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Friday, September 24, 2010

Have vs. Have got



* When talking about possession, it is usually possible to replace have
with have got.

* When talking about actions or experiences, it is not possible to use
have got instead of have.


Examples:

I have a great idea. OR I have got a great idea.

They have a great house. OR They have got a great house.

He is having a bad day.
NOT He is having got a bad day.

We are going to have a meeting next week. NOT We are going to have got a meeting next week.

For further explanation click
here.


Quiz:
Have and Have Got.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

i see that we can't put have got in the present continues or they are not relation !!

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