HAVE / HAVE GOT (Basic) (EXERCISE B15E34)

HAVE / HAVE GOT  (Basic)

Grammar Rule: Have and have got are both used for possession. Have got refers to the present and to all time, even though it looks like the Present  Perfect. I’ve got two sisters.           I have two sisters. She has blond hair.            She’s got blond hair. There are two forms for the question, the negative and short answer. Have you got any money?   Yes, I have. Do you have any money?     Yes, I do. In all other tenses and verb forms, we have, not have got. I had a bike when I was ten. I didn’t have a car until I was twenty- five. I’ve had a headache all morning. I’ll have a steak, please. I love having a dog. I’d like to have another dog.       4.      Have, not have got, is used for many actions and experiences. have breakfast / a cup of tea / a cigarette / a break / dinner have a bath / a shower / a shave / a holiday have a chat / a row / a bad dream have a look at something / a word with someone Have got is more informal. We use it more in spoken English. We use have more in written   English. Have with the do/does forms is more common in American English.

Exercises: 

Complete the sentences with the correct form of have or have got. There are questions, negatives, positives, and various tenses.

(A)  “Excuse me! _______________ the time, please?”

(B)    “I’m starving. I _______________ anything to eat last night.”

(C)   “Excuse me! ________________a light, please?”

“Sorry. I don’t smoke.”

(D)  “Why’s Ann taking some aspirin?”

“Because she's ________________ a headache.”

(E)   “What would you like to drink?”

“I’ll_____________a Coke, please.”

(F)    “Can you lend me two dollars?”

“Sorry. I _________________ any money on me at all.”

(G)   “Maria ________________her baby. It’s a girl. They’re calling her Lily.”

(H)   “We __________________________ a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?”

(I)      “David! Can I _______________ a word with you for a moment?”

(J)      “How was the party last night? ________ you _________ a good time?”

Answers:

Complete the sentences with the correct form of have or have got. There are questions, negatives, positives, and various tenses.

(A)  “Excuse me! Have you got the time, please?”

(B)   I’m starving. I did not have anything to eat last night.

(C)   “Excuse me! Have you got a light, please?”

“Sorry. I don’t smoke.”

(D)  “Why’s Ann taking some aspirin?”

“Because she's got a headache.”

(E)   “What would you like to drink?”

“I’ll have a Coke, please.”

(F)    “Can you lend me two dollars?”

“Sorry. I have not got any money on me at all.”

(G)  “Maria has had her baby. It’s a girl. They’re calling her Lily”.

(H)  “We are having a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?”

(I)      “David! Can I have a word with you for a moment?”

(J)     “How was the party last night? Did you have a good time?”

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