Elementary exercises Forming the verb to have got in Present Simple Tense Affirmative and negative sentence I You have / ‘ve We have not / haven’t They He She It has / ‘s has not / hasn’t Interrogative sentence a book a pen an icecream got a brother an umbrella a mother a brother Task - Complete the sentences with the correct form of “have got” 1) We a new house 2) She a doll 3) It a red ball 4) The family a car 5) The children _ oranges 6) You _ a shop 7) The cat _ a toy 8) I _ a sister 9) Mike _ two friends 10) I an old bag 11)The baby _ 10 teeth 12) He _ three badges 13) I _ a lot of homework 14) They _ a big TV 15) The teacher _ red pens I a book? you Have a pen? (What) we an ice-cream? (Who) they got a brother? (Where an umbrella? he ) a mother? Has she a brother? it Task – Rewrite the sentence into a negative sentence Look at the example below Don’t use abbreviation I have got a pencil I have not got a pencil 1) He has got a brother 2) I have got a daughter 3) The school has got 20 classrooms 4) Simon has got a boat 5) They have got your books 6) Erica and Jack have got happy children 7) Michele has got a photo 8) I have got a poster Task – Write some true sentences 9) You have got big ears with have got, has got, haven’t got and hasn’t got 10) We have got small eyes _ _ _ _ _ _ Task - Rewrite the sentences into an interrogative sentence Look at the example below Mr Smith has got a cat Has Mr Smith got a cat? 1) I have got a dog 2) Mickey has got a computer 3) My mother has got three sons 4) I have got clever pupils 5) She has got a young teacher 6) They have got six posters 7) Deborah and Tom have got a car 8) Barbara has got a black bag 9) We have got an English friend 10) You have got good questions Task – Answer the following question What have you got in your room? 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) Task - Change the following sentences into interrogative then give short answers according to the sign Look at the examples Mr Smith has got a pet Has Mr Smith got a pet? Yes, he has Tim and Peter have got a blue car Have Tim and Peter got a blue car? No, they haven’t 1) I have got a garden _ _ 2) Mum has got a new telephone _ _ 3) They have got a green car _ _ 4) You have got orange boxes _ _ 5) We have got long hair _ _ 6) Jack has got brown eyes _ _ 7) The Flicks have got a swimming pool _ _ 8) I have got a little brother _ _ 9) Nita and Max have got a camera _ _ 10) Ruby has got small ears _ _ Task - Write sentences using the words below with have got 1) Peter → rulers 2) Connie → a book 3) Mike and Mary → a radio 4) Mickey → comics 5) Mr Smith → a car 6) Mrs Taylor → postcards 7) Mandy’s grandma and grandpa → a boat 8) Tom → DVDs 9) Julie → a mug 10) Jane and Tony → a computer Task - Here are some information Using them first write a positive sentence, then a yes or no question Give short answers according to you can see a tick (ü) or a cross (û) Finally, write a similar sentence like this: This is my book There are two examples Task - First write questions, then answer them using the sentences you made in the th task Look at the examples E.g.: Has Peter got rulers? → No, he hasn’t He’s got books Have Mike and Mary got a radio? → Yes, they have 1) Jane and Tony / a TV _ 2) Mr Smith / a card _ 3) Mrs Taylor / three letters _ 4) Julie / a mug _ 5) Connie / two pens _ 6) Mickey / three comics _ 7) Tom / two CDs _ 8) Mandy’s grandma and grandpa / a car _ E.g.: Peter * a black book * ü Peter has got a black book Has Peter got a black book? Yes, he has This is his black book Paula * a big nose * û Paula has got a big nose Has Paula got a big nose? No, she hasn’t This isn’t her big nose 1) you * a red skirt * ü 2) I * an old dog * ü 3) we * a fat lion * û 4) they * a thin giraffe * û _ 5) Jenny * a red blouse * û _ 6) Tom * a pair of black jeans * ü 7) I * an aeroplane * û 8) you * a brown desk * ü Task 10 - Look at the calendar for this week and complete the sentences with has got, hasn’t got, have got or haven’t got Monday Tuesday Wednesday English lesson Thelma Kayla basketball training Donna hip-hop dance class Kayla French lesson Donna karate training Henry, Roy 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) Thursday Henry Thelma Friday Roy Thelma _ French lesson this week Donna basketball training on Monday Kayla _ English lesson on Wednesday Henry and Donna _ basketball training this week Roy _ French lesson on Tuesday Henry and Roy _ karate training on Wednesday Roy _ French lesson on Friday Henry _ basketball training on Thursday Thelma _ hip-hop dance class on Tuesday Kayla _ hip-hop dance class on Thursday Donna _ French lesson on Tuesday Kayla and Roy _ basketball training this week Donna _ hip-hop dance class on Thursday Task 