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Unit 9 · Present

I have ... and I've got

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A

You can say I have or I've got, he has or he's got:

I have or I have got (I've got)
we we (we've got)
you you (you've got)
they they (they've got)
he has or he has got (he's got)
she she (she's got)
it it (it's got)

short form

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I have blue eyes. or I've got blue eyes.

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Tom has two sisters. or Tom has got two sisters.

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Our car has four doors. or Our car has got four doors.

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Sarah isn't feeling well. She has a headache. or She's got a headache.

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They like animals. They have a horse, three dogs and six cats. or They've got a horse ...

B

I don't have / I haven't got etc. (negative)

You can say:

I/you don't have or I/you haven't got
we/they we/they
he/she doesn't he/she hasn't
it it
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I don't have a car. or I haven't got a car.

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They don't have any children. or They haven't got any children.

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It's a nice house, but it doesn't have a garden. or ... it hasn't got a garden.

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Amy doesn't have a job at the moment. or Amy hasn't got a job ...

C

do you have? / have you got? etc. (questions)

You can say:

do I/you have or have I/you got
we/they we/they
does he/she has he/she
it it
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'Do you have a camera?' 'No, I don't.' or 'Have you got a camera?' 'No, I haven't.'

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'Does Helen have a car?' 'Yes, she does.' or 'Has Helen got a car?' 'Yes, she has.'

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What kind of car does she have? or ... has she got?

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How many children do they have? or ... have they got?

Exercises (5)

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9.1

Write these sentences with got. The meaning is the same.

  1. 1
    They have two children. They've got two children.example
  2. 2
    She doesn't have a key. She hasn't got a key.example
  3. 3
    He has a new job.
  4. 4
    Do you have an umbrella?
  5. 5
    We have a lot of work to do.
  6. 6
    I don't have your phone number.
  7. 7
    Does your father have a car?
  8. 8
    How much money do we have?
9.2

Write these sentences with do/does/don't/doesn't. The meaning is the same.

  1. 1
    Have you got any money? Do you have any money?example
  2. 2
    I haven't got many clothes.
  3. 3
    Has Tom got a brother?
  4. 4
    How many children have they got?
  5. 5
    Have you got any questions?
  6. 6
    Sam hasn't got a job.
9.3

Read the questions and answers. Then write sentences about Mark.

  1. 1
    Have you got a car? No.
    He hasn't got a car. example
  2. 2
    Have you got a bike? Yes.
    He
  3. 3
    Have you got a dog? No.
    He
  4. 4
    Have you got a mobile phone? Yes.
    He
  5. 5
    Have you got a watch? No.
    He
  6. 6
    Have you got any brothers or sisters? Yes, two brothers and a sister.
    He
  7. 7
    What about you? Write sentences with I've got or I haven't got.
    (a dog)
  8. 8
    (a bike)
  9. 9
    (brothers/sisters)
9.4

Complete the sentences. Use have, has, don't have or doesn't have.

  1. 1
    Sarah a car. She goes everywhere by bike.example
  2. 2
    They like animals. They three dogs and two cats.
  3. 3
    Charles isn't happy. He a lot of problems.
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    They are always busy. They much free time.
  5. 5
    'What's wrong?' 'I something in my eye.'
  6. 6
    'Where's my pen?' 'I don't know. I it.'
  7. 7
    Amy wants to go to the concert, but she a ticket.
9.5

Complete the sentences. Use have/has got or haven't/hasn't got with:

six legsa keya headachea lot of friendsa jobmuch time
  1. 1
    I'm not feeling very well. I a headache.example
  2. 2
    Everybody likes Tom. He a lot of friends.
  3. 3
    She can't open the door. She a key.
  4. 4
    Quick! We much time.
  5. 5
    An insect six legs.
  6. 6
    I'm unemployed. I a job.