UNIT

2 Grammar

have got: affirmative and negative
1 Write the sentences with the contracted
forms ’s, ’ve, hasn’t and haven’t.
1 They have got a big house.
They’ve got a big house.
2 I have not got a sister.
3 He has got two cousins.
4 My grandfather has not got a car.
have got: questions and short answers
4 Match questions 1–4 with answers a–d.
c
1 Have you got a lucky number?
2 Has your dad got a beard?
3 Have your parents got a car? 
4 Have we got blue eyes?
a Yes, they have. They’ve got two.
b No, we haven’t. They’re brown.
c Yes, I have. It’s seven.
d No, he hasn’t, but he’s got a mustache.

5 Complete the questions with Have or Has.

2 Complete the sentences with the Then write the short answers.
affirmative or negative forms of have got.
1 Have you got your own room?
Use contracted forms where possible.
Yes, I have .
1 I’ve got a brother, but I haven’t got
a sister. 2 your friends got any pets?
2 My dad has got a mustache, but he No, they .
a beard. 3 your mom got curly hair?
3 My uncle a son, but he hasn’t No, she .
got a daughter. 4 you got any video games?
4 We a dog, but we haven’t got Yes, we .
a cat. 5 your brother got brown eyes?
5 My mom hasn’t got brown hair. She Yes, he .
black hair.
6 My parents have got a nephew, but they
a niece.

Possessive ’s
3 Choose the correct option to complete
the sentences.
1 My parent’s/parents’ car is green.
2 Our teacher’s/teachers’ name is
Ms. Watts.
3 My uncle is my mother’s/mothers’
brother.
4 My friend’s/friends’ names are Paul
and Ed.
5 Maggie’s/Maggies’ dad is from
Argentina.
6 His grandparent’s/grandparents’ house
is small.

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