Have and have got

  • A1 · Beginner
  • Grammar lesson
  • 60 min
  • have and has

have and has for things, family and illnesses: I have a tent. My brother has a camping stove. Do you have a flashlight? Yes, I've got two. The student reads two friends' camping list, learns I've got as the spoken form of I have, and plans a trip with the teacher.

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I haveI've gotshe's got

What's in the lesson

  1. 1Warm-up
  2. 2In this lesson
  3. 3Reading: our camping weekendReading comprehension
  4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
  5. 5Find have, has and 've gotGrammar exercise
  6. 6have and have gotGrammar rule
  7. 7Choose the right wordGrammar exercise
  8. 8Questions and short answersGrammar exercise
  9. 9A new neighborGrammar exercise
  10. 10Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
  11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
  12. 12Our tripSpeaking practice
  13. 13About youGrammar exercise
  14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

  1. 1Homework: a ski tripGrammar exercise
  2. 2Homework: find the mistakeGrammar exercise
  3. 3Homework: the same meaningGrammar exercise
  4. 4Homework: my familyDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

  1. Do you have a tent or a sleeping bag at home?
  2. How many keys do you have on your key ring?
  3. Who in your family has a car?

Grammar rule

have and have got

I / you / we / theyhe / she / it
PositiveI have a printer.She has a printer.
In speakingI've got a printer.She's got a printer.
NegativeI don't have a printer.He doesn't have a printer.
QuestionDo you have a printer?Does she have a printer?
Short answersYes, I do. / No, I don't.Yes, she does. / No, she doesn't.

We use have for…

  • things: We have a small garage.
  • family: My teacher has three sisters.
  • illnesses: I have a cough. He's got the flu.
  • how people look: My grandma has short white hair.

have got

I've got, she's got = I have, she has: the present, not the past. In American English, have got is for speaking, in the positive. For questions and negatives, use do: Do you have…? I don't have…. (Have you got…? and I haven't got… are more British.)

Watch out

  • he, she, it, a name → has: Our neighbor has a boat. (not Our neighbor have)
  • after does and doesn't → have: Does your dad have a passport? (not Does he has)
  • 's got = has got: She's got a cold. But 's + an adjective = is: She's tired.
  • No got for things we do: We have lunch at noon every day. (not We've got lunch every day)

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