HAVE vs HAVE GOT
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HAVE HAVE GOT
Meaning When we are talking about possession, relationships, illnesses and characteristics of people
or things
Usage Common in both formal and informal Usage More informal, common in British
English; English
Form Subject + Have (Has) Form Subject + Have (Has) got
My wife has a new phone. She has got a big house.
They have three children. I have got many friends.
I have a headache. The kids have got the flu.
My dad has a beard. The car has got tinted windows.
Negative Subject + don’t (doesn’t) + have Form Subject + Haven’t (Hasn’t) got
Form
I don’t have a car. They haven’t got a computer
She doesn’t have siblings. He hasn’t got many friends.
We don’t have a cold anymore. I haven’t got a sore throat.
I don’t have blue eyes. You haven’t got much patience.
Question Do (Does) + subject + have Form Have (Has) + subject + got
Form
Do you have a car? Have you got a camera?
Does she have a boyfriend? Have they got a good relationship?
Do you have any complaints? Has he got a stomach ache?
What eyes does he have? What hair has she got?
Part 1: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of "have" or "have got."
(Use contractions where appropriate.)
1. I have (have) two sisters. / I have got two sisters
2. She doesn’t have (not have) a driving license. / She hasn’t got a driving license
3. Have you got (have got) any pets? / Do you have any pets?
4. We don’t have (not have) enough time to finish this project.
5. Does he have (have) a laptop? / Has he got a laptop?
6. They haven’t got (have got) a beautiful garden in their backyard. / they don’t have
7. My brother hasn’t got (not have got) a bike anymore. / doesn’t have
8. I don’t have (not have) any cash on me right now. / haven’t got
9. What do you have (have)? / What have you got? (I don’t have anything/ I haven’t got
anything)
10. She has (have) a meeting at 3 p.m. / Has she got a meeting? Does she have a meeting?
Part 2: Rewrite the sentences in the opposite form (positive to negative, or vice versa).
11. I haven’t got a new phone. → I have got a new phone (I have a new phone / I
don’t have a new phone)
12. Does she have a passport? → Has she got a new passport
13. They have got a big house. → They haven’t got a big house. / They have
(don’t have) a big house
14. He doesn’t have time to help. → He has time to help/ He hasn’t got time to
help
15. Have you got a pen? → Do you have a pen?
16. She has a lot of friends. → She doesn't have a lot of friends / She hasn’t got a
lot of friends / Has she got / Does she have/
Part 3: Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
17. I have a lot of homework. / I have got a lot of homework
18. He hasn't got any siblings. / He doesn’t have
19. Do they have a car? / Have they got
20. She hasn’t got a dog. / She doesn’t have
