Affirmative                                            Negative
Long form                                              Long form
                               Short
form                                                   Short form
I have got                                             I have not got
                        I’ve got                                      I haven’t got
You have got                                           You have not got
                 You’ve got                                   You haven’t got
He has got                                             He has not got
                          He’s got                              He hasn’t got
Interrogative
Have I got?                    Short answers
Have you got?                  Positive                                Yes, I /
Has he got?                    you / we / they have
Has she got?
Has it got?                            Yes, he / she / it has
Have we got?
Have you got?                  Negative                                No, I /
Have      they
got?
 We use the verb “have got”:
    To indicate possession, to show that
    something belongs to someone.
         He has got a computer.                                 We don’t use “got” in
         They have got                                          short answers.
         bicycles.                                                 Have you got a dog? No, I
                                                                   haven’t.
    To describe people, animals or things.
         She has got long hair.                                 The verb “have got” is only used in
         My brother has got blue eyes.                          present simple. For the rest of
                                                                tenses, we use the verb “have” as
    To indicate family members or relations.
                                                                main verb.
         Mark has got two brothers.
                                                                   I had a dog when I was a child.
    To express a temporary state.
         They have got a problem.
A. Complete the blanks with have got or has got.
   1. Sue                   two sisters and one brother.
   2. Mr and Mrs West                         three sons.
   3. Tony and I are drummers. We                           drums at home.
   4. Jonathan                       a skateboard. It’s red and blue.
   5. The dogs                       a little house.
   6. The baby                       two teeth.
   7. Moira and Mac                        a helicopter.
   8. Jim is ill. He                    a temperature.
   9. My brother                       a new T-shirt.
   10. I                  a computer in my room.
B. Write sentences with the verb have got (affirmative, negative and interrogative),
   as in the example.
   1. these dogs / big teeth
      These dogs have got big teeth.
   2. we / any milk in the fridge
   3. my brother / a lot of friends
   4. I / your phone number
   5. she / a good job
   6. we / a big family
   7. this village / a post office
   8. you / many animals
   9. they / any children
   10. Sarah / a flat near the beach
C. Look at the pictures and write sentences with have got or has got. Then write negative
   and interrogative sentences, as in the example.
                                                1. The boy has got a bike.
                                                     The boy hasn’t got a bike.
                        (boy / bike)
                                                     Has the boy got a bike?
                                                2.
                            (woman / car)
                                                3.
                    (mice / long tails)
                                                4.
                            (man / umbrella)
                                                5.
                      (squirrels / five nuts)
D. Look at the pictures and answer the questions as in the example.
   1. Has she got long hair?
                                                                      (short hair)
      No she hasn’t. She’s got short hair.
   2. Has Penny got green eyes?
                                                                            (blue eyes)
   3. Have you got big feet?
                                                                         (small feet)
   4. Has a giraffe got a short neck?
                                                                            (long neck)
   5. Have they got blonde hair?
                                                                            (red hair)
   6. Has Tom got a small nose?
                                                                            (big nose)