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  • Have got: Form

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

    The verb have got is a common form used in the UK, mainly when people are speaking. In the US, people use the verb have.

    • 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 got a car.
    • I had a car.
    • I hadn’t got a car.
    • I didn’t have a car.
    • Had you got car?
    • Did you have car? 

    Have got: Use

    Possession, family

    • She‘s got a nice apartment.
    • Have you got a computer?
    • I haven’t got any brothers or sisters.

    Illnesses

    • I‘ve got a headache.
    • She‘s got a cold.

    Physical descriptions

    • He‘s got brown hair and a long nose.
    • They‘ve got blue eyes.