In this article we will look at verb have got / has got... I know primary school it is given at the initial stage and causes a lot of difficulties for students.
Before learning have got / has got, you need to memorize personal pronouns on English language.
How to translate?
It is translated into Russian as "to have, to have something" and is used when we want to inform that we have something and belongs to us.
For example, the phrase ‘ I have got a cat’We can literally translate -“ I have a cat”, But we don't speak like that in Russian. We usually use the word "is": " I have a cat».
It should be noted, however, that English pronouns do not change by case. This means that the Russian "for me" corresponds to the English "I" ("for him" - he, etc.)
Affirmative sentences
Word order in an affirmative sentence:
SUBJECT+ HAVE GOT / HAS GOT +ADDITION
Pronouns I, you, we, they use the verb have got.
For example,
I have got a cat.
You have got a cat.
We have got a cat.
They have got a cat.
Tom and Kate have got a cat.
The subject is the phrase Tom and Kate, which we can replace with the pronoun "they" - they, therefore the verb have got is also used in this sentence
The verb is used with the pronouns he, she, it has got .
She has got a cat.
He has got a cat.
It has got a cat.
Pay attention to the following sentence:
Tom has got a cat.
The subject is the name Tom, which we can replace with the pronoun "he" - he, so the verb has got is also used in this sentence.
Table 1. Affirmative sentences with the turnover have got / has got
Negative sentences
Negative sentences are built in the same way as affirmative ones, but the negative particle not is added to the verb have got / has got:
have not got = haven’t got
has not got = hasn’t got
SUBJECT+ HAVEN'T GOT / HASN'T GOT +ADDITION
Translation of negative sentences often causes difficulties for students for the reason described above. It is necessary to remember that haven’t got / hasn’t got says that someone does not possess any item, i.e. this item is not.
For example, I haven’t got a cat. - I do not have a cat.
Table 2. Negative sentences with the turnover have got / has got
Interrogative sentences
To ask a question, you need to change the order of words: put the verb have / has before the subject, while got remains in place. See Table 3.
Table 3. Interrogative sentences with the turnover have got / has got
Have you got a cat? - Do you have a cat?
Has he got a cat? - He has a cat?
Has Tom got a cat? - Does Tom have a cat?
Short answer
The short answer follows the pattern:
Yes,… have. - Yes. No, ... haven’t. - No.
Yes,… has. - Yes. No, ... hasn’t. - No.
Instead of the ellipsis sign (...), you must substitute the pronoun you need in meaning.
For example,
- Have you got a cat? - Do you have a cat?
- Yes, I have. or No, I haven’t.
- Has Tom got a cat? - Does Tom have a cat?
- Yes, he has. or No, he hasn’t.
We have considered have got / has got turnover.
If you have any questions, you can ask them in the comments. I will gladly try to answer them.
Verb to have- one of the most common in English. It can act as an auxiliary, semantic or modal. Also, with its help, many constructions and stable expressions are formed.
Education and use
In the simple present tense, that is, in Present Simple (or Indefinite), there are two forms of the verb: has, have... Use has limited to third party singular only. In other cases, the word remains unchanged. IN Past simple verb takes shape had.
The table will help you understand in more detail in the education scheme.
| Past | Present | Future | |
| I, you, we, they | had | have | shall / will have |
| he, she, it |
To have as a semantic verb
The meaning of this word is "to have, to have". It is most often translated into Russian by the phrases "I have," "He has," etc.
1. Affirmative sentence. The word order in an affirmative sentence is standard: subject, predicate, and then definitions, additions or circumstances.
- He has a highly readable book. - He has an exciting book.
- She has a large library. - She has a large library.
- He had a beautiful picture - still life. - He had a beautiful painting - still life.
- She has a cozy house with fireplace. - She has a cozy house with a fireplace.
2. Interrogative. The question can be formed both with the help of an auxiliary verb to do in the past tense and without it. In cases where a sentence is built without a semantic verb in front of it. If there is an auxiliary verb, the question starts with it.
- Has she a yarn for knitting? - Does she have yarn for knitting?
- Had she a mauve dress? - Did she have a mauve dress?
- Did he have an easel and oil colors? - Did he have oil paints and an easel?
Variant with a verb to do more common.
3. Negation is formed using the particle not, and in the presence of uncountable nouns or plurals, the pronoun any also appears.
- I haven "t a scetchbook (any scetchbooks). - I do not have notebook (s) for sketching.
