Have got time. Phrasal verb GET, colloquial expressions and idioms

You've probably noticed that often in colloquial speech, along with the verb have They say have got. In this regard, many questions arise:

Have and have got - are they different verbs or the same thing?
Is it always possible to use have got instead of have?
How to form a negative and a question?
Have got - what is it, Present Perfect?

These and many other questions will no longer torment you after you carefully study the material in this article.

In textbooks, the name of the topic under consideration usually looks like this: HAVE (GOT). The presence of parentheses leads students to the misconception that got is an optional element that does not affect anything: say it or not. If you want to show off, then you can get it.

In fact, this approach may work in affirmative sentences, but negative and question forms may suffer. Another misconception is that have and have got completely replace each other in meaning. No, that's not true.

In this article we will examine in detail the main differences in the meanings and forms of the verbs have and have got. And your task is to remember and use them without errors.

When can both forms be used?

First: both forms are used when talking about possession (possession) - “someone has something”:

I have/ have got a car. - I have a car.

He has/has got a big house. - He has a big house.

Differences in Shapes

Constructions can only be confused in the present tense, because have got does not have a past tense form. In the past tense the verb had is used, without got:

He has/has got a girlfriend. - He has a girlfriend. (the present)

He had a girlfriend. - He had a girlfriend. (past)

Have got has a contraction and is often contracted in affirmation and negation, but the verb have is not contracted:

I've got a house. - I have a house.

I haven't got a flat. - I don't have an apartment.

He's got a dog. - He has a dog.

He hasn't got a cat. - He doesn't have a cat.

As for the different ones, there is no significant difference in the forms in the statement.

Have- acts like a regular verb in time, so to form negation and question we need the auxiliary verbs do and does.

Have got- this is not the same as , it is a special, atypical verb of two parts, in which have acts as an auxiliary verb, and got does not change.

Let's look at comparison tables with the forms have and have got:

Statement			Negative Sentence
I we you they	have	have got 've got	I we you they	don't have don't have	have not got haven't got
he she it	has	has got 's got	he she it	does not have doesn't have	has not got hasn't got

Questions and Short Answers
have				have got
Do	I we you they	have?	Yes, I do No, I don't	Have	I we you they	got?	Yes, I have No, I haven't
Does	he she it		Yes, she does No, she doesn't	Has	he she it		Yes, she has No, she has not

Typical mistakes arise when constructing negatives and questions, because many perceive have as a verb that independently forms them, but forget about got.

In speech there are questions and denials constructed in this way, but we will speak according to the rules, not exceptions. Let's remember once and for all that if we start a question with have , then we need got . If the negation is haven’t , then we need got . If there is no got , then the auxiliary verb do or does is needed:

Have you a car? - maybe, but don't say so

Have you got a car? - Right

Do you have a car? - Right

I haven't a brother. - maybe, but don't say so

I haven't got a brother. - Right

I don't have a brother. - Right

We already mentioned that have got does not have a past tense form, so negation and questioning about the past will follow all the rules of the Past Simple tense.

Well, has it become clearer? Now you will always know exactly when you need have and when you have got, you will speak correctly and can teach others!

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Verb have/has and verb have got/has got translated into Russian as having or possessing. Often these verbs are used interchangeably. But there are cases in which replacing the “shade” and grammatical aspect is simply not possible. It is these cases that we will consider in this article and fully understand the issue of using the verb have got and has got.

In what cases do have/has and have got/has got replace each other?

1. When it comes to something belonging to someone.

I have (have got) an interesting book.I have an interesting book.

He has (has got) a work. He has a job.

She has (has got) a lot of money.She has a lot of money.

2. When we describe appearance.

She has (has got) blue eyes. She has blue eyes.

I have (have got) slim body. I have a slim body.

3. When the conversation is about relationships and family.

We have (have got) a friendly family.We have a friendly family.

I have (have got) a sister. I have a sister.

4. When the topic of diseases came up.

He has (has got) a back pain. His back hurts.

I have (have got) a toothache.I have a toothache.

In what cases can you use only have/has?

