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Affirmative Long form Short form I have got I ’ve got You have got You ’ve got He has got He ’s got
Negative Long form
Short form I have not got I haven’t got You have not got You haven’t got He has not got He hasn’t got She has not got
Interrogative Have I got? Have you got? Has he got? Has she got? Has it got? Have we got? Have you got? Have they got?
Short answers Positive Yes, I / you / we / they have Yes, he / she / it has Negative No, I / you / we / they haven’t
We use the verb “have got” : To indicate possession , to show that something belongs to someone. He has got a computer. They have got bicycles. To describe people, animals or things. She has got long hair. My brother has got blue eyes. To indicate family members or relations. Mark has got two brothers. To express a temporary state. He has got a cold. They have got a problem.
We don’t use “got” in short answers. Have you got a dog? No, I haven’t. The verb “have got” is only used in present simple. For the rest of tenses, we use the verb “have” as main verb. I had a dog when I was a child.
A. Complete the blanks with have got or has got.
- Sue ____________ two sisters and one brother.
- Mr and Mrs West ____________ three sons.
- Tony and I are drummers. We ____________ drums at home.
- Jonathan ____________ a skateboard. It’s red and blue.
- The dogs ____________ a little house.
- The baby ____________ two teeth.
- Moira and Mac ____________ a helicopter.
- Jim is ill. He ____________ a temperature.
- My brother ____________ a new T-shirt.
- I ____________ a computer in my room.
B. Write sentences with the verb have got (affirmative, negative and interrogative), as in the example.
- these dogs / big teeth These dogs have got big teeth.
- we / any milk in the fridge
- my brother / a lot of friends
- I / your phone number
- she / a good job
- we / a big family
- this village / a post office
D. Look at the pictures and answer the questions as in the example.
- Has she got long hair? No she hasn’t. She’s got short hair.
- Has Penny got green eyes?
- Have you got big feet?
- Has a giraffe got a short neck?
- Have they got blonde hair?
- Has Tom got a small nose?
(blue eyes)
(small feet)
(long neck)
(red hair)
(big nose)
(short hair)
