🔑 Have got – Form & Use
(British English: have got = American English: have)
📋 Form
| Type | Structure | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Positive | Subject + have/has got | I’ve got a car. |
| Negative | Subject + haven’t/hasn’t got | I haven’t got a car. |
| Question | Have/Has + subject + got? | Have you got a car? |
| Short answer | Yes: ... have/has. No: ... haven’t/hasn’t. |
Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t. |
❗ Note
The verb have got only has a present form. There is no past of have got:
- ❌ I had got a car. → ✅ I had a car.
- ❌ Had you got a car? → ✅ Did you have a car?
📌 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.
Exercises:
Have got
Choose the correct verb forms to complete
the sentences below.
1
____ you ____ a pen I could borrow?
A.
B.
C.
2
We ____ two cats and a dog.
A.
B.
C.
3
She ____ a brother and a sister.
A.
B.
C.
4
They ____ the time to meet today.
A.
B.
C.
5
He ____ any siblings.
A.
B.
C.
6
____ you ____ enough money for the tickets?
A.
B.
C.
7
We ____ lunch until 1 p.m. yesterday.
A.
B.
C.
8
She ____ the answer yet.
A.
B.
C.
9
He ____ time to help me move last weekend.
A.
B.
C.
10
The team ____ a new manager last year.
A.
B.
C.
Have got
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.
1
I have two sisters. ⇒ I two sisters.
2
He has a new bike. ⇒ He a new bike.
3
We have enough time. ⇒ We enough time.
4
She has no car. ⇒ She a car.
5
They have many friends. ⇒ They many friends.
6
You have a good idea. ⇒ You a good idea.
7
It has a long tail. ⇒ It a long tail.
8
John has the keys. ⇒ John the keys.
9
We have no money. ⇒ We any money.
10
Mary has three cats. ⇒ Mary three cats.
Have got
Change the following sentences or questions into the past tense.
1
I have got a new laptop. ⇒ I a new laptop.
2
She has got three children. ⇒ She three children.
3
We haven’t got enough petrol. ⇒ We enough petrol.
4
He hasn’t got his keys. ⇒ He his keys.
5
They have got a beautiful garden. ⇒ They a beautiful garden.
6
You have got an appointment at 3 pm. ⇒ You an appointment at 3 pm.
7
Have you got my message? ⇒ you my message?
8
Has Sarah got your phone number? ⇒ Sarah your phone number?
9
My friend has got a surprise for me. ⇒ My friend a surprise for me.
10
The office hasn’t got the documents. ⇒ The office the documents.