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To Have vs. To Have Got: Usage Guide

The document discusses the differences between the phrases "to have" and "to have got". It explains that they both mean to possess or own something, but "to have got" is a contracted form of "to have gotten". The only differences are in how they are used to form questions - with "to have" questions use "do/does", while with "to have got" questions use the auxiliary "have". Examples are provided to illustrate the differences.

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To Have vs. To Have Got: Usage Guide

The document discusses the differences between the phrases "to have" and "to have got". It explains that they both mean to possess or own something, but "to have got" is a contracted form of "to have gotten". The only differences are in how they are used to form questions - with "to have" questions use "do/does", while with "to have got" questions use the auxiliary "have". Examples are provided to illustrate the differences.

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TO HAVE/TO HAVE GOT

“To have” and “to have got” means to possess or to own something.

To have To have got Contracted forms


I have I have got I've got
You have You have got You've got
He has He has got He's got
She has She has got She's got
It has It has got It's got
We have We have got We've got
You have You have got You've got
They have They have got They've got

I have a house = I've got a house.


She has two brothers = She's got two brothers.

The only differences are the auxiliaries. When we want to make questions with "to have" we
must use Do/Does according to the person when making a question. With "To have got" we
must use the verb “to have” as an auxiliary.

Examples:
She has a nice car. She's got a nice car.
Does she have a nice car? Has she got a nice car?
Yes, she has a nice car. Yes, she's got a nice car.
No, she doesn't have a nice car. No, she hasn't got a nice car.
 Get Smart! Quiz A

Change the following sentences using “have got” or “has got”. Follow the examples.

Examples:

She has a boyfriend. You have a new car.


She’s got a boyfriend. You’ve got a new car.

1. I have a cute puppy. 2. You have beautiful eyes.

3. He has to return the book to the library. 4. He has two brothers and one sister.

5. She has a nice car. 6. We have a fast computer.

7. The truck has a powerful engine. 8. They have many friends in New York.

9. Peter has twenty dollars in his wallet. 10. Mary has to visit her friend in the hospital.

11. They have to do it right this time. 12. Sheila has a beautiful red dress.

13. I have to be here by 8:00 AM. 14. Gary has a house in Ecuador.

15. Sam has a big family. 16. We have a lot of time off.

17. We have to leave before it gets dark. 18. She has a lot of money in stocks.

19. They have to be more careful. 20. I have to go now! I am running late.

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