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Have and Have Got for Beginners

Beginner's English: Have, Have got

The differences between 'have' and 'have got' can be confusing for beginners. Here is a guide the two forms. When you finish reviewing try the 'Have / Have got' Quiz to check your understanding.

Remember these important points:

·                   'Have' and 'Have got' are used for possession.

Example: Jack has got a beautiful house. OR Jack has a beautiful house.

·                   Only 'have' is used when talking about actions.

Example: I usually have breakfast at 8 o'clock. NOT I usually have got breakfast at 8 o'clock.

·                   The question form for 'have' follows regular present simple:

Example: Do you have a fast car? NOT Have you a fast car?

·                   'Have' and 'Have got' are only used in the present simple. Use 'have' for the past simple or future forms.

Example: She had a copy of that book.

·                   There is no contracted form for 'Have' in the positive form. The contracted form is used for 'have got'

Example: I have a red bicycle. OR I've got a red bicycle. NOT I've a red bicycle.

Here is a grammar chart showing the construction of the two forms:

Positive I, You, We, They HAVE GOT
Subject + have + got + objects
They have got a new car. Contracted: They've got a new car.

Positive He, She, It HAVE GOT
Subject + has + got + objects
He has got a new car. Contracted: He's got a new car.

Positive I, You, We, They HAVE
Subject + have + objects
They have a new car. There is no contracted form

Positive He, She, It HAVE
Subject + have + objects
She has a new car. There is no contracted form

Question I, You, We, They HAVE GOT
(?) + have + subject + got?
How many children have you got? There is no contracted form

Question He, She, It HAVE GOT
(?) + has + subject + got?
How many children has he got? There is no contracted form

Question I, You, We, They HAVE
(?) + do + subject + have?
How many children do you have? There is no contracted form

Question He, She, It HAVE
(?) + does + subject + have?
How many children does he have? There is no contracted form

Negative I, You, We, They HAVE GOT
Subject + have + not + got + objects
We have not got a dog. Contraction: We haven't got a dog.

Negative He, She, It HAVE GOT
Subject + has + not + got + objects
She has not got a dog. Contraction: She hasn't got a dog.

Negative I, You, We, They HAVE
Subject + do + not + have + objects
They do not have a dog. Contraction: They don't have a dog.

Negative He, She, It HAVE GOT
Subject + does + not + have + objects
She does not have a dog. Contraction: She doesn't have a dog.

Possession

There are two forms to express possession in English. Have or Have got

Do you have a car?
Have you got a car?
He hasn't got any friends.
He doesn't have any friends.
She has a beautiful new home.
She's got a beautiful new home.

While both forms are correct (and accepted in both British and American English), have got (have you got, he hasn't got, etc.) is generally the preferred form in British English while most speakers of American English employ the have (do you have, he doesn't have etc.)

 

 

Have and Have Got - Quiz

Complete the following sentences using either 'have' or 'have got'. In some cases both forms are possible. Click on the arrow to see the answer.

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·                   Peter a beautiful new house in the countryside.

·                   (she) any children?

·                   I a fantastic apartment in New York when I lived there.

·                   Tom a shower at the moment. Can you call back later?

·                   I'm afraid we enough space in the garage.

·                   My son breakfast before he goes to school.

·                   I think she a new job soon.

·                   (you) dinner early or late?

·                   (you) time to see me tomorrow afternoon?

·                   They usually a lot of free time during the summer.

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KEY

·                   Peter a beautiful new house in the countryside.

·                   (she) any children?

·                   I a fantastic apartment in New York when I lived there.

·                   Tom a shower at the moment. Can you call back later?

·                   I'm afraid we enough space in the garage.

·                   My son breakfast before he goes to school.

·                   I think she a new job soon.

·                   (you) dinner early or late?

·                   (you) time to see me tomorrow afternoon?

·                   They usually a lot of free time during the summer.