11 – Ask questions about the underlined words 1) The children have got a dog at home _ 2) I have got twelve pens _ 3) She has got French today _ 4) We have got a car _ 5) I have got a headache, because the homework is difficult _ 6) Sam has got a cat _ 7) My father has got a new radio in the car _ 8) Lola has got dance lessons three times a week _ 9) Tom has got a blue bicycle _ 10) I have got a postcard from England _ Created by Susan V Toth SOLUTION Task 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) have got has got has got has got have got 6) have got 7) has got 8) have got 9) has got 10) have got Task It depends on the ss Task 1) He has not got a brother 2) I have not got a daughter 3) The school has not got 20 classrooms 4) Simon has not got a boat 5) They have not got your books 6) Erica and Jack have not got happy children 7) Michele has not got a photo 8) I have not got a poster 9) You have not got big ears 10) We have not got small eyes Task 1) Have I got a dog? 2) Has Mickey got a computer? 3) Has my mother got three sons? 4) Have I got clever pupils? 5) Has she got a young teacher? 6) Have they got six posters? 7) Have Deborah and Tom got a car? 8) Has Barbara got a black bag? 9) Have we got an English friend? 10) Have you got good questions? Task 1) Have I / you got a garden? No, you / I haven’t 2) Has mum got a new telephone? Yes, she has 3) Have they got a green car? No, they haven’t 4) Have you got orange boxes? No, you / I haven’t 5) Have we / you got long hair? Yes, you / we have 6) Has Jack got brown eyes? Yes, he has 7) Have the Flicks got a swimming pool? No, they have 8) Have I / you got a little brother? Yes, you / I have 9) Have Nita and Max got a camera? No, they haven’t 11)has got 12) has got 13) have got 14) have got 15) has got 10) Has Ruby got small ears? Yes, she has Task It depends on the ss Task 1) Peter has got two rulers 2) Connie has got a book 3) Mike and Mary have got a radio 4) Mickey has got three comics 5) Mr Smith has got a car 6) Mrs Taylor has got three postcards 7) Mandy’s grandma and grandpa have got a boat 8) Tom has got two DVDs 9) Julie has got a mug 10) Jane and Tony have got a computer Task 1) Have Jane and Tony got a TV? No, they haven’t They have got a computer 2) Has Mr Smith got a card? No, he hasn’t He has got a car 3) Has Mrs Taylor got three letters? No, she hasn’t She has got three postcards 4) Has Julie got a mug? Yes, she has 5) Has Connie got two pens? No, she hasn’t She has got a book 6) Has Mickey got three comics? Yes, he has 7) Has Tom got two CDs? No, he hasn’t He has got two DVDs 8) Have Mandy’s grandma and grandpa got a car? No, they haven’t They have got a boat Task E.g.: Peter * a black book * ü Peter has got a black book Has Peter got a black book? Yes, he has This is his black book Paula * a big nose * û Paula has got a big nose Has Paula got a big nose? No, she hasn’t This isn’t her big nose 1) You have got a red skirt Have you got a red skirt? Yes, I / you have This is your red skirt 2) I have got an old dog Have I / you got an old dog? Yes, I / you have This is my old dog 3) We have got a fat lion Have we / you got a fat lion? No, we / you haven’t This isn’t our fat lion 4) They have got a thin giraffe Have they got a thin giraffe? No, they haven’t This isn’t their thin giraffe 5) Jenny has got a red blouse Has Jenny got a red blouse? No, she hasn’t This isn’t her red blouse 6) Tom has got a pair of black jeans Has Tom got a pair of black jeans? Yes, he has This is his pair of black jeans 7) I have got an aeroplane Have I / you got an aeroplane? No, I / you haven’t This isn’t my aeroplane 8) You have got a brown desk Have you got a brown desk? Yes, you / I have This is your brown desk Task 10 1) Thelma hasn’t got _ French lesson this week 2) Donna _has got _ basketball training on Monday 3) Kayla _ has got English lesson on Wednesday 4) Henry and Donna have got _ basketball training this week 5) Roy hasn’t got _ French lesson on Tuesday 6) Henry and Roy have got _ karate training on Wednesday 7) Roy has got _ French lesson on Friday 8) Henry has got _ basketball training on Thursday 9) Thelma hasn’t got _ hip-hop dance class on Tuesday 10) Kayla _ hasn’t got hip-hop dance class on Thursday 11) Donna _ has got French lesson on Tuesday 12) Kayla and Roy haven’t got _ basketball training this week 13) Donna _ hasn’t got hip-hop dance class on Thursday Task 11 1) Where have the children got a dog? 2) How many pens have I /you got? 3) When has she got French? 4) Who has got a car? 5) Why have I / you got a headache? 6) What has Sam got? 7) Where has my father got a new radio? 8) How often has Lola got dance lessons? 9) What colour bicycle has Tom got? 10) Where have I / you got a postcard from?