Unit 9: I have … / I’ve got …

Possession with have/has got – Full Textbook Version

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A. I have / I’ve got …

IhaveORI(I’ve got)
wewe(we’ve got)
youyou(you’ve got)
theythey(they’ve got)
he
she
it		hasORhe
she
it		(he’s got)
(she’s got)
(it’s got)
I’ve got blue eyes. (or I have blue eyes)
Tim has got two sisters. (or Tim has two sisters)
Our car has got four doors.
Sarah isn’t feeling well. She’s got a headache. (she’s got = she has got)
They like animals. They’ve got a horse, three dogs and six cats.

B. I haven’t got / Have you got? etc.

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I
we
you
they		have not
(haven’t)
got		haveI
we
you
they		got?
he
she
it		has not
(hasn’t)
got		hashe
she
it
YesNo
I
we
you
they		have.I
we
you
they		haven’t.
he
she
it		has.he
she
it		hasn’t.
I’ve got a motor-bike but I haven’t got a car.
Mr and Mrs Harris 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 Ann got a car?’ ‘Yes, she has.’
‘What kind of car has she got?’

C. I don’t have / do you have? etc.

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 got a garden)
Does Ann have a car? (= Has Ann got a car?)
How much money do you have? (= How much money have you got?)

Examples

Headache

I’ve got a headache.

I’ve got blue eyes.
She’s got a headache.
They’ve got six cats.
I haven’t got a car.
Have you got an umbrella?

Exercises 9.1 – 9.5

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9.1 Write the short form (we’ve got / he hasn’t got etc.)

  1. we have got → we’ve got
  2. he has got →
  3. they have got →
  4. she has not got →
  5. it has got →
  6. I have not got →
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9.2 Write questions.

  1. (you / an umbrella?) → Have you got an umbrella?
  2. (you / a passport?) →
  3. (your father / a car?) →
  4. (Carol / many friends?) →
  5. (you / any brothers or sisters?) →
  6. (how much money / we?) →
  7. (what / kind of car / Julia?) →
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9.3 What has Tina got? Look at the information and write sentences about Tina and yourself.

Camera

1. (a camera) Tina has got a camera. I’ve got (OR I haven’t got) a camera.

Bicycle

2. (a bicycle) Tina →

Long hair

3. (long hair) Tina →

Brothers/Sisters

4. (brothers/sisters) Tina →

Now write 4 sentences about yourself:

  1. 5. I’ve got → (free answer)
  2. 6. I haven’t got → (free answer)
  3. 7. I’ve got → (free answer)
  4. 8. I haven’t got → (free answer)
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9.4 Put in have got (‘ve got), has got (‘s got), haven’t got or hasn’t got.

  1. Sarah hasn’t got a car. She goes everywhere by bicycle.
  2. They like animals. They’ve got three dogs and two cats. →
  3. Charles isn’t happy. He’s got a lot of problems. →
  4. They don’t read much. They haven’t got many books. →
  5. ‘What’s wrong?’ ‘I’ve got something in my eye.’ →
  6. ‘Where’s my pen?’ ‘I don’t know. I haven’t got it.’ →
  7. Julia wants to go to the concert but she hasn’t got a ticket. →
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9.5 Complete the sentences. Use have/has got or haven’t/hasn’t got + one of these:

a lot of friends four wheels six legs a headache a toothache a key much time a garden

  1. I’m not feeling very well. I’ve got a headache.
  2. It’s a nice house but it hasn’t got a garden. →
  3. Most cars have got four wheels. →
  4. Everybody likes Tom. He’s got a lot of friends. →
  5. I’m going to the dentist this morning. I’ve got a toothache. →
  6. He can’t open the door. He hasn’t got a key. →
  7. An insect has got six legs. →
  8. We must hurry. We haven’t got much time. →

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