When the action takes place in the Present Continuous. The verb have got/has got cannot be used in this tense.

I am having a swim now. I'm swimming now.

They are having watch TV at the moment.They are watching TV at the moment.

Using a verb in the past tense

In the past tense, the verbs have/has, have got/has got are replaced by the verb had.

He has (has got) an apple. He has an apple. In present time.

He had an apple. He had an apple. In the past time.

How are verb abbreviations written in affirmation and negation?

The verbs have/has have no contractions. Have got/Has got, on the contrary, they are very often used in abbreviated form. In the table below you can see their abbreviations in detail.

Statement			Negative Sentence
I we you they	have	have got 've got	I we you they	don't have don't have	have not got haven't got
he she it	has	has got 's got	he she it	does not have doesn't have	has not got hasn't got

Questions and answers with verbs have/has, have got/has got

Remember the golden rule: if the question begins with have/has, then got is needed, if got is not used, then the question begins with the auxiliary verb do, does.

Have you a book? Do you have a book? It's wrong to say that.

Have you got a book? Do you have a book? Right!

Do you have a book? Do you have a book? Right!

have				have got
Do	I we you they	have?	Yes, I do No, I don't	Have	I we you they	got?	Yes, I have No, I haven't
Does	he she it		Yes, she does No, she doesn't	Has	he she it		Yes, she has No, she has not

Is verb tohave. This is due to the variety of its functions and applications. Thus, it can play the role of a semantic verb with the meaning of possession, an auxiliary verb for a number of tense forms, a modal verb with the particle to, and is also found in a large number of set expressions.

Meaning of the verb to have

The main meaning of this verb is “to have, to own, to possess,” however, for translation into Russian, a more typical formulation is often the structure “... (someone) has...”, for example:

In this meaning the verb tohave often replaced by an alternative construction with the same meaning – have got:

Grammatical forms of the verb to have

Since the verb to have is widespread in the English language, a strong mastery of its grammatical forms is one of the most important conditions for successfully learning English. This verb has two forms in present simple tense ():

I	have	I have (I have)
you		Do you have (Do you have)/ Do you have (You have)
we		We have (We have)
they		They have (They have)
he	has	He has (He has)
she		She has (She has)
it		It has (It has)

Quite common reductions, in which the verb is combined with the preceding pronoun:

IN past simple tense() this verb has only one form - had:

Subject to compulsory memorization three main forms verb to have, since it belongs to the group of irregular verbs:

the Infinitive (infinitive)	the Past Simple Tense (past simple tense)	thePast Participle (past participle)
to have	had	had

Let's look at examples of sentences with the verb to have in various tense forms:

	Simple	Continuous	Perfect	Perfect Continuous
Present	the Present Simple Tense Jane has a shower every morning. Jane takes a shower every morning.	the Present Continuous Tense Jane is having a shower at the moment. Jane is taking a shower at the moment.	the Present Perfect Tense Jane has had a shower after her long journey, so she looks fresh and relaxed. Jane took a shower after her long journey, so she looks fresh and rested.	the Present PerfectContinuousTense Jane has been having a shower for an hour. I'm tired of waiting for her. Jane takes a shower for an hour. I'm already tired of waiting for her.
Past	the P as t Simple Tense Jane had a shower yesterday evening. Jane took a shower last night.	the Past Continuous Tense Jane was having a shower as we tried to call her. Jane was taking a shower when we tried to call her.	the Past Perfect Tense Jane had already had a shower after her long journey so she was ready to tell us about her adventures. – Jane had already taken a shower after a long journey and was ready to tell us about her adventures.	the Past PerfectContinuousTense Jane had been having a shower for an hour that evening. I thought she was crying in the bathroom. Jane took a shower for an hour that evening. I thought she was crying in the bathroom.
Future	the Future Simple Tense Jane will have a shower after the sports lesson. Jane will take a shower after gym class.	the Future Continuous Tense Jane will be having a shower after getting up, so you’d better choose another period of time to visit her. Jane will take a shower after she gets up, so you should choose a different time period to visit her.	the Future Perfect Tense You'd better come a bit later. Jane will have had a shower after her long journey so she will be able to tell you about her adventures. – You should come a little later. Jane will take a shower after her long journey and will be ready to tell you about her adventures.	the Future PerfectContinuousTense In ten minutes Jane will have been having a shower for an hour. - In ten minutes it will be an hour since Jane has been taking a shower.

