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POSSESSIONS: Have got/has got

When we are talking about possession, relationships, illnesses and characteristics of people or things we use have got. Have got is used in present tenses. To make questions and negative sentences with have got we use the auxiliary verb have. The verb has two forms depending on the subject:

I, you, we, they. He, she, it

STRUCTURE: Positive sentences: Subject I You He She It We They Negative sentences: Subject I You He She It We They Have not have not have not has not has not has not have not have not Have got have got have got has got has got has got have got have got

Have got Has got.

Complement a brother. a nice dress. some good reasons. a stomach ache. three colors. lots of friends. a new car.

Got got got got got got got got

Complement long hair. the right to say anything a black cat. a head ache. the things we need. a dog. a basket ball.

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Yes/no questions: Questions Have Have Have Has Has Has Have Have Subject I You He She It We They Got got got got got got got got Complement time? pets? a computer? a mobile phone? some pictures in it? nice teachers? lots of computer games? Answers Positive/negative Yes, you have. No, I havent. Yes, she has. No, she hasnt Yes, it has. No, we havent. Yes, they have.

Wh questions: Wh question What Where Why Who How Have have has have has have Subject you tom they I Got got got got got Complement in your bedroom? his new books? their faces painted in black? into this?

EXERCISES: 1. Write have got or has got according to the subject. Gina and I _______two cats. Luis ________a very nice house. You ______ long black hair. Laura______ the most beautiful smile. It ______ a long tail. They_______ talent to play soccer. I ________a terrible flu.

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2. Write the correct negative form of have got. We ___________Bluetooth. We cant share songs with our cell phones. I __________ the answer to all your questions. She _________a blue hat. Its red. It ___________the number of strings I need. I need 7! They __________ a strong team. They lose the match. He __________a beautiful boat. Its an ugly boat. You____________ long hair. Its short.

3. Write the correct interrogative form of have got. _________ she got a book? _________ they got a new camera? _________ Jane and Peter got a big table? _________ got a brother? _________ your mother got a good cook book?