- We hadn "t any desire to go there.” We had no desire to go there.
Negation can also be formed using to do in combination with the not particle. I.e do not(for the pronouns I, you, we, they) and does not for the third person (he, she, it). In an abbreviated version, a verb with a particle takes the following form: don "t and doesn "t have in the present tense and didn "t in the past.
- I don "t have any questions. - I have no questions.
Another way to form a negative sentence is with the help no.
- She has no sketchbook. - She doesn't have a sketchbook.
- He has no desire to swim. - He has no desire to swim.
Peculiarities of using "have got"
This is a colloquial version, an analogue of the word to have in the role of a semantic verb. That is, the concepts of "have" and "possess" can be conveyed by means of the construction have got or has got... This is the same as has, have. The use of this turnover has some peculiarities:
- Have got: the use of this form is only in the present tense.
- This turnover is used only when it comes to a one-time action. For multiple, regular and repetitive events, use the main verb without "got".
- The negative and interrogative forms are also different.
- As for the phrase has got, its use is similar to has: in combination with the pronouns he, she, it.
Comparative characteristics are presented in the table.
She hasn "t got any skeetchbooks. - She has no sketchbooks.
To have as an auxiliary verb
It acts as an auxiliary verb in all tenses of the Perfect group and Perfect continuous.
Perfect times indicate the result, not the fact of the action.
- She has opened the window. - She opened the window.
- He has not closed the window. - He didn't close the window.
- Have they opened the window? - Did they open the window?
Perfect Continuous times mean a process that lasted until a certain point or for a specified period of time.
An affirmative sentence in the present tense implies the use of have been + doing (smth).
- She has been waiting for them for an hour. - She's been waiting for them for an hour.
- He has been playing the piano since 6 o "clock. - He has been playing the piano since six o'clock.
- How long has she been teaching English? - How long has she been teaching English?
Have to as a modal verb
This modal verb is very common in English. Use have to has some peculiarities.
The formation of constructions is as follows: modal verb + infinitive + particle to.
Unlike the verb must, which conveys a must by virtue of an internal urge to action, a construction with have to expresses the need due to any external circumstances. It is usually translated into Russian with the following words: must, had to, compelled, etc.
- She has to work a lot. - She has to work hard.
- He had to get up at 5 o "clock. - He had to get up at 5.
- She will have to study four languages. - She will have to master 4 languages.
Also, this modal verb is widely used in Russian for "should be".
- The book has to be sent by post today. - The book should be mailed today.
- The landscape has to be painted tomorrow. - The landscape needs to be painted tomorrow.
The interrogative and negative forms are formed using to do.
- Do you have to do homework? - Do you have to do your homework?
- We don "t have to write this book. - We should not write this book.
When negating between modal verbs must and have to there is a significant difference:
- "Do not have to" implies that it is undesirable to do so, it is not necessary.
- "Mustn" t "sends a categorical prohibition.
- You don "t have to read this letter. - You do not need to read this letter.
- You mustn "t read this letter. - You are not allowed to read this letter.
Constructions with the verb to have
There are many constructions in which a verb can lose its original meaning. Such turns are translated by a single concept.
1. Construction to have in combination with a noun and This turnover implies that the action is performed not by the person in question, but by someone else for him or instead of him.
- She has her hair done at that hairdresser "s. - She does (she does) her hair in that hairdresser.
- He "ll has his portrait painted in the near future. - His portrait will be painted shortly.
- He had his grand piano attuned the day before yesterday. - The day before yesterday the piano was tuned for him.
The interrogative and negative forms of this turnover are formed using the auxiliary verb to do.
- Do you have your violin attuned? - Has your violin been tuned?
- I don "t have my musical instrument attuned. - My musical instrument was not tuned.
2. The construction of a verb in combination with a noun and an infinitive. With this construction, you can convey an intention to do something.
- She has something to do. - She wants to do something.
- He had an interesting story to tell you. - He wanted to tell you an interesting story.
Question and negation are constructed without the auxiliary to do.
- Has she anything to tell us? - Does she want to tell us something?
- He has not (hasn "t) anything to tell. - He has nothing to tell.
Fixed expressions with a verb
Stable expressions are phrases that are perceived as one whole. Such constructions are not translated literally, but convey a single meaning. The following are several topics in which there are many stable phrases with the verb has, have. The use of these phrases is common in the English language.
