2.

4 have got/have

1 Have and have got mean the same but have different forms.

I/You/We/They have
’ve got a new home.
has
He/She/It
’s got

I/You/We/They don’t have

haven’t got a phone.
doesn’t have
He/She/It
hasn’t got

We can use contractions with have got, but not with have.
I ’ve got two brothers.
I have two phones.
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2 The question forms for have and have got are different.

Do I/you/we/they
he/she have
Does
a website?
Have I/you/we/they
Has he/she got

Does Dan have a car? Yes, he does./No, he doesn’t.

Has Dan got a car? Yes, he has./No, he hasn’t.

Complete the sentences.

1 Have got (you) / a passport? Have you got a passport?
2 Tanya / have / a sister? Does Tanya have a sister?
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3 Have got is more informal than have. We use it a lot when we

speak, but not so much when we write.

Have you got a minute? (informal)

New York has three airports. (formal)
4 Have and have got express possession.

She’s got blue eyes. She has blue eyes.

5 When have + noun expresses an activity or habit, have (not have
got) is used.

I have breakfast at 7.00. NOT I’ve got breakfast at 7.00.

6 In the past tense questions and negatives, we use had with did and
didn’t.

I had a laptop at school. I didn’t have much money.

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7 Make the sentences with the correct form of have or have got
(or both).

1 Peter / a shower every night Peter has a shower every night.

2 You / any cousins? Do you have any cousins?

Have you got any cousins?
3 She / a great weekend. She had a great weekend.

4 When / they / dinner? When do they have dinner?

5 We / any money. We don’t have any money.

We haven’t got any money.