In English, we use have got and has got to talk about possession — things we own, people in our family, and physical descriptions. This lesson is designed for 1st Year Middle School students following the Algerian English curriculum (My Book of English). We will explain the grammar rules with simple examples and provide plenty of practice exercises.
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Learning Objectives
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- Understand the difference between have got and has got
- Use have got / has got to talk about possessions and family
- Form affirmative, negative, and question sentences
- Give short answers with have got / has got
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Part 1: What is Have Got / Has Got?
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We use have got and has got to show that something belongs to someone (possession). In Arabic, it is like saying عندي / يملك.
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| Subject | Have Got / Has Got | Example |
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| I | have got | I have got a blue bag. |
| You | have got | You have got two pens. |
| He | has got | He has got a big family. |
| She | has got | She has got a nice dress. |
| It | has got | It has got four legs. |
| We | have got | We have got a new teacher. |
| They | have got | They have got a big house. |
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Important! Use has got with he, she, it (third person singular). Use have got with I, you, we, they.
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Part 2: Affirmative Sentences (جمل مثبتة)
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Structure: Subject + have got / has got + object
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- I have got a red pencil. (عندي قلم رصاص أحمر)
- She has got a cute cat. (عندها قطة لطيفة)
- My father has got a car. (والدي عنده سيارة)
- We have got English class today. (عندنا درس إنجليزي اليوم)
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Part 3: Negative Sentences (جمل منفية)
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Structure: Subject + haven’t got / hasn’t got + object
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haven’t = have not | hasn’t = has not
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- I haven’t got a mobile phone. (ليس عندي هاتف)
- He hasn’t got a sister. (ليس عنده أخت)
- They haven’t got a garden. (ليس عندهم حديقة)
- She hasn’t got long hair. (ليس عندها شعر طويل)
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Part 4: Questions and Short Answers (أسئلة وإجابات قصيرة)
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Structure: Have / Has + subject + got + object?
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| Question | Affirmative Answer | Negative Answer |
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| Have I got a book? | Yes, you have. | No, you haven’t. |
| Have you got a pen? | Yes, I have. | No, I haven’t. |
| Has he got a brother? | Yes, he has. | No, he hasn’t. |
| Has she got a pet? | Yes, she has. | No, she hasn’t. |
| Have we got homework? | Yes, we have. | No, we haven’t. |
| Have they got a car? | Yes, they have. | No, they haven’t. |
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Part 5: Family Vocabulary (مفردات العائلة)
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Use have got / has got to describe your family:
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| English | العربية | Example |
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| mother / mum | أم | I have got a nice mother. |
| father / dad | أب | He has got a tall father. |
| brother | أخ | She has got one brother. |
| sister | أخت | I haven’t got a sister. |
| grandmother | جدة | We have got a kind grandmother. |
| grandfather | جد | They have got an old grandfather. |
| aunt | خالة / عمة | He has got two aunts. |
| uncle | خال / عم | She has got one uncle. |
| cousin | ابن عم / ابن خال | I have got three cousins. |
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Part 6: Describing Physical Appearance (وصف المظهر)
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We also use have got / has got to describe what people look like:
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- She has got blue eyes. (عندها عيون زرقاء)
- He has got short brown hair. (عنده شعر بني قصير)
- I have got a small nose. (عندي أنف صغير)
- They haven’t got curly hair. (ليس عندهم شعر مجعد)
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Part 7: Practice Exercises
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Exercise 1: Complete with have got or has got.
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- I _______________ a new school bag.
- My sister _______________ long black hair.
- They _______________ a beautiful garden.
- Ali _______________ three brothers.
- We _______________ English class on Sunday.
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Exercise 2: Make negative sentences using haven’t got or hasn’t got.
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- I / a pet / .
- She / a computer / .
- They / a big house / .
- My father / a beard / .
- We / homework today / .
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Exercise 3: Write questions and short answers.
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- you / got / a ruler? (✓) → Have you got a ruler? Yes, I have.
- he / got / a sister? (✗) → __________________________________
- they / got / a car? (✓) → __________________________________
- she / got / green eyes? (✗) → __________________________________
- you / got / any pets? (✓) → __________________________________
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Answer Key
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Exercise 1: 1. have got 2. has got 3. have got 4. has got 5. have got
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Exercise 2: 1. I haven’t got a pet. 2. She hasn’t got a computer. 3. They haven’t got a big house. 4. My father hasn’t got a beard. 5. We haven’t got homework today.
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Exercise 3: 1. Have you got a ruler? Yes, I have. 2. Has he got a sister? No, he hasn’t. 3. Have they got a car? Yes, they have. 4. Has she got green eyes? No, she hasn’t. 5. Have you got any pets? Yes, I have.
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Pronunciation Tips
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- have got → /hæv ɡɒt/ — pronounce the ‘v’ clearly
- has got → /hæz ɡɒt/ — the ‘s’ sounds like /z/
- haven’t got → /ˈhævənt ɡɒt/
- hasn’t got → /ˈhæzənt ɡɒt/
- In fast speech, “have got” often sounds like /həv ɡɒt/
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Summary
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| Form | Structure | Example |
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| Affirmative | I/You/We/They + have got | I have got a book. |
| Affirmative | He/She/It + has got | She has got a cat. |
| Negative | haven’t got / hasn’t got | He hasn’t got a pen. |
| Question | Have/Has + subject + got? | Have you got a pen? |
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