Have Got
Contractions
We contract have and has into 've and 's:
| HAVE | Contraction |
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| have | 've |
| has | 's |
| Subject + HAVE | got | Noun |
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| I've | got | a guitar. |
| You've | got | mail. |
| He's | got | black hair. |
| Bob's | got | 2 brothers. |
| She's | got | good grades. |
| It's | got | a good screen. |
| The car's | got | air conditioning. |
| We've | got | lots of time. |
| They've | got | a nice house. |
| The dogs have | got | food. |
| Tom and Jerry have | got | problems. |
| Tip! |
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| * 's = has or is |
| He's (is) a teacher. |
| He's (has) got a car. |
| Tip! |
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| * We can contract have and has when we use got: |
| I have a car. ✔ |
| I have got a car. ✔ |
| I've got a car. ✔ |
| I've a car. ✘ |
| He has a car. ✔ |
| He has got a car. ✔ |
| He's got a car. ✔ |
| He's a car. ✘ |
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