In British English we often use have got instead of have when the meaning is ‘possess’:
I have got a new Camera. I have a nes camera.
I haven’t got any paper. I don’t have any paper.
Have you got a pen? Do you have a pen?
He’s got brown eyes and black hair. He has brown eyes and black hgair.
Have got means exactly the same as have in these uses; got is an ’empty’ word here. Have got is more informal; we use it very often in conversation and, for, example, when we write to friends.
When we talk about something that happens repeatedly, we normally use have, not have got. Compare:
I often have headaches. / I’ve got a terrible headache at the moment.
I don’t usually have much time for lunch. / I haven’t got much time today.
We do not use have (got) in the continuous form when the meaning is ‘possess‘.
We do not use got in short answers.
‘Have you got a pen?’ ‘Yes, I have.’
Present form of have got.
AFFIRMATIVE:
Long form Short form
I have got I’ve got
you have got you’ve got
he has got he’s got
she has got she’s got
it has got it’s got
we have got we’ve got
you have got you’ve got
they have got they’ve got
NEGATIVE:
Long form Short form
I have not got I haven’t got
you have not got you haven’t got
he has not got he hasn’t got
she has not got she hasn’t got
it has not got it hasn’t got
we have not got we haven’t got
you have not got you haven’t got
they have not got they haven’t got
INTERROGATIVE:
Have I got?
Have you got?
Has he got?
Has he got?
Has it got?
Have we got?
Have you got?
Have they got?
Short answers to general questions!!!
Have you got a pen? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Have they got a new car? Yes, they have. / No, they, haven’t
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