The quick answer

Use have got with I, you, we and they. Use has got with he, she and it. Say I have got a bike and she has got a cat. The subject always decides the form.

The rule

Have got shows that you own or hold something: a bike, a pet, a brother, a house. It works like a pair. I, you, we and they go with have got. He, she and it go with has got. My mum means she, so she takes has got. My brothers means they, so they take have got. The dog means it, so it takes has got.

For negatives, add not after have or has: I have not got a car. She has not got a dog. You can shorten this to I have not got or she has not got in speech. For questions, put have or has first: Have you got a pen? Has she got a cat? Short answers repeat the same verb: Yes, I have. No, she has not.

Form

Examples

• I have got a new bike.
• She has got a small cat.
• They have got three sons.
• He has not got a red car.
• Have you got a pen?
• Has the dog got long ears?

Common mistakes

• ❌ She have got a cat. → ✅ She has got a cat. She always takes has got, never have got.
• ❌ They has got a bike. → ✅ They have got a bike. They always takes have got, never has got.
• ❌ Has you got a pen? → ✅ Have you got a pen? Questions with you start with have.
• ❌ I am a bike. → ✅ I have got a bike. Use have got for things you own, not am.