Have Got
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🧩 Supplementary Practice
Extra practice — Have Got
Need the words to stick? Recognise, recall, then use them.
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Step 1 · Let's Understand
have got / has got — words & phrases
Recognise it, remember it, then use it.
Recognise the meaning
RecogniseMatch each word with its meaning.
Answer, then check.
Group the words
NoticeThings, people or feelings?
- Thingsphone · bike · laptop · keys · wallet · backpack
- People & petsbrother · sister · dog
- Feelings & othera headache · time · an idea
Words in real phrases
ChunksSay each one aloud. Copy the rhythm.
I've got a new phone.
phone
He's got a red bike.
bike
She's got a big backpack.
backpack
We've got two laptops.
laptop
Have you got the keys?
keys
Can you remember?
RecallSay the word first, then check.
Use it
Use itWrite 3 sentences about you using words from have got / has got.
Step 2 · Let's Practise
Extra speaking practice
Model first, then say it yourself.
Model language
ChunksListen, then say each phrase twice.
I've got ___.
My ___ has got ___.
I haven't got ___.
Have you got ___?
Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
Guided speaking
SpeakYour teacher asks about your family, your home and your things. Answer with have got / has got.
- Use: "I've got ___."
- Use: "My ___ has got ___."
- Use: "I haven't got ___."
- Use: "Have you got ___?"
Model answer
I've got a small family. My mum has got a red car. We've got two cats. I haven't got a bike, but I've got a laptop. My brother hasn't got a phone yet.
Complete the conversation
PractiseChoose the natural reply.
B: …
B: …
Answer, then check.
Challenge
SpeakNow do it again with no notes. Speak for 60 seconds.
- Talk about have got / has got without stopping.
Step 2 · Let's Practise
Common difficulties
The parts learners usually find hard in this lesson.
Pronunciation: Short forms: I've / she's / we've
ChunksSay the short form. 'I have got' sounds slow. 'I've got' is normal, quick English.
I've got
she's got
we've got
they've got
haven't got
Tricky ones — say it, then check
RecallThese are the parts beginners often get wrong.
Common difficulties
PractiseSlow down and choose carefully.
Short answer: Have you got a dog? — Yes, I ___.
I've got = I ___ got.
Answer, then check.
Step 3 · Let's Use It
have got / has got
Strengthen the grammar from this lesson — a different route into it.
Quick explanation
UnderstandI / you / we / they → have got (I've got) he / she / it → has got (She's got) Negative: haven't got / hasn't got Question: Have you got…? Has he got…?
- I've got a new phone.
- She's got two brothers.
- We haven't got a car.
Notice the pattern
NoticeRead the sentences. What is the same in each one?
- I've got a new phone.
- She's got two brothers.
- We haven't got a car.
- He hasn't got a bike.
Choose the right form
PractiseOne answer only. Take your time.
She ___ got a sister.
We ___ got a garden.
He ___ got a car.
___ you got a pen?
Answer, then check.
Fix the mistake
Common mistakesEach sentence has one wrong word. Write it correctly.
They has got a new flat.
My dad have got a beard.
I hasn't got any money today.
Build the sentence
Build itPut the words in the right order.
Answer, then check.
Make it yours
Use itWrite 2–3 true sentences about you using have got / has got.
