I have ... and I've got ...
A
You can say I have or I've got, he has or he's got:
I we you they | have |
he she it | has |
or
I we you they | have got | (I've got) (we've got) (you've got) (they've got) |
he she it | has got | (he's got) (she's got) (it's got) |
- I have blue eyes. or I've got blue eyes.
- Tim has two sisters. or Tim has got two sisters.
- Our car has four doors. or Our car has got four doors.
- Sarah isn't feeling well. She has a headache. or She's got a headache.
- They like animals. They have a horse, three dogs and six cats. or They've got a horse ....
B
I haven't got / have you got? etc.
negative
I we you they | have not (haven't) | got |
he she it | has not (hasn't) |
question
have | I we you they | got? |
has | he she it |
short answers
Yes, No, | I we you they | have haven't |
Yes, No, | he she it | has hasn't |
- I've got a motorbike, but I haven't got a car.
- Tracy and Jeff haven't got any children.
- It's a nice house, but it hasn't got a garden.
- Have you got a camera? No, I haven't.
- What have you got in your bag? Nothing. It's empty.
- Has Helen got a car? Yes, she has.
- What kind of car has she got?
C
I don't have / do you have? etc.
In negative and questions you can also use do / does ... :
- They don't have any children. (= They haven't got any children.)
- It's a nice house, but it doesn't have a garden.(= it hasn't a garden.)
- Does Helen have a car? (= Has Helen got a car?)
- What do you have in you bag? (= What have you got in you bag?)