I have / i have

got
Unit 9
Book: Essencial
Grammar in Use –
Raymond Murphy, 2nd
edition
 “I have / I have got” – O que é?
“I have” e “I have got” serve para indicar posse de alguma coisa. Ambas formas
tem o mesmo significado. Por exemplo:

• I have got blue eyes / I have blue eyes. (Eu tenho olhos azuis).
• Tim has got two sisters / Tim has two sisters (Tim tem duas irmãs).
• They like animals. They have got a horse, three dogs and six cats. (Eles
gostam de animais. Eles tem um cavalo, três cachorros e seis gatos).
• Our car has got four doors. (Nosso carro tem quatro portas).
• Diane isn’t feeling well. She’s got a headache. (Diane não está bem. Ela está
com dor de cabeça).
 Como que usa com os sujeitos?
• I have – I have got (I’ve got).
• We have – We have got (we’ve got).
• You have – You have got (You’ve got).
• They have – They have got (They’ve got).

• He has – He has got (He’s got).

• She has – She has got (She’s got).
• It has – It has got (It’s got).

Os exemplos acima são positivos.

 E no negativo?
Para negar, você usa “not” depois do have/has e antes do got.

• I have not – I have not got (I haven’t got).

• We have not – We have not got (we haven’t got).
• You have not – You have not got (You haven’t got).
• They have not – They have not got (They haven’t got).

• He has not – He has not got (He hasn’t got).

• She has not – She has not got (She hasn’t got).
• It has not – It has not got (It hasn’t got).

Os exemplos acima são negativos.

 E no negativo?
Exemplos:

• I’ve got a motor-bike, but I haven’t got a car.

• Peter and Angela haven’t got any children.
• It’s a nice house, but it hasn’t got a garden.

Os exemplos acima são negativos.

 E se eu quiser perguntar?
Para perguntar, você usa have/has no começo da frase. Por exemplo:
Have / has + Sujeito + got + objeto da pergunta.

• Have I got...?
• Have we got...?
• Have you got...?
• Has he got...?
• Has she got...?
• Has it got...?

Os exemplos acima são perguntas.

 E se eu quiser perguntar?
Exemplos:

• Have you got a camera?

• What have you got in your bag?
• Has Anne got a car?
• What kind of car has she got?

Os exemplos acima são perguntas.

 Como que responde?
Podemos utilizar as short answers (respostas curtas) para responder. Detalhe: Se
você usar yes, usará have/has; se usar no, usará have not/ has not.

• Yes, I have. / No, I have not.

• Yes, we have. / No, we have not.
• Yes, you have. / No, you have not.
• Yes, he has. / No, he has not.
• Yes, she has. / No, she has not.
• Yes, it has. / No, it has not.

Os exemplos acima são respostas.

 Como que responde?
Exemplos de respostas:

• Have you got a camera? No, I haven’t.

• What have you got in your bag? Nothing, it’s empty.
• Has Anne got a car? Yes, she has.

Os exemplos acima são respostas.

 I don’t have / Do you have?
Em negação e perguntas, você pode usar do/does.

• They don’t have any children = They haven’t got any children.
• It’s a nice house but it doesn’t have a garden. = it hasn’t got a garden.
• Does Ann have a car? = Has Ann got a car?
• How much money do you have? = How much money have you got?
Exercises
 Exercise 1

Write the short form:

1. We have got: We’ve got.

2. He has got:
3. They have got:
4. She has not got:
5. It has got:
6. I have not got:
 Exercise 2

Write questions:

1. You / an umbrella?: Have you got na umbrella?

2. You / a passport?
3. Your father / a car?
4. Carol / many friends?
5. You / any brothers or sisters?
6. How much money / we?
7. What / kind of car / Julia?
 Exercise 3

Write about yourself:

1. A camera: I’ve got (OR I haven’t got)a camera.

2. A bike:
3. Long hair:
4. Brothers/sisters:
 Exercise 4

Put in have got (‘ve got), has got (‘s got), haven’t
got or hasn’t got.

1. Sarah hasn’t got a car. She goes everywhere by

bike.
2. They like animals. They’ve got three dogs and
two cats.
 Exercise 4

3. Charles isn’t happy. He ________________ a lot of

problems.
4. They don’t read much. They _____________ many
books.
5. “What is wrong?” “I ______________ something
in my eye”.
6. “Where is my pen?” “I don’t know. I ___________
it.”
7. Julia wants to go to the concert but she
_____________ a ticket.
 Exercise 5

Complete the sentences. Use have/has got or

haven’t/hasn’t got + one of these:

A lot of friends
Four wheels
Six legs
A headache
A toothache
A key
Much time
A garden
 Exercise 5

1. I am not feeling well. I’ve got a headache.

2. It’s a nice house but it hasn’t got a garden.
3. Most cars _____.
4. Everybody likes Tom. He _____.
5. I’m going to the dentist this morning. I _____.
6. He can’t open the door. He _____.
7. An insect ____.
8. We must hurry. We _______.