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H a v e a n d h a v e g o t ; h a v e a n d t a k e
have
got;
have
and
Have
take
and
have
and
got
Havead tae gt
Hhe
POSSESSION, RELATIONSHIPS,
Sometimes we can use either have or have got when we talk about POSSESSION, RELATIONSHIPS,
Sometimes we can use either have or have got when we talk about
similar meanings. Using have is often more formal:
and similar meanings. Using have is often more formal:
and
has a house in Italy, or She's got a house in Italy.
• * She has a house inItaly. or She's got a house in Italy.
She
has a lot of support for her actions, or The President has got a lot...
• * The President
The President has a lot of support for heractions. or The President has got a lot...
have anything on this weekend, or I haven't got anything on this weekend. (Both are
I don't
• * I don't have anything on thisweekend. or I haven't got anything on this weekend. (Both are
more natural than T haven't anything...')
more natural than T haven't anything...')
'bird watching' have a hyphen, or not? or Has 'bird watching' got a hyphen, or not?
Does
• * Does ‘bird watching’ have a hyphen, or not? or Has ‘bird watching’ got a hyphen, or not?
a hyphen...?')
(Both are more natural than ‘Has ‘bird watching’
(Both are more natural than 'Has 'bird watching' a hyphen...?')
to-infinitive or -ing forms, and after modal verbs:
We use have, not have got, in
We use have, not have got, in fo-infinitive or -ing forms, and after modal verbs:
Do you want to have a drink?
• * Do you want to have a drink?
I find having no car very inconvenient.
• * Ifind having no car very inconvenient.
bike for much longer. She's getting a new one.
• ¢ She won't have that old bike for much longer. She's getting a new one.
She won't have that old
that we don't use have got in short answers:
Notice that we don't use have got in short answers:
Notice
biscuits left?' 'Yes, we have. In the cupboard.'
• * 'Have we got any biscuits left?’ "Yes, we have. In the cupboard.’
'Have we got any
use have rather than have got when we talk about the future or the past. Compare:
We
We use have rather than have got when we talk about the future or the past. Compare:
(or I've got time...) and
[have time to do the work now.
• ¢ I have time to do the work now. (or I've got time...) and
(not I will have got time...)
I will have time to do the work tomorrow, (not I will have got time...)
• ¢ Iwill have time to do the worktomorrow.
has a racing bike, (or She's got a racing bike.) and
• * She has a racingbike. (or She's got a racing bike.) and
She
had a racing bike when she was a teenager, (rather than She had got...)
• * She had a racing bike when she was ateenager. (rather than She had got...)
She
We also say used to have not 'used to have got'.
We also say used to have not ‘used to have got’.
however, that when have got is the perfect form of get meaning 'OBTAIN' or 'RECEIVE', we
Notice,
Notice, however, that when have got is the perfect form of get meaning 'OBTAIN' or 'RECEIVE', we
use it in to-infinitive or -ing forms, after modal verbs, and in the past and future. We can
can
can use it in to-infinitive or -ing forms, after modal verbs, and in the past and future. We can
use have instead of have got with a similar meaning:
sometimes use have instead of have got with a similar meaning:
sometimes
Q • * I'm very pleased to have got a place on the course, (or ...to have a place...)
I'm very pleased to have got a place on the course. (or ...to have a place...)
could have got much more for the painting if I'd sold it overseas, (not ...could have...)
• ° • * I I could have got much more for the painting if I'd sold itoverseas. (not ...could have...)
asked me where I had got my jacket from, (rather than ...where I had my jacket...)
• * He
He asked me where I had got my jacketfrom. (rather than ...where I had my jacket...)
(or ...you will have your marks...)
• * [hope you will have got your marks bytomorrow.
I hope you will have got your marks by tomorrow, (or ...you will have your marks...)
В Have and take
Have and take
We can use have + noun to describe an action. Compare:
We can use have + noun to describe an action. Compare:
or We had an argument. or • I had a sleep.
• * We argued, or * • * I slept, or * Ihad asleep.
• We had an argument.
Weargued.
Islept.
are some other nouns that are commonly used with have: a chat, a dance, an effect, a fall,
; Here are some other nouns that are commonly used with have: a chat, a dance, an effect, a fall,
Here
a meal, a quarrel, a say (= be involved in deciding something), something to eat, a talk, a wash,
: a meal, a quarrel, a say (= be involved in deciding something), something to eat, a talk, a wash,
a word (= a brief discussion). you like me to take a message?
aword (= a briefdiscussion).
use take but not have:
@ photo(graph), power, responsibility, a risk, the trouble. (or is make a more formal: dislike to, a
With some nouns we can use take but not have:
With some nouns we can
Would
Don isn't here now. Would you like me to take a message?
Don isn't here now.
• *
and
tell me what
Take
deep breath
happened.
a
Calm down! Take a deep breath and tell me what happened.
• *
Calm down!
a
care,
a
decision),
a
decision
chance,
this
include
like
nouns
, Other nouns like this include care, a chance, a decision (or make a decision), a dislike to, a
Other
»photo(graph), power, responsibility, a risk, the trouble.
often
we
take
some
but
use
have
either
or
take,
nouns
can
With some nouns we can use either have or take, but take is often more formal:
With
Would you like to have a walk with me, Richard? (or ...take a walk...)
• * Would you like to have a walk with me, Richard? (or...take a walk...)
Other nouns like this include a bath, a break, a drink, an exam / a test, a guess, a holiday,
Other nouns like this include a bath, a break, a drink, an exam / a test, a guess, a holiday,
a look, a nap, a rest, a shower, a sip, a stroll, a swim.
a look, a nap, a rest, a shower, a sip, a stroll, a swim.