Have / Have got

In the English language there are two ways to find and apply the verb have: They can be either in the American English or the British English, and its grammar structure will depend on how we use it.

But before learning it, it’s important to know that it means “Tener” into Spanish and can be used also into different grammar tenses and ways.

Difference between have/ have got is as it follows:

Although both of them mean TENER into Spanish there are two different ways to structure them according to the way of English that we are using: British or America English. The first of them applies the word GOT next to the verb Have, whereas the second is enough to manage only the verb itself.

Affirmative way

I

We             have (American English)

You            have got (British English)    

They

He     

She                   has (American English)

It                         has got (British English)   

Negative Way

I

We           don’t have (America English)

You          haven’t got (British English)

They

He     

She                   doesn’t have (American English)

It                         hasn’t got (British English)   

Interrogative Way (America English)

I

We                             have a car?

Do                  You

They

He

Does              She                            have a car?

It

Interrogative Way (British English)

I

We                             got a car?

Have              You

They

He

Has                She                            got a car?

It

Short answers

Yes, I have / Yes, I do

No, I haven’t / No, I don´t

Yes, he has / Yes, he does

No, he hasn’t / No he doesn’t