HAVE
– HAVE GOT
In the English language the verb ―to have‖ can
be used as:
1)
a notional verb to express
possession (I have a flat of my own.)
2)
a modal verb (I have to go to the shop, we‟ve run out of bread.)
3)
an auxiliary verb (He has just
come.)
There are two
ways to form negatives and questions:
They don‟t
have any children. = They haven‟t
got any children.
Does Ann have a car? = Has Ann got a car?
But when the verb ―to have‖ is used in the following expressions: to have dinner/breakfast, to have coffee/tea, to have a bath/ a shower, to have a
shave/a wash, to have a rest/ a sleep/ a dream, to have a holiday/ a good time,
etc. in negative and interrogative forms it takes the auxiliary verb ―to do‖:
Do you
have tea or coffee for breakfast? Where does he have dinner?
Note that ―have‖ stresses the idea of regularity, ―have
got‖ is linked with ―now‖ and means
a particular thing. In
spoken English the
form ―I‟ve
got‖ is used almost universally for ―I have‖ in
the sense of ―I own (possess)‖: I
have a cup of tea for
breakfast
in the morning (usually).
I haven‟t got tea for breakfast this morning.
Ex. 1
Make
the following sentences negative and interrogative.
e.g. The Browns have a nice
garden. – Do the Browns have a nice garden? The Browns don‘t have a nice
garden.
e.g. He‘s got three children. –
Has he got three children? He hasn‘t got three children.
1.
Tom has a large country house.
2. They usually have lunch at one o‘clock.
3. Mary
has got two brothers.
4.
I have a shower every morning.
5.
Helen and John have got a
three-room flat.
6. Little
Ben has got a bicycle.
7.
Kate always has tea for breakfast.
8.
My Mum usually has a holiday
in summer.
9.
The child has dot coloured pencils.
10.
George has a family of his own.
Ex.2
Insert
have or have got in the necessary form.
1.
… she … any grandparents? –
Yes, both her Granny and Granddad are still
alive.
2.
Did you go to Mary‘s party?
– Oh, yes, we … a grand time.
3.
As far as I know, he lives
with his relatives. He … a flat of his own.
4.
What … you usually … for breakfast?
5.
If you work hard, I‘m sure
you … any problems at the exam.
6.
May I … a look at this book, please?
7.
I … enough time to do the
shopping yesterday, so I‘ll have to do it tonight.
8.
I‘m sorry, I … any present
for you. – Never mind.
9.
I couldn‘t answer the
telephone as I was … a shower.
10.
Could you lend me a fiver,
please? – Oh, sorry, I … any money on me.
11.
I think I … a holiday in
August this year.
12.
… their daughter … dark or
fair hair? – Actually, she‘s red.
13.
I … dinner yesterday, I
didn‘t feel quite well.
14.
She … so many clothes she
doesn‘t know where to put them all.
15.
… you … a good rest? – Yes,
I really enjoyed it.
