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?