Please, somebody explain these!?
What are the rules in using HAVE and HAVE GOT?
Favorite Answer
He’s got two sisters. (You could use the contracted version of – He has got two sisters. – It would be less awkard)
Rules follow if you care to read them.
Master Reading/Language Arts teacher for 30 years.
Beginner’s English: Have, Have got
The differences between ‘have’ and ‘have got’ can be confusing for beginners. Here is a guide the two forms.
Remember these important points:
‘Have’ and ‘Have got’ are used for possession.
Example: Jack has got a beautiful house. OR Jack has a beautiful house.
Only ‘have’ is used when talking about actions.
Example: 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:
Example: 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.
Example: 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’
Example: 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 GOT
Subject + does + not + have + objects
She does not have a dog. Contraction: She doesn’t have a dog.
“to have” and “to get” are both verbs that mean relatively the same thing.
When someone wants to show possession, it is proper to say “He has.”
If someone is implying acquiring something, you will say “He gets,” or “He got,” being in the past tense.
The second sentence “He has two sisters.” is correct because it is not redundant.
The first sentence is redundant and grammatically incorrect. Although you could rearrange it to say “He has gotten two sisters,” meaning he didn’t have them before but does now. Or you could say “He got two sisters,” which indicates he acquired those two sisters.
He has GOT two sisters, normally Chinese is the one whom like to put it in this way.
i hope i am not guessing wrongly. (:
if u get wat i mean