The verb have

A Have and have got

Look at these examples.

HAVE

We have three cats.

Emma has toothache.

Daniel doesn't have a car.

Do you have the address? ~ Yes, I do.

HAVE GOT

We've got three cats.

Vicky has got blue eyes.

I haven't got any money.

Have you got a ticket? ~ No, I haven't.

Here have and have got mean the same thing. We can normally use either form. But have got is more informal. Note that we do not use have got in short answers (No, / haven't.).

B Forms

NEGATIVE

QUESTION

PRESENT TENSE

have

I/you/we/they have he/she/it has I/you/we/they don't have he/she/it doesn't have do I/you/we/they have? does he/she/it have?

PAST TENSE

have got

I/you/we/they have got or I/you/we/they've got he/she/it has got or he/she/it's got 1/you/we/they haven't got he/she/it hasn't got have I/you/we/they got? has he/she/it got?

I/you/he/she/it/we/they had I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn't have did I/you/he/she/it/we/they have?

We do not often use had got in the past tense.

Tom had several jobs to do. We didn't have time to stop.

C The action verb have

Why did you have that funny hat on?

Here are some examples of have as an action verb.

Mark has lunch around one. I have a shower every morning.

The children had a game of cards. We had a wonderful holiday. Have expresses an action. Mark has lunch means that he eats lunch.

With the action verb have we cannot use got and we cannot use a short form.

not Mark-has--got lunch-around-one and not I've a shower every morning. The action verb have can also be continuous.

Mark is having lunch now. We were having a conversation in English.

What time are you having your driving lesson?

In negatives and questions in simple tenses, we use a form of do. We didn't have a very good time. We don't have parties very often. Where do you have lunch? How often does Vicky have strange dreams?

In English we often use expressions like have a talk instead of a verb like talk. Here are some examples, Shall we have a swim? 1 usually have a rest in the afternoon. I had a talk with Daniel. Trevor and Laura are having an argument.

► He's got a ticket, or He has a ticket.

1 3 ................................

2 4 .........................................

2 Have and have got (A-B)

Complete the dialogue. Put in the negative or question forms.

Use have got for the present and have for the past.

David: (►) Have you got a bike?

Mike: Yes, but I don't ride it very often.

David: (1) ......... it ........ lights on?

Mike: Yes, why?

David: Can I leave my bike here and take yours? Mine (2)………………………………. any lights. It

(3) ……………………………… any when I bought it. I meant to get some last week, but I

(4) ..................................... time.

Mike: But it's raining now. And you (5)...................... ………………… a coat. I'll drive you home, David.

3 The action verb have (C)

What does have mean in these sentences? Choose from these verbs: drink, eat, play, receive, spend

► Mark never has breakfast. has = eats

1 We've just had a game of tennis. had =

2 My father has a cup of cocoa every evening, has =

3 We've just had three weeks in Morocco. had =

4 Claire had lots of presents on her birthday. had =

4 The verb have (A-C)

Complete the conversation. Use have/have got or the action verb have.

Claire: (►) You've got (you / have) an empty plate, Henry. Would you like some more food?

Henry: Oh, yes please. I must say, (1).......................... …………… (we / have) a great time.

Luckily (2) ............................................ (you / have) lots of room in here.

Claire: Yes, it's a nice big flat, although (3)……………………………… (it / not / have) a balcony.

Mark: How was Brazil? (4)………………………………. (you / have) a good holiday?

Claire: Yes, (5)................................................. (I / have) a lovely time, thank you.

Henry: (6)........ ………………....... (you / have) some photos here to show us?

Claire: Yes, you must (7)……………………………….. (have) a look at them some time. But I was so busy

doing things (8)........ …………… ................. (I / not / have) time to take very many.

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