Have got / Has got

Übungen

Wann man Have Got verwendet

Besitz

• He has got a car.

• They have got two dogs.

Aussehen & Eigenschaften

• She has got blue eyes.

• He has got a loud voice.

Beziehungen

• I have got two brothers.

• Emma has got many friends at school.

Krankheiten / Zustände

• I have got a headache.

• He has got a cold.

Man kann have got to auch verwenden, um über Verpflichtungen zu sprechen:

• I’ve got to finish my homework. (= I must finish it)

• We’ve got to leave early tomorrow.

Unterschied zwischen Have und Have Got

Obwohl sie dasselbe bedeuten, gibt es einige Regeln:

Have got wird nur im Präsens verwendet.

• He has got a bike. CORRECT

• He had got a bike. WRONG in this meaning

Have kann in allen Zeitformen verwendet werden.

• I had a dog when I was young.

• I will have more free time next summer.

Have wird in bestimmten festen Ausdrücken verwendet (nie mit got):

• have a shower

• have lunch

• have a good time

• have a fight

Satzformen mit Have Got

Aussageform
I/You/We/They have got …

He/She/It has got …

Example: She has got a laptop.

Verneinung
I/You/We/They haven’t got …

He/She/It hasn’t got …

Example: He hasn’t got any money.

Fragen
Have I/you/we/they got …?

Has he/she/it got …?

Example: Have you got a pen?

Hinweis: Im Gegensatz zu have benötigt have got kein Hilfsverb do/does.

• Does she have a car?

• Has she got a car?

Häufige Kurzformen

In Gesprächen verkürzen Menschen have got oft zu got:

• Got a minute? (= Have you got a minute?)

• Got any ideas? (= Have you got any ideas?)

Nützliche Redewendungen mit Have Got

• I’ve got it! - I understand!

• She’s got it made. - Her life is perfect!

• He’s got it bad. - He’s very much in love.

• You’ve got only yourself to blame. - It’s your own fault.

• They’ve got a hand in it. - They took part in something.

Kurzer Tipp: Verwende have got für alltägliche Gespräche im Präsens. Verwende have im Schriftlichen, im formellen Englisch und in allen Zeitformen.