HAVE GOT

have got (British English) = have (American English)

· I‘ve got a car. = I have a car.
· I haven’t got a car. = I don’t have a car.
· Have you got a car? = Do you have a car?

Be careful with this common mistake!

The verb have got only has a present form (NOT past).
· I had a car. (NOT had got)
· I didn’t have a car. (NOT hadn’t got)
· Did you have car? (NOT Had you got)

HAVE GOT – USE

1. Possession, family
· She‘s got a nice apartment.
· Have you got a computer?
· I haven’t got any brothers or sisters.
2. Ilnesses
· I‘ve got a headache.
· She‘s got a cold.
3. Physical descriptions
· He‘s got brown hair and a long nose.
· They‘ve got blue eyes.
 EXERCISES

I. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB FORMS TO COMPLETE THE

SENTENCES BELOW.
1. _____ a pen?
a. Do you have got
b. Have you got
c. You have got
2. They _____ any children.
a. don't have got
b. don't got
c. haven't got
3. A: 'Have you got a car?'
B: 'Yes, I _____.'
a. have
b. do
c. 've got
4. When we were kids, we _____ many toys.
a. hadn't got
b. didn't have
c. hadn't
5. He ____ a very nice family.
a. 's got
b. have got
c. 've got
6. There is a door here. _____ the key?
a. Have you got
b. Do you got
c. Do you have got
7. They _____ two cats and two dogs.
a. has got
b. 've
c. 've got
8. _____ a question?
a. Have you
b. Do you have got
c. Do you have
9. I _____ the answer to your question.
a. haven't
b. don't have got
c. haven't got
10. I _____ a lot of money at the moment.
a. don't have got
b. don't have
c. haven't