Have got / Has got

Exercices

Quand utiliser Have Got

Possession

• He has got a car.

• They have got two dogs.

Apparence et caractéristiques

• She has got blue eyes.

• He has got a loud voice.

Relations

• I have got two brothers.

• Emma has got many friends at school.

Maladies / états

• I have got a headache.

• He has got a cold.

Vous pouvez aussi utiliser have got to pour parler des obligations :

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

• We’ve got to leave early tomorrow.

Différence entre Have et Have Got

Même s’ils ont le même sens, il existe certaines règles :

Have got s’utilise uniquement au présent.

• He has got a bike. CORRECT

• He had got a bike. WRONG in this meaning

Have peut être utilisé à tous les temps.

• I had a dog when I was young.

• I will have more free time next summer.

Have est utilisé dans certaines expressions fixes (jamais avec got) :

• have a shower

• have lunch

• have a good time

• have a fight

Formes de phrases avec Have Got

Affirmative
I/You/We/They have got …

He/She/It has got …

Example: She has got a laptop.

Négative
I/You/We/They haven’t got …

He/She/It hasn’t got …

Example: He hasn’t got any money.

Questions
Have I/you/we/they got …?

Has he/she/it got …?

Example: Have you got a pen?

Remarque : Contrairement à have, have got n’a pas besoin du verbe auxiliaire do/does.

• Does she have a car?

• Has she got a car?

Formes abrégées courantes

À l’oral, on abrège souvent have got en got :

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

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

Expressions utiles avec 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.

Astuce rapide : Utilisez have got dans la conversation quotidienne au présent. Utilisez have à l’écrit, dans l’anglais formel et pour tous les temps.