| 2 UNIT 8 | I’VE GOT IT!

1 Meaning and uses of the verb “to have”

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Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

To understand the function in language of To know words To identify sounds and
the verb “to have” | How to use have and and common intonation patterns in
have got correctly. expressions context.
with have have
got and have to.

I Have I Have got I’ve got

He He He’s got
She Has She Has got She’s got
It It It’s got
We We We’ve got
You Have You Have got You’ve got
They They They’ve got
o I have blue eyes | I’ve got blue eyes.
o She has got two sisters | She’s got two sisters.
o Our car has four doors | Our car’s got four doors.
o Sarah isn’t feeling well. She has a headache | She’s got a headache.

I haven’t got Have I got? Yes, I have | No, I haven’t.

You haven’t got Have you got? Yes, we have | No, we haven’t.
We haven’t got Have we got? Yes, you have | No, you haven’t.
They haven’t got Have they got? Yes, they have | No, they haven’t.
He hasn’t got Has he got? Yes, he has | No, he hasn’t.
She hasn’t got Has she got? Yes, she has | No, she hasn’t.
It hasn’t got Has it got? Yes, it has | No, it hasn’t.

o I’ve got a motorbike, but I haven’t got a car.

o Jane and Peter haven’t got any children.
o It’s a nice house, but It hasn’t got a garden.
o Have you got a camera? | No, I haven’t.
o What have you got in your bag? | Nothing, it’s empty.
o What kind of car has she got?
I don’t have, do you have, etc. | In negative and questions, you can also use do/does.
o They don’t have any children | They haven’t got any children.
o It’s a nice house, but it doesn’t have a garden | It hasn’t got a garden.
o Does Helen have a car? | Has she got a car?
o What do you have in your bag? | What have you got in your bag?

o Have lunch.
What can you You can… o Have a party.
have? o Have a lesson.
o Have a cup of coffee or tea.
o Have a shower.
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Other things you can have:
1. Lunch, dinner, breakfast, a meal, something to eat…
2. A party, a meeting, a competition, a game…
3. A lesson, an exam, an appointment (with the dentist)…
4. Tea, coffee, a sandwich, an ice-cream, a drink, some cheese…
5. A shower, a swim, a bath, a sauna…
Expressions with “have”
o Is that your camera? Can I have a look? (=Look at it).
o Is that your bicycle? Can I have a go? (=Ride it).
o Good bye! Have a good journey.
o Have a good time.
o Do you have a moment? Can I have a word with you?
o I’m going to have my haircut.
o I want to learn to ski, but I don’t have time.
Have to
We use “have to” when the situation means that we must do something.
o The museum is not free. You have to pay $10 to go in.
o All the students have to do the exam.
o I haven’t got a car, so I have to walk to my job every day.