Have vs Have got

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Iโ€™m struggling now with โ€œhave gotโ€, like: โ€œHave you got a dog?โ€ and โ€œto haveโ€, like here: โ€œDo you have a dog?โ€ If youโ€™ve got (or just โ€œhave;) any suggestions about it, that would be very helpful ๐Ÿ™‚

They are two different structures and both are correct:

  • ย  Have you gotโ€ฆ?
  • Do you haveโ€ฆ?
  • ย  I have gotโ€ฆ
  • ย  I haveโ€ฆ
  • I havenโ€™t gotโ€ฆ
  • ย  I donโ€™t haveโ€ฆ

The difference:

โ€˜HAVE GOTโ€™ is more common in the UK than in the US and is NOT used in formal writing.

โ€™HAVE GOTโ€™ is only used in Present Tense.

โ€™HAVEโ€™ is used in every tense:
Past: I had
Future: I will have/ Iโ€™m going to have
Present Perfect: I have had
Modals: I should have/ I must have
etc.

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