Have Got / Has Got Exercises
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Have got and has got
Use have got or has got to talk about your things and your family, and to say what people look like: I've got a bike. She's got blue eyes.
- Affirmative forms:
- Use have got with I, you, we and they. Use has got with he, she and it.
- Short forms:
- You can say I've got, you've got, we've got and they've got. You can say he's got, she's got and it's got.
- Negative forms:
- Put not after have or has: I haven't got a car. He hasn't got a sister.
- Questions:
- For a question, put have or has first. Got comes after the person: Have you got a pen? Has she got long hair?
- Short answers:
- Give a short answer with have or has: Yes, I have. No, she hasn't. Do not use got in a short answer.
- 's: has or is?:
- He's got a car means he has got a car. He's tall means he is tall. When got comes after 's, 's is has.
Examples
I have got brown eyes.
Use have got with I. The short form is I've got.
My sister has got long hair.
My sister is one person (she), so we use has got.
We haven't got a car.
Haven't got means have not got.
Has your brother got a bike?
Put has first. Got comes after your brother.
Have you got a pen? Yes, I have.
In the short answer, we use have, but not got.
She's got green eyes, and she's tall.
She's got means she has got. She's tall means she is tall.
Practice exercises
Choose the Correct Form
Choose the correct form of have got.
1.My brother ___ black hair.
2.___ you got a sister?
3.They ___ a dog.
4.Has your mother got blue eyes? Yes, she ___.
5.She's got long hair. Here, she's means ___.
6.My cat ___ got green eyes.
Fill in the Blank
Type the correct form of have got.
Put the Words in Order
Click the words in the correct order to build the sentence.
13. Build the sentence:
14. Build the sentence:
15. Build the sentence:
16. Build the sentence:
True or False
Decide if each statement is true or false.
17.In 'He's got a car', 'he's' means 'he is'.
18.In 'She's tall', 'she's' means 'she is'.
19.The short answer to 'Have you got a pen?' is 'Yes, I have got.'
20.'They has got a dog' is correct English.
21.In a question, have or has comes first: 'Has she got a sister?'
Have Got: Talk About Your Things and Your Family
We use have got to talk about our things and our family: I've got a bike. We've got a big family. We also use it to say what people look like: she's got long hair, he's got brown eyes. That is why it is a good verb for describing people.
Have got has two forms. Use have got with I, you, we and they. Use has got with he, she, it and one person or thing: my brother has got a dog. In speaking, we often use the short forms: I've got, you've got, she's got, he's got.
For the negative, put not after have or has: I haven't got a car. He hasn't got a sister. For a question, put have or has first, and got after the person: Have you got a pen? Has she got blue eyes? In a short answer, do not use got: Yes, I have. No, she hasn't.
Be careful with 's. It can mean has or is. He's got a car means he has got a car. He's tall means he is tall. If got comes after 's, it is has.
Have got is very common in British English. In American English, people often say have, and they make questions like Do you have a pen? You learn this form later, with the present simple. The exercises above practice have got and has got in affirmative sentences, negatives, questions and short answers.
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between have got and has got?
Use have got with I, you, we and they. Use has got with he, she, it and one person or thing: my sister has got a cat. The meaning is the same.
How do I know if 's means has or is?
Look at the next word. If got comes after 's, it is has: he's got a car = he has got a car. If there is no got, it is usually is: he's tall = he is tall.
Do I use got in short answers?
No. Answer with have or has only: Have you got a bike? Yes, I have. Has he got a sister? No, he hasn't. Do not say 'Yes, I have got.'
How do I make the negative of have got?
Put not after have or has: I have not got a car. The short forms are haven't got and hasn't got: we haven't got a dog. She hasn't got a phone.
Is have got the same as have?
For your things, your family and how people look, yes: I've got a sister and I have a sister mean the same. Have got is very common in British English. In American English, people often say have. You learn have with the present simple later in the course.
Answer key
1. My brother ___ black hair.
Answer: has got
My brother is one person (he), so we use has got.
2. ___ you got a sister?
Answer: Have
With you we use have. In a question, have comes first.
3. They ___ a dog.
Answer: haven't got
With they we use have. The negative is haven't got.
4. Has your mother got blue eyes? Yes, she ___.
Answer: has
The short answer is Yes, she has. We do not use got in a short answer.
5. She's got long hair. Here, she's means ___.
Answer: she has
Got comes after she's, so she's means she has: she has got long hair.
6. My cat ___ got green eyes.
Answer: has
My cat is one animal (it), so we use has got.
7. My grandmother ___ white hair.
Answer: has got
My grandmother is one person (she), so we use has got, or the short form 's got.
8. We ___ a big family.
Answer: have got
With we we use have got, or the short form 've got.
9. I ___ a brother, but I've got two sisters.
Answer: haven't got
With I, the negative is haven't got or have not got.
10. ___ your teacher got glasses?
Answer: Has
Your teacher is one person, so we use has. In a question, has comes first.
11. Have they got a car? No, they ___.
Answer: haven't
The short answer is No, they haven't. We do not use got in a short answer.
12. Tom ___ blue eyes. His eyes are brown.
Answer: hasn't got
His eyes are brown, so they are not blue. With he, the negative is hasn't got or has not got.
13. hair / got / she / short / . / has
Answer: She has got short hair.
The order is she + has got + short hair.
14. got / eyes / you / ? / blue / have
Answer: Have you got blue eyes?
In a question, have comes first. Got comes after you.
15. brother / hasn't / a / . / got / he
Answer: He hasn't got a brother.
In a negative sentence, the order is he + hasn't got.
16. dog / have / my / . / a / brothers / got
Answer: My brothers have got a dog.
My brothers means they, so we use have got.
17. In 'He's got a car', 'he's' means 'he is'.
Answer: False
Got comes after he's, so he's means he has: he has got a car.
18. In 'She's tall', 'she's' means 'she is'.
Answer: True
There is no got after she's, so she's means she is: she is tall.
19. The short answer to 'Have you got a pen?' is 'Yes, I have got.'
Answer: False
We do not use got in a short answer. We say Yes, I have.
20. 'They has got a dog' is correct English.
Answer: False
With they we use have: they have got a dog.
21. In a question, have or has comes first: 'Has she got a sister?'
Answer: True
Has comes first, then she, then got.