Level A1

Have Got / Has Got

She has got a dog.

Look: She has got a dog. The owner is she, so the word before got is has.

Forms

• I have got a bike. — have got: with I, you, we, they
• She has got two brothers. — has got: with he, she, it
• My sister has got a cat. — one person: has got

A common mistake

Wrong: She have got a dog.

Right: She has got a dog.

A common mistake is she have got. We say: She has got a dog.

More examples

We have got a new teacher.

We is more than one, so: We have got a new teacher.

The cat has got green eyes.

The cat is one, so: The cat has got green eyes.