CEFR A1Recommended grades: 3–5

Have got / Has got

01 · Quick explanation

We use have got / has got to say what we own or what belongs to us: I've got a bike. She has got a cat.

02 · Full explanation

Have got and has got mean the same as have and are common in British English to talk about possession, relationships and features. Use have got with I/you/we/they and has got with he/she/it: I have got a sister. He has got blue eyes. The short forms are I've got, she's got. The negative is haven't got / hasn't got, and questions move have/has before the subject: Have you got a pen?

Talking about possessionsTalking about family relationshipsDescribing physical features

03 · Formula

+Subject + have / has + got + noun

−Subject + haven't / hasn't + got + noun

?Have / Has + subject + got + noun?

04 · Affirmative

+ Subject + have / has + got + noun

I've got a new phone.
She's got two brothers.

05 · Negative

− Subject + haven't / hasn't + got + noun

We haven't got any milk.
He hasn't got a car.

06 · Question

? Have / Has + subject + got + noun?

Have you got a pet?
Has she got blue eyes?

07 · Examples

ENI've got a new bicycle.
KZМенде жаңа велосипед бар.
RUУ меня есть новый велосипед.
ENShe has got long black hair.
KZОның ұзын қара шашы бар.
RUУ неё длинные чёрные волосы.
ENWe haven't got any homework today.
KZБүгін бізде үй жұмысы жоқ.
RUУ нас сегодня нет домашнего задания.
ENHave you got a pencil case?
KZСенде пенал бар ма?
RUУ тебя есть пенал?
ENHe's got a younger sister.
KZОның кіші қарындасы бар.
RUУ него есть младшая сестра.
ENThey've got a big house in the village.
KZОлардың ауылда үлкен үйі бар.
RUУ них есть большой дом в деревне.
ENMy cat has got green eyes.
KZМенің мысығымда жасыл көз бар.
RUУ моей кошки зелёные глаза.
ENHas your brother got a car?
KZСенің ағаңда көлік бар ма?
RUУ твоего брата есть машина?
ENI haven't got any brothers or sisters.
KZМенде ағайын-қарындас жоқ.
RUУ меня нет братьев и сестёр.
ENShe's got a lot of books at home.
KZОның үйінде көп кітап бар.
RUУ неё дома много книг.

08 · Signal words

I've gotshe's gothaven't gothasn't gotpossession

09 · Common mistakes

✗ She have got a dog.
✓ She has got a dog.
Use has got with he/she/it.
✗ I haven't got no money.
✓ I haven't got any money.
Use any, not no, in negative sentences.
✗ Has you got a pen?
✓ Have you got a pen?
Use have, not has, with you.

10 · Compare with similar grammar

Have got vs Have

Have got and have both show possession and mean the same thing. Have got is more common in spoken British English: I've got a car = I have a car.

I have a sister.

I've got a sister.

She has a car.

She's got a car.

11 · Interactive exercises

Answer each task and press Check. Type answers in English.

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1. Choose the correct answer:
She ___ got a new dress.
2. Choose the correct answer:
___ you got a sister?
3. Choose the correct answer:
We ___ got any bread at home.
4. Fill in the gap:
I ___ (have got) a new bag.
5. Fill in the gap:
He ___ (have got) a big family.
6. Fill in the gap:
They ___ (not have got) a television.
7. Fill in the gap:
___ (has / she / got) a pet?
8. Correct the sentence:
She have got a new phone.
9. Correct the sentence:
I haven't got no pets.
10. Correct the sentence:
Has you got a bicycle?

12 · Mini test

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