General questions

Have	I you	got	a pen?	Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.
Has	he she		a car?	Yes, he/she has. / No, he/she hasn’t.
Has	it		a garage?	Yes, it has. / No, it hasn’t.
Have	we you they		any brothers?	Yes, we/you/they have. / No, we/you/they haven’t.

Exercise 21. Write general questions. Give short answers.

Example: You/a camera? — Have you got a camera? — Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

1. Your father /a car?

2. Carol/many friends?

3. Your parents/a country cottage?

4. You/much money?

5. She/any news from her relatives?

6. We/much time?

Alternative questions

Have	you we they	got	a large	or	a small family?	— I’/ We They’ve got a large family.
Has	he she		a new		an old camera?	— He/She’s got a new one.
Has	It		a lovely		a terrible view?	— It’s got a lovely view.

Exercise 22. Ask alternative questions with the following words. Give answers with one or ones where possible.

Example: Bob/a new/an old car? — Has Bob got a new or an old car? — He’s got a new one.

Susan/long/short hair? — She’s got long hair.

1. They/a big/a small flat?

2. Helen/a brother/a sister?

3. His grandparents/a one-story/a two-storey country house?

4. They/two/three children?

Special questions

What	have	you	got in your bag?	— Some things.
What kind of (things)	have	you	got?	— Only necessary ones.
Which (books)	have	you	got at home?	— Different ones.
Why	has	he	got so many problems?	— He’s a careless person.
How many (friends)	have	you	got?	— A lot.
How much (time)	have	we	got?	— Not much.
Who	has	—	got a pet?	— I have.

Exercise 23. Write questions. Use have got in the correct form.

Example: — Tim is a very good photographer. — What kind of camera has he got?

1. — I’m rich. — How much money ___?

2. — Jane and Tom live in a very nice house. — How many rooms ___?

3. — My case is heavy. — What ___ in it?

4. — Frank’s new car is very good. — What kind of car ___?

5. — My sister has got a family of her own. — How many children ___?

6. — Max’s got some books by Sidney Sheldon. — Which books ___?

7. — Rita’s got some problems with maths. — Why ___ problems?

Exercise 24. Put in the correct form of have got.

1. They are fond of animals. They ___ three dogs, two cats and a budgie.

2. ___ you ___ today’s newspaper?

3. It’s a nice town. It ___ a very nice shopping centre.

4. How many sisters ___ you ___?

5. Where’s my newspaper? — I don’t know. I ___ it.

6. Jack ___ any money. He’s very poor.

Exercise 25. Ask questions about the information in italics.

Example: Yes, I’ve got a big flat. Have you got a big flat?

1. He’s got a lot of friends.

2. My parents have got some pets in their flat.

3. No, I haven’t got many relatives.

4. Yes, we’ve got some plans for our summer holiday.

5. They’ve got different furniture in their living room.

6. Olga has got her English classes on Monday.