Hello, engVid viewers. Welcome back. Today,
we're doing a lesson on: "have" and "have got", and the differences between these two
grammatical constructions, and when we use them. Okay? So I'm going to be talking through
the different uses of: "have" and "have got", which tenses we can use, whether it's past,
present, or future, and then looking at the form; exactly how we make sentences
using: "have" or "have got". As a generalization, here in the UK, we prefer
to say: "has got" rather than "has". Missing a little mark there. So, I might say: "David
Cameron has got an important job." Whereas in the US, they might say: "Barack Obama has
an important job." Okay? So that's just a small little difference you might want to think about.
It's not important though, don't worry too much about it. When we're talking about the possessive, when we're
talking about things you own-okay?-property, you can use both: "have" and "have got". So,
for example: "My friend, Joanna, has got a beautiful house." Or I could use: "have".
"Billy has a big horse." Okay? So I can use both: "has got" and "has". Yeah? Pretty, pretty
plain sailing? Obviously, if it's not "he", so this is "he", if it was kind of "they",
then it would be: "They have a big horse." A big horse. Now, how do I ask questions about the possessive?
Well, if I'm using: "have", I take this form: "Do you have a carrot?" Because Billy's horse is hungry.
Okay? "Do you have", and then my object here. "Do you have?" If I'm using:
"have got", then I put "have" and this is kind of my subject. "Have you got a mortgage?" Okay?
So: "Do you have...?" or: "Have you got...?" Okay? Something to remember. "Do
you have...?" or: "Have you got...?" Now, when I'm using actions: "have" I use
when I'm talking about something that is a habit. For example: "I usually have a shower
after going to the gym." Okay? "I usually have Weetabix in the morning." So these are
things that I do quite often. "Have got", it's slightly different when I'm talking about
an action and "have got". So: "I have got to go to the toilet after this lesson." Okay?
"I have got to go to the bank tomorrow.", "I have got to telephone my mother and say:
'Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah', about Christmas." Okay? Obviously, so we're going to be talking about
tenses in a sec, but when I talk about this in the past tense, it would be: "I had to
do this." And I wouldn't use: "got". "I had to do this." And I would say: "I will have
to do this." So when I'm using the past and the future, I miss out: "got", but when I'm
talking about the present, when I'm talking about something I need to do: "I have got
to do this", and then it's going to be in the infinitive: "to do", "to telephone", "to
call", "to go". Okay? It's an urgent action. Let's look more at tenses. So: "have got" is
used only in the present. Okay? As I pointed out there. And it can be contracted into a smaller thing.
Eg: "I've got a nice bicycle.", "I have got a nice bicycle." Translation. Okay.
"Have got", we only use in the present. "Have", well I can use this in the present,
the past simple, and in future forms. Now, here is my example... So this is actually
past simple here. So: "I had a burger for lunch." Past simple. My future form with "will":
"I will have onion soup tomorrow." And in the present: "I have a bag of crisps in
my bag." Okay? Past, present, future. Now, what is the form? Well, when I'm talking
about: "have", it's generally subject, plus "have", plus object. And obviously, then you're
going to change this around according to what tense it is. So: "I have some crisps." Okay? But
when I'm talking about "have" and g-g-g-g-"got", it's more like... I don't have a stutter, by
the way, don't worry, it's okay. "I", "you", "we", "they", these are all my subjects. So,
and then: "have" and "got". So, for example: "Houston, we have got a problem." So earlier,
in the UK, we prefer: "has got", whereas in the US, they prefer: "has". So actually in the
film, it's: "Houston, we have a problem." Okay? But in the UK, we like our: "got", yeah,
they're very nice. Okay? So, subject, plus "have", plus "got", plus objects;
the thing we do the doing to. Yeah? "He", "she", "it". So it's "have" when it's
"I", "you", "we", or "they", and it's "has" when it's "he", "she", or "it". Okay? That's
just the conjugation of the verb. Subject, plus "has", plus "got", plus objects. Ee...
Eg: "The dog has got rabies." Okay? So: "have got" is only used in the present. I can't
say: "The dog has gotted rabies." Okay? It's in the present tense, right now. That dog
out there has got rabies, so I'm going to go jump out the window. Before I do, I want to tell you, you're going
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