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Have and Have got“I have / I’ve got” — 44 interactive questions
📖 Grammar Reference — Have and Have got
Study the notes, then work through the six exercises.
A Meaning — have got = have
For things we own or possess, have got and have mean exactly the same. Have got is more common in speaking; plain have is a little more formal.
💡 I’ve got a car. = I have a car. · She’s got blue eyes. = She has blue eyes. Both are correct.
B Forms — ‘ve got / ‘s got, negatives and questions
| + | I ‘ve got a bike. · She ‘s got two sisters. (‘ve = have, ‘s = has) |
| − | I haven’t got any money. · He hasn’t got a car. |
| ? | Have you got a pen? · Has she got any brothers? — Yes, I have. / No, she hasn’t. |
⚠️ With have got we use have/has in questions and negatives — not do/does: Have you got…? (not Do you have got…?). With plain have we use do/does: Do you have a pen?
C Past — use had (there is no had got)
📖 Have got is for now. For the past, drop got and use had, with did/didn’t in questions and negatives.
D Actions — have breakfast / a shower / a good time (never got)
In many fixed phrases have means do or experience, not possess. Here you cannot add got, you use do/does/did, and the action can be continuous.
💡 We have breakfast at eight. · He is having a shower. · Did you have a good time? — but not have got breakfast.
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