{"id":32218,"date":"2026-04-06T11:36:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=32218"},"modified":"2026-04-06T11:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T09:36:55","slug":"have-and-have-got","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2026\/04\/have-and-have-got\/","title":{"rendered":"Have and Have Got"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<strong>Have<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>Have got<\/strong>\u201d mean the same thing, but \u201chave got\u201d is more informal. Both forms are used to express things like possession, relationships, characteristics, and illnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Possession<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>have<\/strong> a new phone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019ve <strong>got<\/strong> a new phone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They <strong>have<\/strong> a big house.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They\u2019ve <strong>got<\/strong> a big house.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>She <strong>has<\/strong> two sisters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She\u2019s <strong>got<\/strong> two sisters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We <strong>have<\/strong> many friends here.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>We\u2019ve <strong>got<\/strong> many friends here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Characteristics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He <strong>has<\/strong> blue eyes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He\u2019s <strong>got<\/strong> blue eyes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The car <strong>has<\/strong> a powerful engine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The car\u2019s <strong>got<\/strong> a powerful engine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Illness \/ Conditions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I <strong>have<\/strong> a cold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019ve <strong>got<\/strong> a cold.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She <strong>has<\/strong> a headache.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She\u2019s <strong>got<\/strong> a headache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you <strong>have<\/strong> a pen?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you <strong>got<\/strong> a pen?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many books do you <strong>have<\/strong>?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How many books have you <strong>got<\/strong>?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Negative sentences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He hasn\u2019t <strong>got<\/strong> a car.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I don\u2019t <strong>have<\/strong> any money.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I haven\u2019t <strong>got<\/strong> any money.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He doesn\u2019t <strong>have<\/strong> a car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These pairs show how both forms mean the same thing, with <strong>\u201chave got\u201d<\/strong> sounding more casual in everyday speech.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate \u201cHave\u201d and \u201cHave got\u201d mean the same thing, but \u201chave got\u201d is more informal. 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