When we talk about possessions, relationships or characteristics we can either use HAVE or HAVE GOT.

 

To make questions and negative sentences with HAVE we use the auxiliary verb DO.

e.g. Do you have a pen, please?

e.g. Sorry, I don’t have one.

 

To make questions and negative sentences with HAVE GOT we use the auxiliary verb HAVE.

 

e.g. Have you got a pen, please?

e.g. Sorry, I haven’t got one.

 

How do we form short answers and question tags with have got and have?

 

- Have you got a sister?
- No, I haven’t.
- But you’ve got a brother, haven’t you?
- Yes, I have.

 

- Does this school have a gym?
- No, it doesn’t.
- But you have a football pitch, don’t you?
- No, we don’t.

 

Which form do we use in the past and future tense?

HAVE GOT can only be used in the present form so for the past and future tenses we use the form HAVE

 

e.g. Did you have a good weekend?

e.g. Will you have a birthday party?

e.g. Are you going to have a holiday this year?

 

Can we use either form as a MODAL VERB?

Yes!

 

We can use either HAVE TO or HAVE GOT TO, to express obligation

e.g. I have to go now, it’s late!

e.g. I’ve got to go now, it’s late!