A. Have and have got (= possess, own etc.)
We often
use have got rather than have alone. So you can say:
* We've
got a new car. or We have a new car.
* Ann
has got two sisters. or Ann has two sisters.
We use
have got or have for illnesses, pains etc.:
* I've
got a headache. or I have a headache.
In
questions and negative sentences there are three possible forms:
Have you
got any money? I haven't got any money.
Do you
have any money? I don't have any money.
Have you
any money? (less usual) I haven't any
money. (less usual)
Has she
got a car? She hasn't got a car.
Does she
have a car? She doesn't have a car.
Has she
a car? (less usual) She hasn't a car.
(less usual)
When
have means 'possess' etc., you cannot use continuous forms (is having/are
having etc.):
* I
have/I've got a headache. (not 'I'm having')
For the
past we use had (usually without 'got'):
* Ann
had long fair hair when she was a child. (not 'Ann had got')
In past
questions and negative sentences we normally use did/didn't:
* Did
they have a car when they were living in London?
* I
didn't have a watch, so I didn't know the time.
* Ann
had long fair hair, didn't she?
B.
Have breakfast/have a bath/have a good time etc.
Have
(but not 'have got') is also used for many actions and experiences. For
example:
have
breakfast/dinner/a cup of coffee/a cigarette etc.
have a
bath/a shower/a swim/a rest/a party/a holiday/a nice time etc.
have an accident/an experience/a dream etc.
have a
look (at something)/a chat (with somebody)
have a
baby (= give birth to a baby)
have
difficulty/trouble/fun
*
Goodbye! I hope you have a nice time.
* Mary
had a baby recently.
'Have
got' is not possible in these expressions. Compare:
* I
usually have a sandwich for my lunch. (have = 'eat' - not 'have got')
but *
I've got some sandwiches. Would you like one?
In these
expressions, have is like other verbs. You can use continuous forms (is having
are having etc.) where suitable:
* I had
a postcard from Fred this morning. He's on holiday. He says he's having a
wonderful time. (not 'he has a wonderful time')
* The
phone rang while we were having dinner. (not 'while we had')
In
questions and negative sentences we normally use do/does/did:
* I
don't usually have a big breakfast. (not 'I usually haven't')
* What
time does Ann have lunch? (not 'has Ann lunch')
* Did
you have any difficulty finding somewhere to live?
EXERCISES
17.1 Write negative sentences with have. Some
are present (can't) and some are past (couldn't).
1. I
can't make a phone call. (any change)
I
haven't got any change.
2. I
couldn't read the notice. (my glasses)
I didn't
have my glasses.
3. I
can't climb up onto the roof. (a ladder)
I ---
4. We
couldn't visit the museum. (enough time)
We ---
5. He
couldn't find his way to our house. (a map)
6. She
can't pay her bills. (any money)
7. They
can't get into the house. (a key)
8. I
couldn't take any photographs. (a camera)
17.2
Complete these questions with have. Some are present and some are past.
1.
Excuse me, have you got a pen I could borrow?
2. Why
are you holding your face like that? --- a toothache?
3. --- a
bicycle when you were a child?
4. '---
the time, please?' 'Yes, it's ten past seven.'
5. When
you did the exam, --- time to answer all the questions?
6. I
need a stamp for this letter. --- one?
7. 'It
started to rain while I was walking home.' 'Did it? --- an umbrella?'
17.3 In
this exercise you have to write sentences about yourself. Choose four of the
following things (or you can choose something else):
a
car a bicycle a moped
a guitar a computer a camera
a driving licence a job a dog/a cat (or another animal)
Have you
got these things now? Did you have them ten years ago? Write two sentences each
time using I've got/I haven't got and I had/I didn't have.
now ten years ago (or five if you're too young)
1. I've
got a car. I didn't have a car.
2. --- ---
3.
--- ---
4.
--- ---
17.4
Complete these sentences. Use an expression from the list and put the verb into
the correct form where necessary.
have
lunch have a swim have a nice time have a chat
have a cigarette have a rest have a good flight have a baby
have a shower have a party have a look
1. I
don't eat much during the day. I never _have lunch._
2. David
likes to keep fit, so he --- every day.
3. We
--- last Saturday. It was great - we invited lots of people.
4.
Excuse me, can I --- at your newspaper, please?
5.
'Where's Jim?' 'He --- in his room. He's very tired.'
6. I met
Ann in the supermarket yesterday. We stopped and ---.
7. I
haven't seen you since you came back from holiday ---?
8.
Suzanne --- a few weeks ago. It's her second child.
9. I
don't usually smoke but I was feeling very nervous, so I ---.
10. The
phone rang but I couldn't answer it because I ---.
11. You
meet Tom at the airport. He has just arrived. You say:
Hello,
Tom. ---?
Answers
17.1
3 I
haven't got a ladder./I don't have a ladder.
4 We
didn't have enough time.
5 He
didn't have a map.
6 She
hasn't got any money./She doesn't have any money.
7 They
haven't got a key./They don't have a key.
8 I
didn't have a camera.
17.2
2 Have
you got/Do you have
3 Did
you have
4 Have
you got/Do you have
5 did
you have
6 Have
you got/Do you have
7 Did
you have
17.3
Example answers:
2 I've
got a bicycle (now). I didn't have a bicycle (ten years ago).
3 I haven't
got a guitar (now). I had a guitar (ten years ago).
4 I've
got a dog (now). I had a dog (ten years ago).
17.4
2 has a
swim
3 had a
party
4 have a
look
5 is
having a rest/'s having a rest
6 had a
chat
7 Did
you have a nice time
8 had a
baby
9 had a
cigarette
10 was
having a shower
11 Did
you have a good flight