Cap. 5
Have got
I have got / I've got — expresar posesión en inglés
En inglés británico, have got se usa para expresar posesión. Equivale a tener en español. En inglés americano se usa simplemente have.
Posesión
I have got a car. (Tengo un coche.)
Contracción
I've got a car. (Tengo un coche.)
Importante: No uses have got para edad o estados físicos. Esos usan to be: "I am 25 years old" (NO "I have got 25 years").
Yo tengo
→
I have got / I've got
Tú tienes
→
You have got / You've got
Él / Ella tiene
→
He / She has got / He's / She's got
Nosotros tenemos
→
We have got / We've got
Ellos tienen
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They have got / They've got
I've got a new phone.
Tengo un móvil nuevo.
She's got two brothers.
Ella tiene dos hermanos.
Yo no tengo
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I haven't got / I don't have
Él no tiene
→
He hasn't got / He doesn't have
Ellos no tienen
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They haven't got / They don't have
Ambas formas son correctas: haven't got (británico) y don't have (americano). Usa la que prefieras.
Pregunta
Have you got a car? (¿Tienes coche?)
Respuesta afirmativa
Yes, I have. (Sí, tengo.) — NO "Yes, I've got."
Respuesta negativa
No, I haven't. (No, no tengo.)
Importante: En respuestas cortas usamos solo "have" / "haven't" — nunca la forma completa "have got".
I have 25 years.
→
I am 25 years old.
La edad usa to be, no have got.
I have got hunger.
→
I am hungry.
Estados físicos usan to be.
Yes, I've got.
→
Yes, I have.
Respuesta corta: solo "have" / "haven't".
Resumen
Afirmativo
have got / 've got / has got
I've got a car. / She's got two cats.
Negativo
haven't got / hasn't got
I haven't got a car.
Pregunta
Have you got...? / Has she got...?
Have you got a brother?
Respuesta corta
Yes, I have. / No, I haven't.
NO "Yes, I've got."