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To Be / Have Got - Which One To Use?

This document provides examples and exercises to practice using the verbs "to be" and "have got" correctly in sentences. It contains tasks where the reader must fill in sentences with the correct form of these verbs, write their own sentences using the verbs, put words in the correct order to form sentences, correct incorrect sentences, and write short compositions using information provided. The goal is to help the reader distinguish between and appropriately use "to be" and "have got".

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To Be / Have Got - Which One To Use?

This document provides examples and exercises to practice using the verbs "to be" and "have got" correctly in sentences. It contains tasks where the reader must fill in sentences with the correct form of these verbs, write their own sentences using the verbs, put words in the correct order to form sentences, correct incorrect sentences, and write short compositions using information provided. The goal is to help the reader distinguish between and appropriately use "to be" and "have got".

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To be / have got - Which one to use?

Task 1 – Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the appreciate verb (to be or
have got).
1) Our postman has got a big bag.
2) This is my umbrella.
3) I haven’t got an umbrella.
4) Today is Susan’s birthday.
5) Susan has got birthday today.
6) These are his photos.
7) Steve has got seven photos.
8) This is our small house.
9) We have got a small house.
10) Sean has got a brother and a sister.
11) Harry has got a brother.
12) Tony is Mary’s brother.
13) I am Jerald Service.
14) Shery has got a horse.
15) Cary is 14 years old.
16) I am fine, thanks.
17) My mother is from the USA.
18) You have got brown hair.
19) Betsey and Ralph are in the garden.
20) Todd has got a new teacher. His name is Mr. Gruber.

Task 2 – Write sentences using the given Task 3 - Put the words in the correct
words and “to be” or “have got”. order to get a sentence. Use the correct
e.g. Ken * not * happy.  Ken isn’t happy form of the verbs.
1) Jimmy * not * a bike. 1) Oliver / she / to be / Kelly.
Jimmy hasn’t got a bike. Oliver, she is Kelly.
2) my father * 40 years old. 2) dogs / to have got / friendly / they?
My father is 40 years old Have they got friendly dogs?
3) you * my address? 3) I / the / in / to be / garden.
Have you got my address? I am in the garden.
4) her name * Ellen Cox. 4) not / to be / children / the / happy?
Her name is Ellen Cox. are not the children happy?
5) we * a big house. 5) a / Tom / television / to have got?
We have got a big house. Have Tom got a television?
6) I * not * a mobile phone. 6) to have got / and / a / Nora / Chris / spider.
I haven't got a mobile phone. Nora and Chris have got a spider.
7) the Taylors * at the shops. 7) we / sisters / to be / not.
The Taylors are at the shops. We aren’t sisters.
8) Mr Smith * red apples. 8) a / his / car / to have got / grandparents /
Mr. Smith has got red apples. blue.
9) the camera *not * in the car? His grandparents have got a blue car.
Is the camera in the car? 9) Peter’s / at school / not / son / to be.
10) Jennifer * our new teacher. Peter’s son is not at the school.
Jennifer is our new teacher. 10) aunt / Mike/ an / not / have got.
Mike haven't got an aunt
Task 4 – Correct the following sentences. Task 5 - Write short compositions about
1) That hamster are brown. Tom Slay, whose data are here. Use “to
That hamster is brown. be” and “have got”.
2) Linda is a pet. Name Tom Slay
Linda is a pet. Age 25
3) Mike isn’t got a sister. Nationality English
Mike hasn’t got a sister. Marital status married
4) Sandra’m a teacher.
Job teacher
Sandra is a teacher.
Hair red, short
5) The dog are a ball.
Eyes blue
The dog is a ball.
Favourite object watch
6) There is six pens in my pencil box.
Pet budgie
There are six pens in my pencil box.
7) Sylvie and Jeremiah isn’t cousins.
Sylvie and Jeremiah aren’t cousins.
8) The school not got lots of desks.
The school hasn’t got lots desks.
9) Our parents are got a shop.
Our parents have got a shop.
10) We haven’t got thirteen.
We aren’t thirteen.

Task 6 - Write short compositions about


Maria Perez Bravo, whose data are
here. Use “to be” and “have got”.
Name Maria Perez Bravo
Age 19
Nationality Spanish
Marital status unmarried
Job student Task 7 - Write a similar composition
Hair brown, long
about yourself as in task 5 or 6.
Eyes brown
Favourite object a picture of her family
Pet 6 fish

 my name is Urania.
 I’m xx years old.
 I’m single.
 I’m from Colombia.
 I’m student.
 I have got brown eyes and brown hair.
Task 8 – Write as many sentences as you can about the pictures with the given words.
Look at the example.
e.g.: Sabrina – a computer This is Sabrina. Her name is Sabrina. She has got a computer. This is her
computer.

1) Douglas Crews – a fish – a cat


Douglas Crews has got a fish and a cat as pets.
2) Edward Morel – a bike
Edward Morel has got a bike.

3) Hattie Floyd – a book


Hattie Floyd is reading a book to her son.
4) Tiny – a house
Tiny bought a house to her lovely dog
5) Rose Sell – a friend
Rose Sell is a friend that I met long time ago

6) Mr Kincaid – a dog
Mr Kincaid has got a dog
7) The Lewins – balloon
The Lewins are playing with a balloon
8) We - a Christmas tree
We have got a Christmas tree
9) I – a car
I have got a car
10) you – an umbrella
It's raining cats and dogs!
you will need have got an umbrella if you want got out.
11) They –a boat
They have got a boat.

12) chicken – an egg _________________________________________________________


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