Questions with have and have got

1. Yes/No Questions and short answers

1.1. have as a main verb

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n’t)
Do	you	have	a car?	Yes,	I	do.
Do	they	have	a new house?	No,	they	don’t.
Does	your sister	have	a coat?	Yes,	she	does.

1.2. have as auxiliary (have got)

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n’t)
Have	you	got	a car?	Yes,	I	have.
Have	they	got	a new house?	No,	they	haven’t.
Has	your sister	got	a coat?	Yes,	she	has.

2. Questions with question words (Wh-questions)

2.1. have as a main verb

Questions word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
Where	do	you	have	your books?	I have them in my bag.

2.2. have as auxiliary (have got)

Questions word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
Where	have	you	got	your books?	I‘ve got them in my bag.

ATTENTION:

In American English we only use have. In this case have is a main verb. So we need the auxiliary do for questions and short answers.
In British English we usually use have got. In this case have is an auxiliary.

Explanations

Exercises

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