The verb to have and the construction have got - similarities and differences

Both the verb have and the construction have got can be used when talking about owning something, family ties and illnesses.

You have an old car.	You 've got an old car.	You have an old car.
She has two sisters	She 's got two sisters	She has two sisters.
I have a toothache.	I 've got a toothache.	I have a toothache.

In negative sentences we use respectively don't have And haven't got.

The interrogative form is constructed by placing the auxiliary verb do (does) or have, respectively, in place before the subject. A short answer uses an auxiliary verb, got not used in the short answer.

Do you have a good job? — Yes, I do.

Have you got a good job? - Yes, I have.

Do you have a good job? - Yes, I have.

In stable expressions with have, such as have a look (look), have breakfast (breakfast), etc., got not used.

Set expressions with the verb to have

Quite often there are stable expressions of the “have+noun” format, the meaning of which actually duplicates the meaning of the verb with the same root as the noun, for example:

to have a rest = to rest = to rest

Usually, in such alternative cases, the use of the “have+noun” construction is preferable, especially when we are talking about a short-term process. Here are some more examples of this design:

have + noun	identical verb	translation	example
to have a look	to look	look	Have a look at this picture. - Look at this picture.
to have a sleep	to sleep	sleep	I'd like to have a sleep after lunch. – I would like to sleep after lunch.
to have a drink	to drink	drink something	Let's have a drink before supper. - Let's have something to drink before dinner.
to have a dream	to dream	see a dream	I had a dream about you last night. “I had a dream about you last night.”
to have a try	to try	try, try	This game is quite difficult. Would you like to have a try? – This game is quite difficult. Would you like to try?

In addition to the above, there are a number of other set expressions with the verb to have, which have no verbal analogues:

to have a nice/good time	a good time	We had a very nice time in Rome. – We had a very good time in Rome.
to have breakfast/lunch/dinner…	have breakfast / lunch / dinner	He doesn’t usually have breakfast. – He usually doesn’t have breakfast.
to have a baby	give a birth to a baby	Sarah has had a baby. It's a boy. – Sarah gave birth to a child. This is a boy.
to have a party	have a party	I’m going to have a birthday party next week. You are invited. — I'm throwing a birthday party next week. You are invited.
to have a word with smb.	talk to someone	I had a word with the boss during the coffee break. – I spoke with the boss during a coffee break.

Have as an auxiliary verb

The verb to have as an auxiliary verb is used to form Perfect and Perfect Continuous tense forms, for example:

the Present Perfect Tense	have/has V 3	I have never been to Mexico. – I have never been to Mexico.
the Past Perfect Tense	had V 3	They had already packed their suitcases when we arrived. “They had already packed their bags when we arrived.”
the Future Perfect Tense	will have V 3	Jennifer will have made a cake by the time we arrive. Jennifer will have the cake ready by the time we arrive.
the Present PerfectContinuousTense	have been Ving	I 've been waiting for you for two hours. “I’ve been waiting for you for two hours now.”
the Past PerfectContinuousTense	had been Ving	Tom had been waiting for her for an hour before he decided to go away. -Tom waited for her for an hour before he decided to leave.
the Future PerfectContinuousTense	will have been Ving	Next week my father will have been working for this company for 20 years. – Next week it will be 20 years since my father has worked for this company.

Verb have translates as “to have” and is used when we say that we have something.

If you studied English at school, then you know that we can also say this with have got. Since the rules for using this verb have changed a little, many people are confused about when to use have and when to use got.

In this article I will tell you how to use this verb correctly and how to build sentences with it.

From the article you will learn:

Using have in English

The verb have in a sentence can be:

2. Smyslov, that is, to carry meaning. In this case, have is translated as “to have, to possess something.”

Example

I have a car.
I have a car (Literally: I have a car).

