To have
· Significa “tener” y expresa lo que poseemos o la características de alguien o algo al describirlo:
My house has got a garden. They have got green eyes.
· En negative se pone not o n’t detrás de has o have: John hasn’t got a dog.
· En interrogativa el sujeto va detrás de have o has y en las respuestas cortas no utilizamos got, sino el pronombre personal correspondiente y la forma de have o has:
Have you got a pen? Yes, I have
USOS DE TO HAVE
· Indica posesión. She has a big house in Ireland / Tiene una gran casa en Irlanda
· Tomar (alimentos) I have breakfast at seven in the morning / Tomo el desayuno a las siete de la mañana
I don't have coffee / Yo no tomo café
· Dar (una fiesta, un paseo, una mirada...) We're having a party next Saturday / Vamos a dar una fiesta el próximo sábado
I usually have a walk on Saturday mornings / Normalmente doy un paseo los sábados por la mañana
Can I have a look at your magazine? / ¿Puedo dar un vistazo a su revista?
· Se usa habitualmente en modismos (frases hechas). La estructura más frecuente (no la única) es: 'to have' + 'a' + sustantivo:
To have a rest / Descansar
To have a swim / Nadar
To have a walk / Pasear
1.- Circle the correct words.
1. Has she / Have she got a dog?
2. I got / I’ve got two sisters.
3. They aren’t / They haven’t got a black car.
4. We are / We’ve got a computer.
5. Have got / Have you got short hair?
2.- Circle the correct answer.
1. My dog has got/ have got black ears.
2. I hasn't got/ haven't got any money.
3. The teacher has got / have got a car.
4. John's parents hasn't got / haven't got a car.
5. Have you got / Has you got long hair?
6. Has your friend got / Have your friend got black hair?
3.-Write sentences with the correct form of have got.
1. my dog / big nose
2. I / computer game
3. you / not / 100 books
4. they / five CDs
4.-Complete the table and write the questions with have got.
2 Jack / a history book?………………..............………………………
3 Sarah / a website?………………..............………………………
4 you / a history book?………………..............………………………
5 Jack and Sarah / 20 CDs?………………..............………………………
6 how many / CDs / you?………………..............………………………
5. I / not / a website
5.-Complete the sentences with the correct form of have got.
Babies ………….. many teeth.
Kate ………………. a black schoolbag. It's red!
Mr Watson …………….. a big hat. Look at it!
The gIrls …………………… short skirts. They're nice.
Cats ………………… tails.
6.-Write sentences with the correct form of have got.
1. I / a dog
2. you / not / a TV
3. she / not / four CDs
4. they / an English class at 10 o’clock