GUIDE ENGLISH GRAMMAR BOOK

11 BE, HAVE AND DO
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c Have (got) ...on means 'wear'.
Mandy has (got) a long dress on. (= Mandy is wearing a long dress.)
d There is also a pattern with have (got) which means the same as there + be.
The T-shirt had a slogan on it. (= There was a slogan on the T-shirt.)
2 Form
a
Have (got) expresses a state. We do not use it in the continuous.
Present simple
I/you/we/they have
he/she/it has
Past simple
everyone had
Present perfect
I/you/we/they have had
he/she/it has had
Past perfect
everyone had had
I/you/we/they have got
he/she/it has got
everyone had got
b
Got is informal, typical of everyday conversation. We can use it in the present
simple and past simple, but it is more common in the present than in the past. And
it is more common in Britain than in the USA.
With have on its own, we usually use a full form. Before got, we can use the short
forms 've, 's or 'd.
Present simple
I have the key. (a little formal) I have got the key. (informal)
I've the key. (unusual)
I've got the key. (informal)
Past simple
I had the key. (most usual)
I'd the key. (unusual)
I had got the key. (less usual)
I'd got the key. (less usual)
NOTE
In very informal speech, got is sometimes used without have.
I got lots of time. (= I've got lots of time.)
You got any money? (= Have you got any money?)
c
There are some patterns where we do not normally use got. We do not use it in
the perfect.
I've had these shoes for years.
We do not normally use it in the infinitive or the ing-form.
It would be nice to have lots of money.
It's pretty depressing having no job.
We do not use got in a short answer.
Have you got your bag? ~ Yes, I have.
And we do not normally use got after a modal verb.
You can have these magazines if you like.