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Nader75 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Have & have got
What is different between :
Have& have got
and when we use Having
Have& have got
and when we use Having
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'Have' and 'have got' mean the same basic thing.
I have two brothers.
I've got two brothers.
...the same.
The question forms are:
Do you have any brothers? (Yes, I do. No, I don't.)
Have you got any brothers? (Yes, I have. No, I haven't.)
Although the meaning is the same, 'have' is a little more formal and 'have got' is a little
I have two brothers.
I've got two brothers.
...the same.
The question forms are:
Do you have any brothers? (Yes, I do. No, I don't.)
Have you got any brothers? (Yes, I have. No, I haven't.)
Although the meaning is the same, 'have' is a little more formal and 'have got' is a little
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See also Post:178368.
"Having" may be used, as Brian has mentioned, in such phrases like to have dinner, to have breakfast, to have supper, to have a rest, to have a good time, etc.
"Having" may be used, as Brian has mentioned, in such phrases like to have dinner, to have breakfast, to have supper, to have a rest, to have a good time, etc.
eg I'm having a dinner.
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"Having" can also be used as a gerund after prepositions: "I'm used to having a nice dinner waiting for me when I get home".
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Americans like to use "have got" and Englishmen like to use "have". The meanings of them is same to some extent.
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