have got / have

Have got

Have got

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

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

Affirmative and negative

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

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

Question

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

 

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?

1. Have got vs. have.

The rule is: When they mean possess, have and have got are the same.

Look at these sentences with have or has. Which ones can you change to have got or has got?

2. Have got.

Change these sentences from the previous exercise, using have got.

3. Question and negative forms.

Choose the correct question or negative form. (Sometimes both forms are correct.)

4. Write.

Write these sentences in a different way.

For more information about have got see the Grammar Reference.