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 Europe.
NOT: I have got been to Europe.
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?