Has, Have got
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- Javaid Ahmed
- Jan 12,2022
Has/Have got
These are special expressions that show possession as well as used helping verbs for making a specific sentence.
Has ever use with the third person he, she, it.
Have ever used it with the first and second person I, you, we, they.
Has used with:
She- has
He- has
It - has
Singular noun- has
Have used with:
I - have
You - have
We - have
They - have
Plural nouns-Amir and Salman
Usage:
- She has new friends.
- He has a bad cold.
- You have seen a horror movie.
- Dania has a speech in school.
- They have met the president.
Contraction forms
A contraction is a single word formed by combining words that replace one letter through apostrophe (').
He's
She's
I've
You've
We've
They've
It's
There are three parts of sentence.
- Affirmative sentences.
- Negative sentences.
- Interrogative sentences.
Affirmative /Simple sentences
These sentences have positive sense.
Formula:
S – have/has -noun
- I have a car.
- Bilal has a shirt.
- They have result.
Negative sentences
These sentences have negative nature and have negation such as,no,not, never, nothing and nobody.
Negative formula
S-do/does- not-has/have-noun
- I don't have a car.
- Bilal does not a shirt.
- They don't have result.
Interrogative sentences
These sentences have questions to ask about someone to something.
Formula
Do/does-s-has/have-noun
- Do I Have a car?
- Does Has Bilal a shirt?
- Do Have they result.
Used as helping verbs
Helping verbs work as to support main verb and indicate the speculation of something,and tell how a verb Change it's mood according to sentence.
- Taha has done B.Ed.
- Asma has spent much money on her dresses.
- I have spoken a lie.
- Haroon has quit his job.
- They have built a building.
Have as continuous:
- They are having a conversation in Urdu
Has/Have got
These mean identical things or the same meaning, use as the present situation in a sentence.
Mostly, the UK used "have got" in their purpose of the language.
In the US used has/have in the purpose of their language.
- We have four pigeons.
- We have got four pigeons.
- Babar has a toothache.
- Babar has got toothache.
- Reema and Nida have a rabbit.
- Reema and Nida have got a rabbit.
As negative use
- Arshad doesn't have breakfast.
- Arshad hasn't got breakfast.
Use as questions
- Do you have a plan? Yes, I do
- Have you got a wedding card? No, I haven't.
Passive structure
Get is used place of Be in passive sentences.
Get +past participle
- You got spoken indeed.
- Amjad got finished his work.
- Adil got annoyed soon.
Characteristics
- Have/has got are at the same level.
- We cannot use have got in a short answer.
- Have got mostly represent informal structure.
- Have is an action verb.