Grammar Practice - Herbert Puchta, Jeff Stranks, Peter Lewis-Jones 2012
Have got / haven’t got
You use have got/haven't got to talk about possession. When you write you can use long or short forms.
1 Read the sentences and look at the pictures. Write T (True) or F (False).
2 Read the sentences. Write the names of the girls under the pictures.
3 Write the words in the correct order.
1 new I We've / a / got I car
We've got a new car.
2 eyes I mother I got / My / blue I has
3 six / I / got / brothers and sisters / have
4 got / A / legs I snake I hasn't
5 We I haven't I got I tonight I homework
6 family / got / a / hasn’t / My / dog
4 Make the sentences negative.
1 I’ve got long hair.
I haven't got green eyes.
2 They've got green eyes.
3 My father’s got a big car.
4 She’s got a new laptop.
5 I’ve got homework this weekend.
6 We’ve got a dog.
5 Complete the questions and answers. Use short forms when you can.
1 A Have you got a cat?
В No, but I’ve got a dog!
2 A ... your brother ... a big nose?
В No, but he ... big ears!
3 A ... your parents ... a car?
В Yes, and my sister ... a car, too.
4 A ... your classroom ... a computer?
В No, but the school ... a special computer room.
5 A ... you ... a laptop?
В No, I ...!
6 Write the correct form of have got in each space. (✓ = positive, X = negative)
My friends
I 1 ’ve got (✓) lots of friends. My best friend, Sean, 2... (✓) long hair and green eyes - he’s cool! He 3... (✓) three dogs at home - we go there after school and play with them. One dog 4... (X) a tail!
Julia’s my friend, too. She lives in my street. Her father 5... (✓) a lot of money and her house is really big - it 6... (✓) six bedrooms! But it 7... (X) a swimming pool - it’s a shame because Julia likes swimming.
But we 8... (✓) a pool at our school so Julia swims there.
Julia’s brother Andy is my friend too. He likes animals - he 9... (✓) a parrot in his bedroom! (He 10… (✓) a snake too - but I don’t like snakes!) Julia and Andy 11... (X) a dog or a cat - I don’t know why.