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Emmer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Have or have got?

Hello,
I have a little question and I hope someone is able to answer it.
When do you use 'have' (or had/has) and when do you use 'have got' (or had got/has got)? I don't understand when you should choose which one.

I hope someone can help me.
Emma
  

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You can check out the following web link for answer to your question:

http://esl.about.com/cs/beginner/a/beg_havegot.htm
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I think I understand it. But in some sentences, you're able to choose between 'have' 'have got'?
So you can say:
"I have got a book." and "I have a book."
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I think there are differences here between American and British English. 'Have got' is much more acceptable in British English, and less used in American English. Which are you learning?
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I try to keep myself more in the direction of British English, because we're supposed to learn that at school. I read on some site (probaly the one
Likeguslee gave) that it is commoner to use 'have got' in British English. I think I should use 'have got' some more.
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Got is used as a complement to the sentence or to the example


I have a friend and a student.

I have also ( got ) a friend and a student.

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