Have vs.

Have Got

How to Use Have

Have is a causative verb in English.

Positive Sentence:

S + have/has

Negative Sentence:

S + do not (don’t)/does not (doesn’t)+ have

Question Form:

Do/Does + S + have…?

How to Use Have Got

Positive Sentence:

S + have got (‘ve got)/has got (‘s got)

Negative Sentence:

S + have not (haven’t) /has not (hasn’t) + got

Question Form:

Have/Has + S + got…?

 HAVE y HAVE GOT significan lo mismo. Tener..

 To talk about the things we possess
Examples:

 I have/have got a new mobile phone.

 Paul doesn’t have/hasn’t got a car.

To talk about our relationships with other people

 Example:

 Jane has/has got a brother.

To talk about what we look like

Example:

 She has/has got blue eyes.

To talk about sickness or temporary state

Examples:

I have/ I’ve got a cold.

They have/have got a problemPositive

Difference Between Have vs. Have Got

Use have (not have got) to talk about things we do (meals, holidays…) and with a bath, a shower,
or a wash.

Examples:

I have a cup of coffee at seven o’clock.

Do you normally have a big breakfast?

Have a good holiday!

She’s having a shower at the moment.

I always have a wash before I go out.

We don’t use got in short answers:

Example:
A: Have you got a dog?

B: No, I haven’t.

Sentences

I have a car.

I have got a car.

We have many books.

We have got many good movies.

My sister has a dog.

My sister has got a dog.

They have a new house.

They have got a new house.

Negative Sentences

I do not have a car.

I have not got a car.

We do not have any good movies.

We have not any good movies.

My sister does not have a dog.

My sister has not got dog.

They do not have a new house.

They have not got a new house.

Questions

Do you have a car?

Have you got a car?

Do you have many books?

Have you got many books?

Does your sister have a dog?

Has you sister got a dog?

Do they have a new house?

Have they got a new house?

Note:

Have and have got can be interchange, but not always.

Have got is used in an informal situation.