have/has or have/has got?

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have/has or have/has got?

have/has or have/has got?

I have a doubt about this... In british english which should i use?: She has a car, or she has got a car?

30 Jun 2009

salvadorbossio

YOU SHOULD USE hAVE GOT. AMERICANS USE THE OTHER ONE.

30 Jun 2009

As far as I know, you can use both of them.

30 Jun 2009

sambia

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30 Jun 2009

Cranos

I think, Has, which ends in an s, is used with singular nouns (e.g. He has a banana). Have is used for plural, or two or more (e.g. Mike and Sally have a banana to share.). So I agree that the first option is apropriate .

30 Jun 2009

Nebal

Well, according to britishcouncil.com,

When have is used to speak about possession, relationships and other states, it is possible to use both have and have got:

			*I have* a house in the country.
			*I have got* a house in the country.
			*I don�t have* any brothers or sisters.
			*I haven�t got* any brothers or sisters.
			Do you *have* a cold?
			*Have* you *got* a cold?

So, in british english both are correct.

Hope it helps.

Nebal

30 Jun 2009

alien boy

She/he/it has (got) a ....

I/you/we/they have (got) a ....

You can use got if you like - it is very English & used to be common in Australia.

30 Jun 2009

Both are correct:

"She has got a car."-- is very British English

We Americans rarely use the got, we tend to prefer "She has a car."

30 Jun 2009

eng789

We Canadians also say, She has a car.

30 Jun 2009

agusjavier

if you teach british english is have got, if you teach united states english is have/has alone

30 Jun 2009

mjpa

Both are correct, but have/ has got is used to express possession (as it is the case, e.g: a car)

Have alone, without the got is used for instance with meals, when have means "take". E. g: I have breakfast at eight in the morning.

Anyway, when it refers to possession you can use both of them, with or without got even though the most correct option would be with got.

30 Jun 2009

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