It is as a semantic verb that we will consider have in this article.

How to construct sentences with the verb have in English

The verb have is translated as “to have, to own, to possess something.” We can use it in the present, past and future tense. Let's look at all 3 cases in a similar way.

The verb have in the present tense

To say that someone has something/someone, we use the verb have. To do this, we put have after the main character in the sentence (I, you, he, they, children, Tom).

Depending on the character, have can have the following forms:

• has - when we talk about someone in the singular (he, she, it, Tom, Mary);
• have - for everyone else (I, they, we, you, you, children, friends).

After have we put what we have/possess.

Note: if we are talking about an object or living creature in the singular, then before this word we put the article a/an.

I told you in detail about articles in this article.

Let's look at the diagram of a sentence with the verb have.

Character + have/has + object/creature/person.

I
You
We	have	a car
They		a sister
She		a cat
He	has
It

Examples

They have a dog.
They have a dog.

She has a phone.
She has a phone.

We have a flat.
We have an apartment.

The verb have in the past tense

If we want to say that we had something, had something in the past, we use the past tense (Past Simple).

In the past tense, the verb have has the form had. It does not change in any way depending on the character.

The outline of such a proposal:

Character + had + object/creature/person.

I
You
We		a car
They	had	a phone
She		a problem
He
It

Examples

They had the book.
They had this book.

She had a bicycle.
She had a bicycle.

The verb have in the future tense

To say that you will have something/someone in the future, we need to put have in the future tense (Future Simple). To do this, we put the auxiliary verb will before have.

At the same time, we do not change have in any way depending on the character.

The outline of such a proposal:

Character + will have + object/creature/person.

I
You
We			a car
They	will	have	a phone
She			a cat
He
It

Examples

We will have a dog.
We will have a dog.

He will have a house.
He will have a home.

Negative sentences with the verb have in English

We can say that we do not have, did not have, will not have something. For this we use negation.

Previously, negative sentences with have did not require an auxiliary verb to form. We just needed to put a negative particle after our verb.

I don't have a car.
I do not have a car.

You can find such sentences in books.

Now in English we form negation using an auxiliary verb (do, does, did, will) and the negative particle not.

For each tense, of course, we use a different auxiliary verb.

Negative sentences with have in the present tense

In the present tense we form negation using the auxiliary verb do and the negative particle not.

If we are talking about someone in the singular (he, she, Tom), then we use the auxiliary verb does and the negative particle not. We do not change the verb have itself.

You can read this rule in detail in the article Present Simple.

Abbreviations

We can shorten do/does with a negative not like this:

do + not = don’t;
does + not = doesn’t.

Now let's look at the diagram of such a proposal.

Character + do/does + not + have + object/creature/person.

I
You
We	do			a car
They		not	have	a sister
She				a cat
He	does
It

Examples

I don't have a brother.
I do not have a brother.

She doesn't’ thave a rabbit.
She doesn't have a rabbit.

Negative sentences with have in the past tense

To say that we did not have something or someone in the past, we put the auxiliary verb did with the negative particle not in English.

We can use the abbreviation:

did + not = didn't’ t.

The outline of such a proposal would be:

Character + did + not + have + object/creature/person.

I
You
We				a car
They	did	not	have	a phone
She				a problem
He
It

Examples

They didn't have a cat.
She didn't have a cat.

She didn't’ thave friends.
She had no friends.

Negative sentences with have in the future tense

To say that we won't have something in the future, we put not after our will.

We can shorten:

will + not = won't.

The outline of such a proposal:

Character + will + not + have + object/creature/person.

I
You
We				a car
They	will	not	have	a phone
She				a problem
He
It

Examples

They won't have problems.
They won't have problems.

She won’ thave time.
She won't have time.

Interrogative sentences with the verb have in English

We can ask whether a person has something, whether it was, or whether it will be.

Just like with negation, it used to be possible to form a question by simply putting have in the first place in the sentence.

For example

Have you a sister?
Do you have a sister?

But now, to form a question, we use auxiliary verbs, which we put first in the sentence. For each tense we use a different auxiliary verb.

