Have got

Have got

Exercise 2

Transform these sentences using the verb have got like in the example below. Use short forms when possible: ‘ve got, ‘s got, haven’t got, hasn’t got.

EXAMPLE: They have a yacht ⇒ They ‘ve got a yacht.

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1I have a new computer. ⇒ I a new computer.

2Do you have a new profile photo? ⇒ a new profile photo?

3She has blonde hair and blue eyes. ⇒ She blonde hair and blue eyes.

4I don't have a Twitter account. ⇒ I a Twitter account.

5She doesn't have any money. ⇒ She any money.

6A: Do you have a laptop? B: Yes, I do. ⇒ A: Have you got a laptop? B: Yes, I .

7They have a lot of Youtube fans. ⇒ They a lot of Youtube fans.

8He doesn't have any interest in science. ⇒ He any interest in science.

9Does she have a sister? ⇒ a sister?

10I have a terrible headache. ⇒ I a terrible headache.

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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.