The rule have got, has got in English. How to translate have got and has got
The verb have/has and verb have got/has got translated into Russian as having or possessing. Often these verbs are used interchangeably. But there are cases in which replacing the “shade” and grammatical aspect is simply not possible. It is these cases that we will consider in this article and fully understand the issue of using the verb have got and has got.
In what cases do have/has and have got/has got replace each other?
1. When we're talking about about something belonging to someone.
I have (have got) an interesting book.I have an interesting book.
He has (has got) a work. He has a job.
She has (has got) a lot of money.She has a lot of money.
2. When we describe appearance.
She has (has got) blue eyes. She has blue eyes.
I have (have got) slim body. I have a slim body.
3. When the conversation is about relationships and family.
We have (have got) a friendly family.We have a friendly family.
I have (have got) a sister. I have a sister.
4. When the topic of diseases came up.
He has (has got) a back pain. His back hurts.
I have (have got) a toothache.I have a toothache.
In what cases can you use only have/has?
When the action takes place in the Present Continuous. The verb have got/has got cannot be used in this tense.
I am having a swim now. I'm swimming now.
They are having watch TV at the moment.They are watching TV at the moment.
Using a verb in the past tense
In the past tense, the verbs have/has, have got/has got are replaced by the verb had.
He has (has got) an apple. He has an apple. In present time.
He had an apple. He had an apple. In the past time.
How are verb abbreviations written in affirmation and negation?
The verbs have/has have no contractions. Have got/Has got, on the contrary, they are very often used in abbreviated form. In the table below you can see their abbreviations in detail.
|
Statement |
Negative Sentence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I we you they |
have | have got 've got |
I we you they |
don't have don't have |
have not got haven't got |
| he she it |
has | has got 's got |
he she it |
does not have doesn't have |
has not got hasn't got |
Questions and answers with verbs have/has, have got/has got
Remember Golden Rule: if the question begins with have/has, then got is needed, if got is not used, then the question begins with the auxiliary verb do, does.
Have you a book? Do you have a book? It's wrong to say that.
Have you got a book? Do you have a book? Right!
Do you have a book? Do you have a book? Right!
| have | have got | ||||||
| Do | I we you they |
have? | Yes, I do No, I don't |
Have | I we you they |
got? | Yes, I have No, I haven't |
| Does | he she it |
Yes, she does No, she doesn't |
Has | he she it |
Yes, she has No, she has not |
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Students learning English often wonder what the difference is between have got and have. How and in what cases are these two expressions used? Use in certain proposal have or have got?
When we talk about ownership of something, family ties or relationships, illnesses, or characteristics of people or things, we can use both have and have got. At the same time, have got is a more common form in an informal style.
Have got has the same meaning as have, and both are used in the present tense. It should be noted that have got is not a form Present Perfect verb get.
The auxiliary verb do is usually used to form negative and interrogative forms. To construct similar sentences with have got, have acts as an auxiliary verb.
Explore following examples and note that in informal conversation one form often replaces another.
- How many subsidiaries does your company have? (How many subsidiaries does your company have?)
- It has two.(Two.)
- How many sisters do you have? (How many sisters do you have?)
- I’ve got three (sisters). (I have three [sisters].)
- Do you all have your own bedrooms? (Do you all have separate bedrooms?)
- Sue’s got her own bedroom, but neither Debbie nor I have. We have to share. (Sue has a separate bedroom, but Debbie and I don't. We have to share one.)
In the last sentence, have is used as an alternative to must because the sisters must share.
- Have you got a new car, Paul? (Do you have a new car, Paul?)
- Yes I have. I bought it last week. (Yes, I bought it last week.)
- Has it got air conditioning? (Is there an air conditioning system?)
- No it hasn’t. But it's got a CD player. (No. But it does have a CD player.)
- Do you have very many CDs? (Do you have a lot of CDs?)
- I’ve got hundreds. (I have hundreds of them.)
Notice how short answers and interrogative qualifiers are formed at the end of sentences using have got and have:
- Have you got a sore throat as well as a runny nose? (Do you have a sore throat and a runny nose?)
- No, I haven’t.(No.)
- But you’ve got a high temperature, haven’t you?(But you heat, is not it?)
- Yes, I have.(Yes it is.)
- Does this music school have enough pianos? (Does this music school have enough pianos?)
- No, it doesn’t. (No, not enough.)
- But you have enough opportunities to practice, don’t you? (But you have the opportunity to practice, right?)
- No, we don’t. (No, we don't have that option.)
In all other cases have got cannot be used instead have(for example, when talking about experiences or actions):
Right: I usually have dinner at 18:00.
Wrong: I usually have dinner at 18:00
Future form of the verb have
The form have got is usually used only in the present tense. In relation to the future, other forms of the verb have are used. Compare the following example sentences:
-Have you got tickets for the match on Saturday? (Do you have tickets for the match on Saturday?)
- No, I haven’t. Not yet.(No, not yet.)
- Will you have them by tomorrow? (Will you have them by tomorrow?)
- I hope so.(Hope.)