Food and drink
Communication and relationships between people
Daily activities
| to have | a shower | take a shower |
| a bath | take a bath | |
| a wash | wash up | |
| a shave | shave |
Relaxation and entertainment
Use of the verb have very versatile. This is one of the few verbs that can act as full-valued (that is, semantic), auxiliary or modal. In addition, in combination with some nouns, it forms stable expressions. To master this topic well, it is important to practice using verbs. has, have... The use of these words is simple and understandable, but it should be brought to automatism so that when speaking in English you do not have to think about it.
Verb have translates to "have" and is used when we say we have something.
If you studied English at school, you know that we can also say this with have got... Since the rules for using this verb have changed a little, many are confused about when to use have and when to have got.
In this article, I will show 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 the meaning. In this case, have is translated as “to have, to have 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 build sentences with the verb have in English
The verb have is translated as "to have, to own, to have something." We can use it in the present, past and future tense. Let's take a similar look at all 3 cases.
Present verb have
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 (me, you, he, they, children, Tom).
Depending on the character, have can take the following forms:
- has - when, we are talking about someone in the singular (he, she, it, Tom, Mary);
- have - for everyone else (me, they, we, you, you, children, friends).
After have, we put what we have / what we have.
Note: if we are talking about an object or a living being in the singular, then before this word we put the article a / an.
I told you in detail about the articles in this article.
Let's take a look at the outline of a sentence with the have verb.
Actor + have / has + object / creature / person.
| I | ||
| You | ||
| We | have | a car |
| They | a sister | |
| She | a cat | |
| He | has | |
| It |
Examples of
They have a dog.
They have a dog.
She has a phone.
She has a phone.
We have a flat.
We have an apartment.
Past tense verb have
If we want to say that we had something, possessed something in the past, then 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.
Scheme of such a proposal:
Actor + had + object / creature / person.
| I | ||
| You | ||
| We | a car | |
| They | had | a phone |
| She | a problem | |
| He | ||
| It |
Examples of
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.
Scheme of such a proposal:
Actor + will have + object / creature / person.
| I | |||
| You | |||
| We | a car | ||
| They | will | have | a phone |
| She | a cat | ||
| He | |||
| It |
Examples of
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 have not, did not have, will not be something. For this we use denial.
Previously, the formation of negative sentences with have did not require an auxiliary verb. You just had to put a negative particle after our verb.
I have not a car.
I do not have a car.
You can find such suggestions in books.
Now in English we form negation with the auxiliary verb (do, does, did, will) and the negative particle not.
For each of the tenses, of course, we use our own auxiliary verb.
Negative sentences with have in the present tense
In the present tense, we form negation with 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 find out more about this rule in the Present Simple article.
Abbreviations
We can shorten do / does with the negative particle not as follows:
do + not = don’t;
does + not = doesn’t.
Now let's look at the diagram of such a proposal.
Actor + 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 of
I don’t have a brother.
I do not have a brother.
She doesn’
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, someone in the past, we put the auxiliary verb did with the negative particle not in English.
We can use shorthand:
did + not = didn’ t.
The outline of such a proposal would be:
Actor + did + not + have + object / creature / person.
| I | ||||
| You | ||||
| We | a car | |||
| They | did | not | have | a phone |
| She | a problem | |||
| He | ||||
| It |
Examples of
They didn’t have a cat.
They didn't have a cat.
She didn’
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.
Scheme of such a proposal:
Actor + will + not + have + object / creature / person.
| I | ||||
| You | ||||
| We | a car | |||
| They | will | not | have | a phone |
| She | a problem | |||
| He | ||||
| It |
Examples of
They won’t have problems.
They won't have a problem.
She won’
thave time.
She won't have time.
Interrogative sentences with the verb have in English
We can ask if there is, was, whether a person will have something.
As with negation, it used to be possible to form a question simply by putting have first 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 in the first place in the sentence. For each of the tenses, we use our own 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.
Scheme of such a proposal:
Do / does + actor+ have + item / 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 if a person has had something in the past, we need to put the auxiliary did first in the sentence.
The proposal outline would be:
Did + character + have + object / creature / person?
| I | |||
| you | |||
| we | a car? | ||
| Did | they | have | a phone? |
| she | a problem? | ||
| he | |||
| it |
Examples of
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 if a person will have something, we move the auxiliary verb will to the first place in the sentence.
Its scheme 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 of
Will they have a car?
Will they have a car?
Will she have a solution?
