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English – Have got / Has got: Possession and Description – BAC Literary Stream
‘Have got’ is a common structure in British English used to talk about possession, relationships, and describing people and things. It is frequently used in spoken English and informal writing.
Form:
Affirmative: Subject + have/has + got
“I have got a new phone.” / “She has got blue eyes.” / “They have got a big house.”
Negative: Subject + haven’t/hasn’t + got
“I haven’t got any money.” / “He hasn’t got a car.” / “We haven’t got time.”
Interrogative: Have/Has + subject + got?
“Have you got a pen?” / “Has she got any siblings?” / “Have they got a garden?”
Uses of Have got:
- Possession: “I have got a new laptop.” / “She has got a beautiful voice.”
- Family and relationships: “I have got two brothers and one sister.” / “He has got a lot of friends.”
- Physical descriptions: “She has got long curly hair.” / “He has got brown eyes.”
- Illnesses: “I have got a headache.” / “She has got a cold.”
- Characteristics: “They have got a great sense of humour.” / “This book has got an interesting plot.”
Have got vs Have:
- Have got is mainly used in British English, informal situations.
- Have is used in American English and more formal contexts.
- Both are correct: “I have a car.” = “I have got a car.”
- For repeated actions, use ‘have’ not ‘have got’: “I have breakfast at 7 am.” (not “I have got breakfast”)
Idiomatic Expressions with Have got:
- “I have got to go.” (= must go)
- “You have got to be kidding!” (= expressing disbelief)
- “We have got a lot in common.” (= share interests)
- “She has got what it takes.” (= has the necessary qualities)
BAC Exercise:
Rewrite the sentences using have got:
1. I own a beautiful house. → I ________.
2. She doesn’t possess any money. → She ________.
3. Do you own a bicycle? → ________.
4. He possesses a great talent for music. → He ________.
5. We don’t have any homework today. → We ________.
Answers: 1. have got a beautiful house, 2. hasn’t got any money, 3. Have you got a bicycle?, 4. has got a great talent for music, 5. haven’t got any homework today
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