- Have you got any time to help me with my maths homework? (Do you have time to help me with my math homework?)
- Not now I haven’t. Sorry. (Not at the moment. Sorry.)
- Are you going to have any time at the weekend, do you think? (You'll have time this weekend, do you think?)
- Yes, I’ll probably have some time then.(Yes, I'll probably have some time.)
Past tense of the verb have
Similarly, to form the past tense we use a different form of have rather than have got. Compare the following sentences:
- Have you still got a bad headache? (Do you still have a terrible headache?)
- Yes, I have.(Yes.)
- How long have you had it? (How long have you had it?)
- I’ve had it on and off since yesterday. (She has been visiting me from time to time since yesterday.)
- Did you have it at the concert last night? (Did you have a headache at the concert last night too?)
- Yes, I did. I couldn't concentrate on the music properly. (Yes. I couldn't concentrate on the music very well.)
Design have got very popular in English language. However, this expression is exclusively colloquial, so its shortened form is mostly found:
- have got → 've got;
- has got → 's got.
In formal writing and oral speech have got not used.
This expression has three tasks in English, and each of them has its own characteristics. In this article we invite you to familiarize yourself with three meanings have got and learn some interesting set expressions in which this construction is used.
3 functions have got
1. Have got = to have
Design have got used to show that a person or thing has something or possesses something. This is the basic meaning of this expression.
We use have got:
- When we describe people, animals or objects.
She 's got a soft voice. – She has a soft voice.
Lion 's got a thick mane. – Lions have thick manes.
Flamingo has got a long beak. - Flamingos have a long beak.
This table has got only three legs. This table has only three legs.
- When we show that a person has something or belongs to him.
He 's got a country house. - He has a country house.
She 's got a new edition of this dictionary. – She has a new edition of this dictionary.
He 's got a problem. - He has a problem.
I 've got a brilliant idea. – I have a brilliant idea.
- When we talk about relationships with people and relatives.
She 's got many friends. - She has a lot of friends.
He 's got a girlfriend. - He has a girlfriend.
I 've got three brothers. - I have three brothers.
He 's got strained relations with his father. – He has a strained relationship with his father.
- When we tell what a person is sick with or what hurts them.
I 've got a headache. - I have a headache.
Melanie 's got a temperature. – Melanie has a fever.
She 's got a cold - She has a cold.
They 've got chickenpox. - They have chickenpox.
In this meaning have got is a synonym for the verb to have(have). But it has some limitations. For example, in interrogative and negative sentences with have got you don't need to use an auxiliary verb:
| Have | Have got | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| I have a raccoon and a fox. | I have got a raccoon and a fox. | I have a raccoon and a fox. |
| I don't have a raccoon and a fox. | I have not got a raccoon and a fox. | I don't have a raccoon or a fox. |
| Do you have a raccoon and a fox? | Have you got a raccoon and a fox? | Do you have a raccoon and a fox? |
Design have got shows status so it is not used in group times Continuous instead of to have. Also, this function does not involve the use have got in the past or future tense.
note that have got cannot be used in set expressions that use a verb have (have breakfast/lunch/dinner, to have a shower/bath, to have a good time), otherwise these expressions will radically change their meaning. Native speakers don't usually say that.
2. Have got = to get, to receive
Design have got used when we say that we will receive something. In this case it is a synonym for verbs to get, to receive(get). Here have got can be used in all tenses: present, past and future.
She 's got her new sunglasses by mail. She received her new glasses by mail.
A child had got a bump when he fell of the tree. – The child got a bump when he fell from a tree.
Andy had got good news. Andy got good news.
I will have got an answer in a week. – I will receive an answer in a week.
3. Have got to = have to
In the third meaning have got is a synonym. Like have to, have got shows an obligation to do something. There is no difference between them, but have got more emotionally charged than have to, therefore expresses obligation more strongly. Usually we allocate have got in speech by voice.
I 've got to get up early tomorrow. I have a lot of things to do. - I must get up early tomorrow. I have a lot to do.
Pam 's got to get to the bank before 9 or she’ll be late for work. – Pam must get to the bank before 9 or she'll be late for work.
You 've got to take this road or you'll be stuck in a traffic jam. - You must take this road or you'll get stuck in traffic.
We can't wait any longer. You 've got to be there in 5 minutes. - We can't wait any longer. You must be here in five minutes.
In meaning modal verb have got to cannot be used in the past or future tense. In this case should only be used have to (had to, will have to).
We can't wait any longer. You had to be here 5 minutes ago. - We can't wait any longer. You must was here 5 minutes ago.
Watch the video with the teacher Alex. It will tell you about the functions have got in English and will tell you a few more interesting features of this design.
English idioms with have got construction
- I've got it! - I understand!
First you must stop the car and then switch off the engine. Have you got it? – First you must stop the car, and then turn off the engine. Do you understand?
- Have got it made- life is good.
He is only 25, but he has his own business. He's got it made. – He is only 25, but he already has his own business. Life is good.
- Have got it bad- fall head over heels in love.
