Have and Have Got - Quiz

Complete the following sentences using either 'have' or 'have got'. In some cases both forms are possible.

1. Peter _____________  a beautiful new house in the countryside.
2. _______________________ (she) any children?
3. I _________________________  a fantastic apartment in New York when I lived there.
4. Tom _______________________  a shower at the moment. Can you call back later?
5. I'm afraid we ______________________  enough space in the garage.
6. My son ________________________  breakfast before he goes to school.
7. I think she ___________________  a new job soon.
8. ____________________________(you) dinner early or late?
9. ____________________________(you) time to see me tomorrow afternoon?
10. They usually ___________________  a lot of free time during the summer.

Beginner's English: Have, Have got

• Have' and 'Have got' are used for possession.

Jack has got a beautiful house. OR Jack has a beautiful house.

• Only 'have' is used when talking about actions.

I usually have breakfast at 8 o'clock. NOT I usually have got breakfast at 8 o'clock.

• The question form for 'have' follows regular present simple:

Do you have a fast car? NOT Have you a fast car?

• 'Have' and 'Have got' are only used in the present simple. Use 'have' for the past simple or future forms.

She had a copy of that book.

• There is no contracted form for 'Have' in the positive form. The contracted form is used for 'have got'

I have a red bicycle. OR I've got a red bicycle. NOT I've a red bicycle.

Here is a grammar chart showing the construction of the two forms:

Positive I, You, We, They HAVE GOT

Subject + have + got + objects

They have got a new car. Contracted: They've got a new car.

Positive He, She, It HAVE GOT

Subject + has + got + objects

He has got a new car. Contracted: He's got a new car.

Positive I, You, We, They HAVE 

Subject + have + objects

They have a new car. There is no contracted form

Positive He, She, It HAVE 

Subject + have + objects

She has a new car. There is no contracted form

Question I, You, We, They HAVE GOT

(?) + have + subject + got?

How many children have you got? There is no contracted form

Question He, She, It HAVE GOT

(?) + has + subject + got?

How many children has he got? There is no contracted form

Question I, You, We, They HAVE

(?) + do + subject + have?

How many children do you have? There is no contracted form

Question He, She, It HAVE 

(?) + does + subject + have?

How many children does he have? There is no contracted form

Negative I, You, We, They HAVE GOT

Subject + have + not + got + objects

We have not got a dog. Contraction: We haven't got a dog.

Negative He, She, It HAVE GOT

Subject + has + not + got + objects

She has not got a dog. Contraction: She hasn't got a dog.

Negative I, You, We, They HAVE

Subject + do + not + have + objects

They do not have a dog. Contraction: They don't have a dog.

Negative He, She, It HAVE

Subject + does + not + have + objects

She does not have a dog. Contraction: She doesn't have a dog.