How to use the verb 'have got'

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Hello everyone, I'm George.
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Today we're going to learn how to use ‘have got’.
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I've got a guitar. You’ve got a guitar? I've got a guitar too.
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Aha, he’s got a guitar.
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And she’s got a guitar.
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We've got guitars.
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And they've got guitars.
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That sounds lovely.
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Have got means the same as have, but have got is more informal and is
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more common in British English.
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When we use ‘have got’ with a pronoun, we often use a contraction.
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For example, I have got a book becomes I've got a book.
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With he, she and it, have becomes has,
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and we also use a contraction.
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For example, she has got long hair becomes she's got long hair.
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To make a negative sentence, use have, plus not, plus got.
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For example, I haven't got blonde hair.
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You haven't got brown hair.
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They haven't got black hair.
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Haven't is have not together.
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When using he, she or it, we use hasn’t.
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For example, she hasn’t got blonde hair.
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But how can we make a question?
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Have I got something on my face?
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Yes, you've got honey-mustard on your face.
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Have you got any tissues? No.
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Has she got any tissues? No.
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Have they got any tissues? No.
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What am I going to do?
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And that’s it for today’s lesson.
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Please like the video and subscribe to the channel.
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Bye.
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