have got

• 7 have got

  7.1

  have got / has got

  

  

  have got means "to possess" (= have), common in British English.

  • I / you / we / they → have got
  • he / she / it → has got

  我I 有have got 一个a 兄弟brother.

  I have a brother. (= I have a brother.)

  她She 有has got 蓝色blue 眼睛eyes.

  She has blue eyes.

  Note: Often contracted in spoken language: I've got, she's got, they've got. Same meaning as have / has.

  7.2

  Negation and Interrogative

  Negative: haven't got / hasn't got.

  他He 没有hasn't got 一辆a 车car.

  He doesn't have a car.

  Question: Move Have / Has to the front of the subject.

  （有吗）Have 你you 有got 一支a 笔pen?

  Do you have a pen?

  Short answer: Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.

  Note: have got is mostly used for current possession; for past or habits, use regular have / had.

  Common Errors

  • ❌ ~~She have got long hair.~~ → ✓ She has got long hair. — Use has got for he / she / it.
  • ❌ ~~I have got not a car.~~ → ✓ I haven't got a car. — Place not after have / has, then contract.
  • ❌ ~~Do you have got a pen?~~ → ✓ Have you got a pen? / Do you have a pen? — Both question forms are correct, but never mix them.
  • ❌ ~~Yes, I have got.~~ → ✓ Yes, I have. — Short answers end at have / has, without got.

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