oxford_guide_to_english_grammar

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85 Have (got)
Possession:
Cost:
Number:
Qualities:
Feelings:
Are these bags yours?
How much are these plates/do these plates cost?
Seven plus three is ten.
The buildings are ugly.
Hello. How are you?'~ I'm fine, thanks.
I'm cold. Can we put the fire on?
If we're all hungry, we'd better eat.
Right/wrong: Yes, that's right. I think you're mistaken.
Early/late: We were late for the show.
NOTE
a For You are to report to the manager, • 76.
b We do not use be before belong, depend and agree.
This bike belongs to me. NOT This bike is belong to me.
Well, that depends. NOT Well, that's-depend.
I agree absolutely. NOT I'm agree absolutely.
6 Gone or been?
We often use been instead of gone. Compare these two sentences.
Tom has gone to town. (He won't be back for a while.)
Tom has been to town. (He's just got back.)
Gone means 'gone and still away'. Been means 'gone and come back'.
In questions about what places people have visited, we use been.
Have you (ever) been to Amsterdam?
NOTE
a We also make this difference before an active participle.
The girls have gone swimming. (They're at the pool.)
The girls have been swimming. (They're back now.)
b For American usage, • 303 (7).
85 Have (got)
1 Use
The main use of have (got) is to express possession.
I have a car phone./I've got a car phone.
Mike has a small flat./Mike has got a small flat.
As well as possession, have (got) expresses other related meanings.
Kate has (got) blue eyes. I 've (got) an idea.
The protesters had (got) plenty of courage.
Have you (got) any brothers or sisters?
I had (got) a number of phone calls to make.
I've (got) a terrible headache. I haven't (got) time to wait.
a Have (got) can express permanent or temporary possession.
Louise has (got) a new radio. She bought it yesterday.
Louise has (got) a book that belongs to me.
b We can use with for possession after a noun phrase.
We saw a man with a gun. (= a man who had a gun)
But with cannot replace a main verb.
The man had a gun. NOT The man was with a gun.