He saw her just once but he 's got it bad. “He only saw her once, but fell head over heels in love.
- Have got only yourself to blame- blame only yourself for something.
You overslept and missed the train. You 've got only yourself to blame. - You overslept and missed the train. You you only have yourself to blame for this.
- Have got eyes like a hawk- have a diamond eye, a keen eye.
He managed to find a needle in a haystack. He 's got eyes like a hawk! – He managed to find a needle in a haystack. Very sharp eye!
- Have got a hand in something- to have a hand in something, to participate in something.
It looks like she 's got a hand in planning the party. - It looks like she put her hand to planning a party.
- Have got something on somebody- to have something on someone, to have dirt on someone.
She promised to ruin my life but she 's got nothing on me. “She promised to ruin my life, but she there's nothing on me.
Have got is a very useful construction in the English language, as it is often used in live oral speech. With its help, you can build simple and understandable sentences, and interesting idioms will help you diversify your speech even more. Take the test to learn how to use the expression have got in English.
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3 meanings of have got in English
Hello, friends! Let's take a little break from the times of the English language, and devote this lesson to such a topic as. Have and have got are used equally, do they mean approximately the same thing - “I have”? "I own". But there are slight differences. Which? Find out from this article.
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In this meaning, you can use both have and have got, there is no difference in meaning.
Examples
□ They've got a new car. / They have a new car. — They have a new car.
□ Lisa’s got two brothers / Lisa has two brothers. — Lisa has 2 brothers.
□ I’ve got a headache / I have a headache. - I have a headache.
□ Our house has got a small garden / Our house has a small garden. — Our house has a small garden.
□ He’s got a few problems / He has a few problems. - He has a couple of problems.
Please note that in the meaning of "to have something" we do not use have (got) in continuous form. Those. no -ing!Example
We're enjoying our holiday. We 've got a nice room in the hotel. — We like our vacation. We have a very cool room in the hotel.
If we need to say that something was owned in the past, we no longer use got, but have goes into the form had. Those. we use the rules.
Example
Lisa had long hair when she was a child. — Lisa had long hair when she was a child.
Preliminary result. There is no difference between have and have got in statements. But it will appear when we move on to denials and questions.
Question
1) Have you got … ? / Has she got...?
Have comes first (if there is a question word, then have comes after it). Got remains after the subject. Grammatically it is .
2) Do you have … ? / Does he have...?
Grammatically it is . Have- this is, and do- auxiliary.
3) Have you … ? / Has he...?(rarely used option)
And although this option has a place, it’s not very smart to say so. I would not recommend using this option.
Negation
1) I haven’t got … / He hasn’t got …
Grammatically Present Perfect. Have is an auxiliary verb and got- 3rd form from get (receive).
2) I don’t have … / She doesn’t have …
Grammatically Present Simple.
3) I haven’t … / She hasn’t …
It's grammatically unclear
, but you can also say that.
To say that something happened (had something) in the past, we use Past Simple, i.e. did/didn't.
Examples
□ Did you have a car when you were living in London? — Did you have a car when you lived in London?
□ I didn’t have a watch, so I didn’t know the time. “I didn’t have a watch, so I didn’t know what time it was.”
□ Lisa had long hair, didn’t she? — Lisa had long hair, didn’t she?
Often the verb have is included in some expression, for example, have breakfast - have breakfast, have a bath - take a bath, have a good time - have a good time, etc.
In this case, got is no longer used. The table shows popular expressions that include have.| Have breakfast/dinner/a cup of coffee/smth to eat | Have – eat/drink |
| Have a bath – take a bath Have a shower - take a shower Have a swim - swim Have a break - take a break Have a rest - relax Have a party - go to a party Have a holiday - go on vacation Have an accident - get into an accident Have an experience - get experience Have a dream - dream, have a dream |
Have - do something, do something |
| Have a look - look | |
| Have a chat - chat Have a conversation - talk Have a discussion - talk |
Have - talk |
| Have a difficulty - have difficulty Have a trouble - have trouble Have fun - have fun Have a good time - have a good time |
Have - to have some sensations |
| Have a baby - give birth to a child |
Examples
□ Sometimes I have a sandwich for my lunch. — Sometimes I eat a sandwich for lunch.
but I’ve got / I have some sandwiches. Would you like one? - BUT I have a couple of sandwiches. You do not want? (you can both have and have got)
If have is part of a stable expression (and for natives such connectives are stable), then have can be used in any tense, including continuousExamples
□ We’re enjoying our holiday. We're having a great time. — We like vacations. We're having a great time.
□ Mike is having a shower at the moment. He has a shower every day. — Misha is taking a shower now. He takes a shower every day.
□ I don’t usually have a big breakfast - I usually don’t eat much for breakfast.
□ What time does Jenny have lunch? — What time does Zhenya eat lunch?
□ Did you have difficulty finding a place to live? — Did you have problems finding housing?
Bottom line
Have got and have convey the meaning of “to have”, “to own”. In continuous, the verb have is not used in this meaning. In statements, it makes no difference which option is used. The differences between these constructions are visible in questions and negatives.
