IC GRAMMAR: have got and articles

  

 Grammar Reference

have got

 

Affirmative

I have got (short form: I’ve got)

He/She/It has got (short form: he’s got)

You/We/They have got (short form: you’ve got)

 

Negative

I haven’t got

He/She/It hasn’t got

You/We/They haven’t got

 

Interrogative

Have I got …?

Has he/she/it got …?

Have you/we/they got …?

 

Short answers

Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t

Yes, he/she/it has. / No, he/she/it hasn’t.

Yes, you/we/they have. / No, you/we/they haven’t.

 

IC GRAMMAR:

 

have got and articles: Exercise 1

Complete the message. Use the affirmative form of have got.

Hi! My name is Isaac and I'm a big Manchester United fan, like my dad. I 

1

 posters of the players in my bedroom and my dad 

2

 lots of books about the team. He 

3

 some old magazines about football too. I really like them – they 

4

  amazing photos of players from the 1950s. We 

5

  a dog. Its name is Rooney!

 

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have got and articles: Exercise 2

Complete the first part of sentences 1–6 with the negative form of have got. Then match them with the second part a–f.

1

I  haven't got  a TV in my room, but

c

 

2

We   a Ferrari, but

 

3

She   brothers or sisters, but

 

4

They   a piano at home, but

 

5

He   a bike, but

 

6

I   a computer, but

 

a	she's got cousins.
b	I've got a phone.
c	I've got a radio.
d	he's got a skateboard.
e	they've got a guitar.
f	we've got a Porsche.

IC GRAMMAR:

 

have got and articles: Exercise 3

Look at the chart. Write questions and short answers about Emily and her brother Leo. Use have got.

1

Emily / a guitar?

Has Emily got a guitar? Yes, she has.

2

Leo / a guitar?

3

Emily and Leo / a cat?

4

Emily and Leo / a dictionary?

5

Emily / an MP3 player?

6

Leo / an MP3 player?

	Emily	Leo
	✔	✘
	✘	✘
	✔	✔
	✘	✔

 

Grammar Reference

Articles

 

We use the indefinite article (a and an) with singular countable nouns only.

a book

a computer

 

We can use the definite article (the) with singular and plural countable nouns and with uncountable nouns.

the table

the chairs

the water

 

 

We use an when the next word begins with a vowel sound.

an egg

an Indian restaurant

an hour

 

Remember that the spelling and pronunciation of English words may differ. Some words that begin with the letter u do not start with a vowel sound, they start with a /j/. We do not use an with these words.

a university

a useful book

a US city

 

We use a and an when we talk about something for the first time.

There is a phone on the table.

We use the when we mention it again.

The phone isn’t mine.

IC GRAMMAR:

 

have got and articles: Exercise 4

Write a or an.

1

It’s  old dictionary.

2

Have you got  MP3 player?

3

I’ve got all my photos on  CD.

4

He hasn’t got  girlfriend.

5

This is  amazing garden.

6

It’s  beautiful afternoon.

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have got and articles: Exercise 5

Complete the dialogue with a, an or the.

Nathan

Have you got  dog?

Leah

Yes, I have. I've got  cat too.

Nathan

What are their names?

Leah

 dog's name is Blackie and 

 cat's name is Penfold.

Nathan

Where are they now?

Leah

They're in  garden.

Nathan

Oh, yes. Look! Blackie has got  old shoe.

Leah

Hey! That's one of my new trainers!

Grammar Reference

Articles

We use a and an when we talk about something for the first time.

There is a phone on the table.

We use the when we mention it again.

The phone isn’t mine.

 

Some common expressions include an article and others do not. There are no rules – you have to learn them.

 

Expressions with no article:

• play football/tennis

• watch television

• have breakfast/lunch/dinner

• go to school/work/hospital/church/university

• at night

 

Expressions with an article:

• play the piano / the guitar

• listen to the radio / see a film

• have a snack / a drink / a sandwich

• go to the theatre / the cinema / the doctor’s

• during the day, in the morning/afternoon/evening

IC GRAMMAR:

 

have got and articles: Exercise 6

Choose the correct answers.

1

'What's on a radiothe radioradio ?' 'A Lady Gaga song.'

2

'When’s our guitar lesson?' 'In an afternoonthe afternoonafternoon .'

3

Is Alex at a homethe homehome today?

4

My cat is always awake at a nightthe nightnight .

5

Wow! You've got an amazingthe amazingamazing bike!

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