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have /have got
emansoliman
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have /have got
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hi i wonder when do we say(have )or (have got) and the same of course for (has) or (has got) is the only difference in their tenses: have (is present simple tense) have got (is present perfect) thanks
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21 Sep 2011
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dawnmain
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very easy - we tend to use have got when speaking as it is more informal than have.
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21 Sep 2011
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chiaras
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I �m not a native speaker, so I may be wrong, but I usually teach my students what follows: Have/Has got= 1- possession (I �ve got a new car), 2 - family ties (I �ve got a very old aunt), 3- illness (I �ve got a terrible headache), 3- physical description (I �ve got dark hair) Questions: have you got a brother? Negative form= I haven �t got a brother Have/has=1- possession, exactly like have got, 2- phrases like have a shower, have a word, have breakfast and so on. Questions= Do you have a new cd-player? Do you have a shower every day? Negative form= I don �t have a new car. I don �t have a shower every day Hope it �s clear. Chiara |
21 Sep 2011
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almaz
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Yes, I �d agree with Dawn. In UK English, �have got � (present tense, meaning �possess �) is standard in speech or prose representing speech. Some (North) Americans seem to have a problem with it - perhaps because of the distinction between the past participles �got � and �gotten � (possess and obtain).
Chiara, I think you have to distinguish between �have � as stative (I have a new cd player) and �have � as dynamic (I have a shower every day).
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21 Sep 2011
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douglas
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This topic comes up once in a while:
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21 Sep 2011
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chiaras
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Almaz, yes, of course Have can be stative or dynamic, I thought it was understood in my message! Have a nice evening! Chiara |
21 Sep 2011
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