Will she have a solution?
Use of 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 have got is more informal.
This expression is used only in the present tense. Let's take a look at all kinds of offers with it.
Affirmative sentences with have got
In the first place in the sentence comes the character. Depending on the character, have got can take the following forms:
- has got - when, we are talking about someone in the singular (he, she, it, Tom, Mary);
- have got - for everyone else (me, they, we, you, you, children, friends).
The proposal outline will be as follows:
Examples of
I have got a watch.
I have a watch.
She has got a bag.
She has a bag.
Negative sentences with have got
In contrast to the verb have, the expression have got does not require an auxiliary verb. So we just put not after have.
In this case, have, as well as in affirmative sentences, varies depending on the character.
In doing so, we can use the following abbreviations:
have + not = haven’t
has + not = hasn't.
Scheme of such a proposal:
Actor + have / has + not + got + object / creature / person.
| I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| You | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| We | have | a car | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| They | not | got | a sister | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| She | tgot a cup. |
| I | |||
| you | |||
| Have | we | a car | |
| they | got | a sister | |
| she | a cat | ||
| Has | he | ||
| it |
Examples of
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 figured out how to build sentences with one of the most popular verbs - have. Now let's consolidate the theory into practice.
Assignment task
Translate the following sentences into English:
1. Do you have cookies?
2. She did not have a notebook.
3. They have this book.
4. We will have a pool.
5. Does she have a bracelet?
6. He has no girlfriend.
Design have got very popular in English. However, this expression is extremely colloquial, therefore, its abbreviated form is mainly found:
- have got → ’Ve got;
- has got → ’S got.
In formal writing and oral speech have got not used.
This expression has three tasks in English, and each of them has its own characteristics. In this article, we suggest you familiarize yourself with three meanings have got and learn some interesting set expressions that use this construction.
3 have got functions
1. Have got = to have
Design have got used to show that a person or object has something, it possesses something. This is the main meaning of this expression.
We use have got:
- When describing people, animals or objects.
She ’S got a soft voice. - She has a soft voice.
Lion ’S got a thick mane. - Lions have a thick mane.
Flamingo has got a long beak. - Flamingos have a long beak.
This table has got only three legs. “This table has only three legs.
- When we show that a person has something or something belongs to him.
He ’S got a country house. - He has a country house.
She ’S got a new edition of this dictionary. - She has a new edition of this dictionary.
He ’S got a problem. - He has a problem.
I ’Ve got a brilliant idea. - I have a brilliant idea.
- When we talk about relationships with people, relatives.
She ’S got many friends. - She has a lot of friends.
He ’S got a girlfriend. - He has a girlfriend.
I ’Ve got three brothers. - I have three brothers.
He ’S got strained relations with his father. - He has a strained relationship with his father.
- When we report what a person is sick with or what hurts.
I ’Ve got a headache. - I have a headache.
Melanie ’S got a temperature. - Melanie has a fever.
She ’S got a cold. - She has a cold.
They ’Ve got chickenpox. - They have chickenpox.
In this meaning have got Is a synonym for a verb to have(have). But it has some limitations. For example, in interrogative and negative sentences with have got you don't need to use an auxiliary verb:
| Have | Have got | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| I have a raccoon and a fox. | I have got a raccoon and a fox. | I have a raccoon and a fox. |
| I don’t have a raccoon and a fox. | I have not got a raccoon and a fox. | I don't have a raccoon and a fox. |
| Do you have a raccoon and a fox? | Have you got a raccoon and a fox? | Do you have a raccoon and a fox? |
Design have got shows status, so it is not used in group times Continuous instead of to have... Also this function does not imply the use of have got in the past or future tense.
note that have got cannot be used in fixed expressions that use a verb have (have breakfast/lunch/dinner, to have a shower/bath, to have a good time), otherwise these expressions will radically change their meaning. Native speakers don't usually say that.
2. Have got = to get, to receive
Design have got used when we say that we will get something. In this case, it is synonymous with verbs to get, to receive(get). Here have got can be used in all times: present, past and future.
She ’S got her new sunglasses by mail. - She got her new glasses in the mail.
A child had got a bump when he fell of the tree. - The child got a bump when he fell from a tree.
Andy had got good news. - Andy got good news.
I will have got an answer in a week. - I'll get an answer in a week.
