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Use have got and has got mainly to talk about possession, family relationships, physical features, and things a person or place has.
Overview
Use have got and has got mainly to talk about possession, family relationships, physical features, and things a person or place has.
Form and rules
Use have got with I/you/we/they and has got with he/she/it.
Common contractions are I've got, you've got, he's got, she's got, we've got, and they've got.
Make negatives with haven't got and hasn't got.
Make questions with Have/Has + subject + got...?: Have you got a pen? Has she got a car?
Have got is common in British English. Simple have is also correct in many contexts: I have a car / I've got a car.
A closer look
Have got is especially common in British English for possession, family relationships, physical features, and illnesses or conditions.
Do not add do/does when you use the have got pattern: Have you got...? Has she got...? The negative forms are haven't got and hasn't got.
Examples
I've got two brothers.
She's got brown eyes.
We haven't got much time.
Has your hotel got a pool?
Yes, it has.
Common mistakes
Use has got with he, she, and it.
The have got pattern forms questions with Have/Has, not do/does.
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The test combines multiple choice, gap completion, error correction, and sentence building so students have to recognise and produce the grammar, not simply reread the rule.