Interrogative sentences with have in the present tense

To ask if a person has something, we put the auxiliary verb do first in the sentence.

If the actor is he, she, it, then we use the auxiliary verb does.

The outline of such a proposal:

Do/does + character + have + object/creature/person?

	I
	you
Do	we		a car?
	they	have	a sister?
	she		a cat?
Does	he
	it

Example

Do you have a pen?
Do you have a pen?

Does he have a wife?
He has a wife?

Interrogative sentences with have in the past tense

To ask whether a person had something in the past, we need to put the auxiliary verb did first in the sentence.

The proposal outline will be:

Did + character + have + object/creature/person?

	I
	you
	we		a car?
Did	they	have	a phone?
	she		a problem?
	he
	it

Examples

Did they have a plan?
Did they have a plan?

Did he have a scooter?
Did he have a scooter?

Interrogative sentences with have in the future tense

To ask whether a person will have something, we move the auxiliary verb will to the first place in the sentence.

Its diagram will be like this:

Will + character + have + object/creature/person?

	I
	you
	we		a car?
Will	they	have	a phone?
	she		a problem?
	he
	it

Examples

Will they have a car?
Will they have a car?

Will she have a solution?
Will she have a solution?

Using the expression have got in English

You may come across such a combination as have got. It is often used in spoken English, especially British English.

The meaning of have got is no different from have. We also use it when we say we own something. Only the have got construction is more informal.

This expression is used only in the present tense. Let's look at all types of offers with it.

Affirmative sentences with have got

The character comes first in the sentence. Depending on the character, have got can have the following forms:

• has got - when we talk about someone in the singular (he, she, it, Tom, Mary);
• have got - for everyone else (I, they, we, you, you, children, friends).

The proposal outline will be as follows:

a phone She a problem He has got It

Examples

I have got a watch.
I have a watch.

She has got a bag.
She has a bag.

Negative sentences with have got

Unlike the verb have, the expression have got does not require an auxiliary verb. That's why we simply put not after have.

In this case, have, as well as in affirmative sentences, changes depending on the character.

We can use the following abbreviations:

have + not = haven’t
has + not = hasn’t.

The outline of such a proposal:

Actor + have/has + not + got + object/creature/person.

tgot a cup.
She doesn't have a cup.

Interrogative sentences with have got

Just like in negation, we don't need an auxiliary verb to ask a question. We simply move have to the first place in the sentence.

For she, he, it we use has.

The outline of such a proposal:

Have + character + got + object/creature/person?

I
You
We	have			a car
They		not	got	a sister
She

	I
	you
Have	we		a car
	they	got	a sister
	she		a cat
Has	he
	it

Examples

Have you got a bottle of water?
Do you have a bottle of water?

Has she got a pen?
Does she have a pen?

So, we have figured out how to build sentences with one of the most popular verbs - have. Now let's put the theory into practice.

Reinforcement task

Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Do you have cookies?
2. She didn’t have a notebook.
3. They have this book.
4. We will have a swimming pool.
5. Does she have a bracelet?
6. He doesn't have a girlfriend.

-

usually translated as received, has
In colloquial speech, the phrase have (has) got in the present tense is used to express the meaning of having, possessing. It is translated into Russian as follows: I (he, she, etc.) have it.

Transcription: |hæz| |ɡɑːt|, in Russian reads as "khaz goth"

Collocations
he has got points — he is not without merits
he has got a flat — he has an apartment
she has got a cold — she has a cold
he has got red hair — he has red hair
he has got a family — he has a family
he has got privilege — he enjoys privilege
he has got authority — he enjoys authority
give all one has got — give all the best
it has got to be done — it must be done
he has got to help us — he will have to help us; he should help us

Examples

He has got his just deserts.
He got what he deserved.

The puzzle has got us licked.
The riddle puzzled us.

Brian has got a great drive.
Brian received a huge disc.

What a devil of a twist he has got!
He was so hungry!

This has got to be our number one task.
This should be our number one priority.

The devil has got into this class today.
Today, the students seemed to be possessed by the devil.

This has got to be the worst day of my life.
This has to be the worst day of my life.