 

FCE December 2010

December Session (paper-based exam)
Tuesday 07 December (0100)
Paper 1 (Reading) (morning)
Paper 2 (Writing)(morning)
Must start before 13.00 hrs
Paper 3 (Use of English)
May start before 13.00 hrs
Paper 4 (Listening)
Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4

Window for Paper 5 (Speaking)
19 November–12 December
This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details.

or

Saturday 11 December (0102)

Paper 1 (Reading)(morning)
Paper 2 (Writing)(morning)
Must start before 13.00 hrs
Paper 3 (Use of English)
May start before 13.00 hrs
Paper 4 (Listening)
Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4

Window for Paper 5 (Speaking)
19 November–12 December
This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details.

FCE JUNE SCHEDULE

June Session (paper-based exam)
Saturday 12 June (0102) (morning)
Paper 1 (Reading) (morning)
Paper 2 (Writing) Must start before 13.00 hrs
Paper 3 (Use of English) May start before 13.00 hrs
Paper 4 (Listening) Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4

Window for Paper 5 (Speaking)
24 May–20 June
This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details.

FCE 2009 congrats

I´m so proud of you! Everyone passed! Hope you have a great great life!

Paula B.
Sebastián B
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Mauro B
Martina Ch
Agustina F
Marco G
Martín K
Fidel L
YaninaM
Mariano M
M Virginia P
Fernando R
Sofía T
Valeria V

raindrops by Guille C.

sent in Dec. Sorry I didn't post it before! xxxx

Raindrops. Thousands. Falling from the top down. Taking place for a second in the space. Wondering “where do we go next?” Only Mother Nature knows that. If they’ll be snow, water or just more rain. There is when I ask myself “What’s the difference between raindrops and people?” We have the ability to choose our destiny. If we continue, stop, jump or talk. We make decisions about our lives and from there accept the consequences. We decide what to wear, what to eat and what to do. But beyond this, we are no more than different people. Thousands. Going from side to side. Taking place for a lifetime in this world. Asking ourselves “where do we go next?”

short story FCE

Some people are still working hard. Good!!! Thanks Vale V and Sofi T for sharing! You make me feel good,

By the way, good luck on Saturday! I´ll be thinking of you!

It was a perfectly normal day until I got to the train station. I got up early in the morning as usual, I put on my uniform and prepared my rucksack for school.When I was heading to the train station, Stacey texted me saying she wasn’t going to school so I had to travel alone. Suddenly I realized that two big men were following me from the other side of the street. I thought I was being paranoid so I tried to persuade myself that they were ordinary people.I got to the train station and bought my ticket. As I got to the platform I saw the two men out of the blue. I got distracted for just a second and one of them grabbed my arm while the other took my stuff.I burst crying, to my surprise the thieves came back and returned my belongings. I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard them saying they felt sorry for taking my First Certificate book and all my extra material for the exam.
By Valery and Sophie.

Time!

Thanks, Guillermina (pre first- iatel) for sending your opinion!

Do we waste time?

The other day we were thinking: “where the hell does our time go?” Why does time go by so fast?” Nobody really seemed to care but I decided to look for some information about it. Some people may say we are getting older and so we feel time flies away. The fact is I am only 16, if time flies at my age I’m lost! I believe there is “over education”. Young people spend most of their time studying because if you want to have a good job having a degree will not be enough. You must speak not only English but another one; you must have computer skills , and do other courses to complement your education.

Another reason I found is that people waste a lot of time in front of computers, and TV or using their phones. Three hours in front of the computer are like five minutes. Gadgets were invented to make communication with other people easier or to be updated. These gadgets improve all the time, but they are time-consuming. Nowadays mobile phones, for example, have as many functions as a camera or a computer. So how come we spend so much time on them?

I found a theory on the Internet called The Schumann resonances which talks about a global electromagnetic resonance phenomenon that occur because the space between the surface of the Earth and the conductive ionosphere acts as a closed waveguide. The Schumann Resonance (SR) is rising, and is approaching 13 Hz, from it's "normal" frequency of just 8 Hz. This is a complex theory so if you want to know more about it there is a lot of information on the web. It also has relation with global warming and the “end of the world at 2012”.