In general have by itself follows the same rules as all other verbs when they are used with do. So we say in the negative I don't have a car. Or we ask the question do you have a car? Have got in my opinion has its origin in the present perfect so it acts more like that tense. I have got a car or I haven't got a car. But because the meaning of have and have got are now so close, we often mix them together. I can say have you got a car and you can answer no, I don't have one. I can ask do you have a car and you can answer no I haven't got one. Is it good English or accurate English to do this? Not really, but customarily we do mix the two because they mean the same thing. I hope this answers your question.
Hello, generous Bill. How are you? Still struggling with learners problems as I see!I was discussing the use of have and have got with a friend and she told me that some colligues use the negative form of have and have got by haven't but neglect don't and doesn't have.But in my opinion the negative form depends on the verb used in the sentence I mean if have the negative form is with to do but if have got it is with to have what do you think BILL!
sorry for being late to reply... the problem is english in our country is still a foreign language so the people seldom use it for communication. so it's so difficult for me to teach them
Thank you for your useful advices, I will try to improve my English skill day by day, step by step. I really respect you for your work and your heart.
I wish you all the bests.
Hello Mr Bill,
I soo pictures in your blog - your granddaughter are beautiful. My daughter is six years old, she has been learning English, German and French since last year.
Thanks for your support to student.
I read already some parts of your blog, I have grasped new ideas about tenses and phrasal verbs, it's interesting!
If you permitted, can I have your personal email aside from Myenglishclub email? This is to personally communicate to you the doubts that I have often experienced when I making a business report writing.
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I wish you all the bests.
I soo pictures in your blog - your granddaughter are beautiful. My daughter is six years old, she has been learning English, German and French since last year.
Thanks for your support to student.
Best regards,
Gulnara
I read already some parts of your blog, I have grasped new ideas about tenses and phrasal verbs, it's interesting!
If you permitted, can I have your personal email aside from Myenglishclub email? This is to personally communicate to you the doubts that I have often experienced when I making a business report writing.
Again, thanks in advance Sir Bill!
Best regards,
Joey Verano
Makati, Philippines