Elementary 📐 Grammar · #234 of 305

Have Got

In British English have got = have for possession.

Examples

  • I've got two sisters.
  • She hasn't got a car.

Key rules

  • Have got means have in British English for possession, family and illness
  • Forms: I have got (I've got), she has got (she's got)
  • Negative: haven't got / hasn't got; question: Have you got...?
  • Do not use have got for habits or actions (use have breakfast)

Common mistakes

  • I have got a car and she have got a bike → She has got a bike
  • Do you got a pen? → Have you got a pen?
💡 Tip: Use have got in the present only.
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