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What are the difference bet. these sentences..”He HAS GOT two sisters.” and “He HAS two sisters.”

What are the rules in using HAVE and HAVE GOT?

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Anonymous

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The second one is right
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yancychipper
He has two sisters.

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.

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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.

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Craig A
Got is redundant, and grammatically incorrect.

“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.

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Anonymous
WIth respect to “he” and “sisters”, the correct expression is simply “he has” without “got”. “He has got” implies “he” went out and obtained 2 sisters from someone or some place (in the same way you might say “He has got 2 apples”).
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cOPYcAT
has two sisters is the normal / accurate english grammar.

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. (:

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Lula Belle
The only difference is grammar
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lily_jones123
he has means he only owns it but he has got means that its not really his but he has got it

if u get wat i mean

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