Have got

Have got

Exercise 3

Change the following sentences or questons into the past tense.

EXAMPLE: They haven’t got a house ⇒ They didn’t have a house.

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1He's got a girlfriend. ⇒ He a girlfriend.

2They haven't got any problems. ⇒ They any problems.

3Have you got a pen? ⇒ a pen?

4She hasn't got a sister. ⇒ She a sister.

5He's got an exam. ⇒ He an exam.

6Has she got a cold? ⇒ a cold?

7Have you got a headache? ⇒ a headache?

8I haven't got time. ⇒ I time.

9She's got a nice smile. ⇒ She a nice smile.

10He hasn't got much experience. ⇒ He much experience.

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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.