Have and have got for possession, family and features; have alone for everyday actions. Have takes do / does and have got takes have / has: I don't have a car. I haven't got a car.
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CheatsheetA1
Form
have
have got
Affirmative: I / you / we / they
I have a car.
I've got a car.
Affirmative: he / she / it
She has a car.
She's got a car.
Negative: I / you / we / they
I don't have a car.
I haven't got a car.
Negative: he / she / it
He doesn't have a car.
He hasn't got a car.
Question: I / you / we / they
Do you have a car?
Have you got a car?
Question: he / she / it
Does she have a car?
Has she got a car?
Short answer
Yes, I do. / No, I don't.
Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
Actions: only have
I have breakfast at 8.
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Style
neutral, also in writing
informal, mostly speech
OverviewA1
have and have got have the same meaning for possession, family and features.
Actions (have breakfast, have a shower) take only have.
Form: affirmativeA1
Subject
have
have got
I / you / we / they
They have two children.
They've got two children.
he / she / it
She has a car.
She's got a car.
he / she / it takes has: She has a dog.
Speech and messages use the short forms 've got and 's got.
Form: negativeA1
Subject
have
have got
I / you / we / they
I don't have a car.
I haven't got a car.
he / she / it
He doesn't have a car.
He hasn't got a car.
have makes the negative with don't / doesn't and the base form: He doesn't have.
have got makes the negative with haven't / hasn't before got.
Form: questionsA1
Subject
have
have got
I / you / we / they
Do you have a car?
Have you got a car?
he / she / it
Does she have a car?
Has she got a car?
Wh-questions put the wh-word first: How many brothers do you have? / What have you got?
Form: short answersA1
Question
Yes
No
Do you have a bike?
Yes, I do.
No, I don't.
Does she have a bike?
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn't.
Have you got a bike?
Yes, I have.
No, I haven't.
Has she got a bike?
Yes, she has.
No, she hasn't.
A short answer ends with the auxiliary from the question: do / does or have / has.
UseA1
Use
Example
Possession
I have a new phone.
Family and friends
She's got two sisters.
Features, appearance
He has blue eyes. / My flat has a balcony.
Illness, pain
I've got a headache.
Work, appointments
I've got a meeting at 3.
Have for actionsA1
Group
Example
Meals and drinks
I have breakfast at 8. / Let's have a coffee.
Washing
She has a shower every morning.
Rest, fun
We have a rest. / They have a party.
Talking
I have a chat with Tom.
In this use have is a main verb, so questions and negatives take do / does: What time do you have lunch? / I don't have breakfast.