3. Have got to = have to
In the third meaning have got Is a synonym. As well as have to, have got indicates a duty to do something. There is no difference between them, but have got more emotionally saturated than have to, therefore, it expresses the obligation more strongly. We usually highlight have got in speech by voice.
I ’Ve got to get up early tomorrow. I have a lot of things to do. - I should get up early tomorrow. I have a lot to do.
Pam ’S got to get to the bank before 9 or she’ll be late for work. - Pam should get to the bank before 9, or she'll be late for work.
You ’Ve got to take this road or you’ll be stuck in a traffic jam. - You must take this road or get stuck in a traffic jam.
We can’t wait any longer. You ’Ve got to be there in 5 minutes. - We can't wait any longer. You should be here in five minutes.
In meaning modal verb have got to cannot be used in the past and future tense. In this case, only have to (had to, will have to).
We can’t wait any longer. You had to be here 5 minutes ago. - We can't wait any longer. You should was to be here 5 minutes ago.
Watch the video with the teacher Alex... He will tell you about the functions have got in English and will tell a few more interesting features of this design.
English idioms with have got
- I've got it! - I understood!
First you must stop the car and then switch off the engine. Have you got it? - First you have to stop the car, and then turn off the engine. Do you understand?
- Have got it made- life is good.
He is only 25, but he has his own business. He's got it made... - He is only 25, but he already has his own business. Life is good.
- Have got it bad- fall head over heels in love.
He saw her just once but he ’S got it bad... - He saw her only once, but fell head over heels in love.
- Have got only yourself to blame- blame only yourself for something.
You overslept and missed the train. You ’Ve got only yourself to blame... - You overslept and missed the train. You you can only blame yourself.
- Have got eyes like a hawk- have a diamond eye, a keen eye.
He managed to find a needle in a haystack. He ’S got eyes like a hawk! - He managed to find a needle in a haystack. Very sharp eye!
- Have got a hand in something- to have a hand in something, to participate in something.
It looks like she ’S got a hand in planning the party. - It looks like she put her hand to planning a party.
- Have got something on somebody- to have something on someone, to have compromising evidence on someone.
She promised to ruin my life but she ’S got nothing on me... - She promised to ruin my life, but she nothing on me.
Have got- a very useful construction of the English language, as it is often used in live oral speech. With its help, you can build simple and understandable sentences, and interesting idioms will help you diversify your speech even more. Take the test to learn how to use the expression have got in English.
Test
3 meanings of have got in English
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 different verbs or are they the same?
Can you always use have got instead of have?
How to form denial and question?
Have got is what Present perfect?
These and many other questions will cease to torment you after you carefully study the material in this article.
In textbooks, the title of the topic in question 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: you say it, you don’t want to say it. If you want to shine, you can also have got.
In fact, in affirmative sentences, this approach may work, but forms of denial and questioning may suffer. Another misconception is that have and have got completely replace each other in meaning. No, it’s not like that.
In this article, we will analyze 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 mistakes.
When can both forms be used?
First, both forms are used when talking about 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
It is possible to confuse constructions only in the present tense, because have got has no past tense form. The past tense uses the verb had, 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 is abbreviated and is often abbreviated in assertions and negatives, and the verb have is not abbreviated:
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, in the statement there is no significant difference in the forms.
Have- acts like a regular verb in tense, so to form a negation and a question, we need the auxiliary verbs do and does.
Have got- this is not the same as, it is a special, atypical two-part verb, in which have acts as an auxiliary verb, and got does not change.
Consider the comparison tables with the have and have got forms:
|
Statement |
Negative Sentence |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I we you they |
have | have got ’Ve got |
I we you they |
do not 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 does not |
Has | he she it |
Yes, she has No, she has not |
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Typical mistakes arise when constructing negatives and questions, because many perceive have as a verb that independently forms them, and at the same time forget about got.
In speech, there are questions and denials built in this way, but we will speak according to the rules, not exceptions. Let's remember once and for all that if we start with have, we need got. If in negation haven't, then got is needed. If there is no got, then the auxiliary verb do or does is needed:
Have you a car? - it is possible, but it is not necessary to say so
Have you got a car? - right
Do you have a car? - right
I haven’t a brother. - it is possible, but it is not necessary to say so
I haven’t got a brother. - right
I do not have a brother. - right
We already mentioned that have got has no past tense, so negation and the question of the past will follow all the rules of Past Simple tense.
Well, has it become clearer? Now you will always know exactly when you need have, and when have got, you will speak correctly and you can teach others!
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