Have and have got

Have

• Positive: S + have/has
• Negative: S + do not (don’t)/does not (doesn’t)+ have
• Question: Do/Does + S + have…?

Have Got

• Positive: S + have got (‘ve got)/has got (‘s got)
• Negatice: S + have not (haven’t) /has not (hasn’t) + got
• Question: Have/Has + S + got…?

• To talk about the things we possess

I have/have got a new mobile phone.

Paul doesn’t have/hasn’t got a car.

• To talk about our relationships with other people

Jane has/has got a brother.

• To talk about what we look like

She has/has got blue eyes.

• To talk about sickness or temporary state

I have/ I’ve got a cold.

They have/have got a problem.

1. Use have (not have got) to talk about things we do (meals,holidays…) and with a bath, a shower, or a wash:

• I have a cup of coffee at seven o’clock.
• Do you normally have a big breakfast?
• Have a good holiday!
• She’s having a shower at the moment.
• I always have a wash before I go out.

2. We don’t use got in short answers:

• Have you got a dog?
  No, I haven’t.