Have got

Have got

Exercise 1

Choose the correct verb forms to complete the sentences below.

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1_____ a pen?

a.Do you have got

b.Have you got

c.You have got

2They _____ any children.

a.don't have got

b.don't got

c.haven't got

3A: 'Have you got a car?' B: 'Yes, I _____.'

a.have

b.do

c.'ve got

4When we were kids, we _____ many toys.

a.hadn't got

b.didn't have

c.hadn't

5He ____ a very nice family.

a.'s got

b.have got

c.'ve got

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6There is a door here. _____ the key?

a.Have you got

b.Do you got

c.Do you have got

7They _____ two cats and two dogs.

a.has got

b.'ve

c.'ve got

8_____ a question?

a.Have you

b.Do you have got

c.Do you have

9I _____ the answer to your question.

a.haven't

b.don't have got

c.haven't got

10I _____ a lot of money at the moment.

a.don't have got

b.don't have

c.haven't

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

Have got – use

Possession, family

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

Ilnesses

• 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.

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