoe.
We have a new backhoe. NEVER: We’ve a new backhoe.
Exercises: Write the correct have got form.

1. The old digger __________ a mallet for demolition purposes.

2. The company__________ to front money to rent emergency
replacement equipment.
3. The trade union ________ to try to reconcile before going to
strike.
4. We _____ a strategy to accelerate equipment maintenance.
5. Most of us ______ difficulties to repair the excavator due to
its large size and many moving parts.
Exercises: Write the correct have got form.

1. The old digger ___has got__ a mallet for demolition

purposes.
2. The company__‘s got__ to front money to rent emergency
replacement equipment.
3. The trade union __has got__ to try to reconcile before going
to strike.
4. We ___’ve got__ a strategy to accelerate equipment
maintenance.
5. Most of us __have got__ difficulties to repair the excavator
due to its large size and many moving parts.
• Negative form

Particle
Subject Have Got Complement
not
I
have
You

He/she/it has
not got a 19 HP excavator
We
You
have
They

e.g.
The team has not got to monitor the wheels condition
• Contracted way I

Subject Have + Participle not Got Complement

I
haven´t
You

He/she/it hasn´t
got a 19 HP excavator
We
You haven´t
They

e.g.
The team hasn´t got to monitor the wheels condition.
• Contracted way II

Subject + have Particle not Got Complement

I´ve
You´ve
He´s/she´s/it´s
not got a 19 HP excavator
We´ve
You´ve
They´ve
e.g.
The team´s not got to monitor the wheels condition.
I´ve got to monitor the wheels condition.
Observe:
The stakeholders´ve not got to monitor the wheels condition.
Exercises: Write the correct negative have got form.

1. Your company _______ to have an acceptable equipment

monitoring.
2. We ________ to have large amounts of fuel available.
3. They ________ to waste time trying to fix it by themselves. All
they need is to call a technician.
4. Disposal _______ to be done now. Before we have to evaluate
the assets.
5. Machinery _______ to be tested before use.
Exercises: Write the correct negative have got form.

1. Your company __’s not got__ to have an acceptable equipment

monitoring.
2. We __’ve not got__ to have large amounts of fuel available.
3. They __haven’t got__ to waste time trying to fix it by
themselves. All they need is to call a technician.
4. Disposal ___hasn’t got__ to be done now. Before we have to
evaluate the assets.
5. Machinery __has not got__ to be tested before use.
• Question

Question
Have Subject got Complement
word
I
have
You

has He/she/it
Why got a 19 HP excavator?
We
have You
They
e.g.
Why has the team got to monitor the wheels condition?
 • Yes/No questions and Short answers

Short answers
Have Subject Got Complement
affirmative Negative*
I Yes, you have No, you haven’t
Have
You Yes, I have No, I have not

Has he/she/it a 19 HP Yes, he/she/it has No, he/she/it hasn’t

got
excavator?
we Yes, we/you have No, we/you haven’t
Have you Yes, we have No, we’ve not
they Yes, they have No, they’ve not

* Contracted way (have/has + not or pronoun + have) is allowed

e.g.
Has the team got to monitor the wheels condition? - Yes, they have
 Exercises: Write the correct interrogative have got form.

1. _______ diggers _______ to work usually on specific tasks

within a project area ? - Yes, They _______.
2. _____ our organization _____ a very expensive investment in
heavy machinery?
3. ______ their excavator ______ different attachments? – No, it
______
4. What kind of attachments ____ our digger ____?
5. _____ hydraulic excavators ____ many advantages ?
 Exercises: Write the correct interrogative have got form.

1. __Have__ diggers __got__ to work usually on specific tasks

within a project area ? - Yes, They __have_.
2. __Has__ our organization __got__ a very expensive investment
in heavy machinery? - Yes, we __have__.
3. __Has__ their excavator __got__ different attachments? – No,
it __hasn’t__
4. What kind of attachments __has__ our digger __got__?
5. __Have__ hydraulic excavators __got__ many advantages ?