Verbs

Have got

Have got is used for possession. It means the same as have.

• I have got a new car. = I have a new car.
• Have you got a new car? = Do you have a new car?

Affirmative and negative

I/You/We/They	have got	a car.
	haven't got
He/She	has got
	hasn't got

Question

Have	I/you/we/they	got a car?
Has	he / she

Have and has can also be contracted.

• I've got
• You've got
• She's got
• He's got
• It's got
• We've got
• You've got
• They've got

When have does not mean possession you can't use have got.

• I have breakfast at eight o'clock.
  NOT: I have got breakfast at eight o'clock.

• I have been to America.
  NOT: I have got been to America.

There is no past or future form of have got. In the past and future we use have.

• I had a dog.
  NOT: I had got a dog.

• Did you have a dog?
  NOT: Had you got a dog?

• I will have a new job.
  NOT: I will have got a new job.

• Will you have a new job?
  NOT: Will you have got a new job?