English Grammar Exercises for A1 A2 – Have and have got

A. What do these people have? Use the information to make at least eight sentences with an appropriate pronoun and have, and write them in your notebook. Some sentences are negative.

Examples: I have a dog. We don’t have a sister.

B. A crocodile keeper is talking about his work. Underline the correct option. Sometimes both options are possible.

‘I (1) have / have got a great job but it’s very hard! The crocodiles (2) have / have got breakfast at 6 o’clock and some (3) have / have got special diets. After breakfast, we (4) have / have got a walk around the farm. Many visitors ask me, ‘ (5) Do crocodiles have / Have crocodiles got fun in the farm?’ I always answer, ‘Of course!’ They (6) have / have got a great time in the shows and we (7) have / have got lots of nice visitors. Last year I (8) had / had got a holiday in England and I went to London Zoo. The zoo (9) had / had got a lot of crocodiles but they (10) didn’t have / hadn’t got a special crocodile research centre. (11) Do you have / Have you got any questions?’

C. Complete the sentences with the present or past of have or have got to make them true. Some sentences are negative.

1   Bill Gates ……doesn’t have / hasn’t got…… a university degree.

2   The English alphabet …………………………. 26 letters.

3   Princess Diana …………………………. a daughter.

4   Penguins …………………………. wings.

5   Water …………………………. vitamins.

6   The Romans …………………………. a big empire.

7   Cats …………………………. nine lives.

8   A beach volleyball team …………………………. two players.

D. Write sentences with have (got) in the present, past or future. Some are negatives or questions.

1   I ……have…… a dog; it’s very nice.

2   We ……haven’t got…… an uncle but we’ve got an auntie.

3   ……Did you have…… a cold last week?

4   She ………………. green hair. It looks strange!

5   All my friends ………………. Mobile phones but I don’t.

6   James couldn’t run because he ………………. a broken leg.

7   France ………………. a King or Queen now.

8   I want to ………………. a holiday in Thailand.

9   ………………. Sharon ………………. your new phone number?

10   We ………………. a chat about it last night.

11   Are you going to ………………. a swim?

12   We ………………. time to ………………. coffee because we were late.

13   A: ………………. your new house ………………. a garden?

        B: Yes, it ………………. .

E. In your notebook, write at least six questions, using have and have got, that you would like to ask a famous person.

Example: Have you got a big house?

F. Circle the correct option.

1   How many teeth ……………?

      a has a crocodile

      b has a crocodile got

      c a crocodile has got

2   When he was a child, he …………… a baby crocodile as a pet.

      a had     b has got     c had got

3   A: Have crocodiles got cold blood? B: Yes, they …………… .

      a do     b have got     c have

4   They …………… fish for breakfast.

      a usually have

      b usually have got

      c have usually got

5   …………… a nice time at the farm?

      a Have you got

      b Are you having got

      c Are you having