have got
Saying what you have
- have got means "have" — it shows what you own or what you're like.
- I have got a bike. She has got brown hair.
- It's very common in everyday British English.
have got / has got
- I / you / we / they → have got.
- he / she / it → has got.
- Short forms: I've got, she's got, they've got.
Explore
have got or has got?
he / she / it → has got; everyone else → have got.
Practice
Choose: He ___ got a new bike.
he / she / it → has got: “He has got a new bike.”
Practice
Complete: I ___ got two sisters.
I / you / we / they → have got: “I have got two sisters.”
Practice
Translate into English: 她有一双蓝眼睛。
she → has got: “She has got blue eyes.”
Negatives
- haven't got / hasn't got.
- I haven't got a pen. He hasn't got a car.
- It means "don't have / doesn't have".
Practice
Is this correct? “She hasn't got a car.”
has not got → hasn't got. Correct.
Questions
- Put Have / Has before the subject: Have you got a minute? Has she got a dog?
- Short answers: Yes, I have. / No, she hasn't.
Common mistakes
- ❌ She have got long hair. → ✓ She has got long hair.
- ❌ Do you have got a pen? → ✓ Have you got a pen?
- ❌ Yes, I have got. → ✓ Yes, I have. — short answers stop at have / has.
Practice
Put the words in order to make a question.
Questions start with Have / Has: “Has your sister got a bike?”
Practice
Short answer: “Have you got a pen?” — “Yes, I ___.”
Short answers stop at have / has — no “got”.
Key idea
- have got (I/you/we/they) · has got (he/she/it) = "have".
- Negative: haven't got / hasn't got.
- Question: Have / Has before the subject.
Practice
Write one sentence about something you have, using “have got” or “has got”.
Example: “I have got a little dog.”