Ben: In Britain we say it like this: I've got a camera, I've got a plan, and I haven't got any money.
Sofía: So 'have got' = 'have'? I have a laptop... and I've got a laptop?
Ben: Exactly! Same meaning. But careful: Have you got...? — no 'do' in the question!
Abuela Carmen: I've got four grandchildren, two hands and one rule. Has anybody got questions? No? Dinner time.
Common mistake: “Do you have got a pen?” — Correct: “Have you got a pen?”
'Have got' says what you own or possess — it means the same as 'have', but makes questions and negatives without 'do': Have you got...? I haven't got...
have got / has got
Form
Structure
Example
Affirmative
I/you/we/they have ('ve) got
I've got a bike
Affirmative (3rd person)
he/she/it has ('s) got
Sofía has got a laptop
Negative
haven't got / hasn't got
I haven't got my keys
Question — no 'do'!
Have/Has + subject + got...?
Have you got a pen?
Short answer
Yes, I have. / No, she hasn't.
Has she got a dog? Yes, she has.
Same meaning
have got = have
I've got a laptop = I have a laptop
💻 laptop — portátil
📱 phone — teléfono
🚲 bike — bicicleta
🐕 dog — perro
📷 camera — cámara
🎸 guitar — guitarra
☂️ umbrella — paraguas
🔑 keys — llaves
Sofía has got a laptop and two cameras.
I have got a bike, but I haven't got a car.
Ben has got a new phone. For now.
We have got a big family.
I haven't got my keys! Again!
Kenji hasn't got a guitar, but he wants one.
They haven't got an umbrella, and it's raining.
Have you got a pen?
Has she got a dog?
What have you got in your bag?
Have you got a bike? Yes, I have.
Has Ben got his keys? No, he hasn't.
Have they got a camera? Yes, they have.
Practice
Sofía ___ got a laptop. (has, have, is)
___ you got a pen? (Do, Have, Are)
I ___ got an umbrella, and it's raining! (haven't, don't, hasn't)
'Have got' means the same as 'have': I've got a bike = I have a bike.
The question with 'have got' uses 'do': 'Do you have got a pen?'
Kenji ___ got a guitar, but he wants one. (negative)
We ___ got a big family.
___ she got a dog?
Unscramble: I, have, got, a, bike
Unscramble: has, she, got, a, dog
Find the mistake: Do you have got a pen?
Find the mistake: She have got two cameras.
Find the mistake: I don't got my keys.
Ben has got his keys. — Write the negative form.
They have got a camera. — Write the yes/no question.
Have you got a bike? — Answer with a short answer (Yes).
I have got a car. — Write the negative form.
Kenji hasn't got a guitar. — Write the affirmative form.
Have you got a phone? (short answer)
Has your teacher got a helicopter? (short answer, No)
Listening
Sofía: Trip checklist! Ben, have you got the tickets?
Ben: Yes, I have! And I've got my camera and my hat.
Sofía: Kenji, have you got the map?
Kenji: Yes! And I've got snacks for everybody.
Sofía: Perfect. Ben... have you got your keys?
Ben: ...I haven't got my keys. One moment, please.
Reading
Ben's British corner, episode one: 'Have got'. In London, my family says it all the time. My mum has got a garden with roses. My dad has got an old car — older than me. My sister has got three cats, and the cats have got strong opinions. Me? I've got a camera, a backpack, and a one-way ticket to adventure. I haven't got a lot of money, but I've got good friends here in Colombia — and Abuela Carmen says that a person with good friends has got everything.
Ben's mum has got a garden.
His sister has got three dogs.
Ben has got a lot of money.
Abuela Carmen says a person with good friends has got everything.