Instructions
Have got (have/has + got) is used to talk mainly about possessions or personal attributes.
Give me some examples, please.
Certainly, here you are:
I've got a new computer.
They haven't got any red chilli peppers.
She's got long, brown hair.
He hasn't got many friends.
So the negative is have/has + not + got?
Yes, but don't forget the contraction.
Daisy hasn't got her books yet.
You haven't got 50 p, have you?
Is has got only used for things?
No, it's also used for timetabled events or illnesses.
I've got swimming practice at seven.
Fred's got a terrible cold.
You can use have got for abstract things too.
I've got an idea for the weekend.
I've got all the inspiration I need ... up here!
Can I use have got in the past? For example: I had got a racing bicycle when I was younger.
No, it's only used in the present tense. For the past you use had without got.
I had a racing bicycle.
What about the question form?
You use have/has + subject + got.
Have you got everything you need?
Have we got any red chilli peppers at home?
Have you got a minute?
Hang on a minute, I've heard Do you have … ? a lot too.
Yes, have got is more used in British English and have is more American. The question and negative form is different with have – you need to use the auxiliary do/does.
I have two sisters. (American English)
Do you have change for ten dollars? (American English)
He doesn't have a clue about soccer. (American English)
You will hear British people use have as well as have got.
Anything else I should know?
In British English we use have got more in speaking and have more in writing – it's a little more formal.
OK, I've got it now!
Very clever! Yes, you can also use have got to mean 'understand'.
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You can have a practice piece of text and have the students find errors in it and correct them!
Watching movies, reading and doing grammar exercises by using things like British Council: Learn English or grammar apps. :)
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I have one more think to do...I read a text and then find its grammar and think about them.
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By visiting the British Council Website in my free time. And practising writing because I like it!
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Best wishes, Jo (LearnEnglish Teens Team)
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I have heard that to watch TV program in English is the good way to improve the English ability!
It's important to have a good grammar, and to study a lot. I agree with others that British council is very useful, and it offers plenty of courses, so it's good to attend one of them. Grammar perhaps sounds boring and difficult, but if we learn it as soon as possible, our English will be fluent and that's the point.
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