To be or To have
To be (am, is, are)
Affirmative/Positive sentence Negative sentence
I am (I'm) I am not (I'm not)
he (he's) he not (he's not or he isn't)
she is (she's) she is not (she's not or she isn't)
it (it's) it not (it's not or it isn't)
we (we're) we not (we're not / we aren't)
you are (you're) you are not (you're not / you aren't)
they (they're) they not (they're not / they aren't)
To have [(have, has (got)]
Affirmative/Positive sentence Negative sentence
I (I've) I not (I've not/I haven't)
we (we've) we not (we've not or we haven't)
you have (you've) you have not (you've not or you haven't)
they (they've) they not (they've not or they haven't)
he (he's) he not (he's not or he hasn't)
she has (she's) she has not (she's not or she hasn't)
it (it's) it not (it's not or it hasn't)
To have [have, has (got)] have several meanings:
1. Own / possess.
- I have a pen.
or you may also say; I have got a pen.
- Do you have a boy friend? No, I don't.
- Have you got any pencils? Yes, I've got some.
2. Eat.
- Uncle Sam usually has toast for breakfast.
- I never have lunch at home.
- What do you have for dinner?
3. Drink.
- Lisa seldom has mineral water when she works.
- They don't have coffee at night.
- Do you have milk before you go to bed?
4. In the Present perfect tense.
- You've met me once.
- I haven't known them well, yet.
- Have you ever been to England?
Exercise
To be [am, is, are] or To have[have, has (got)]
1. The news I.... received.... good.
A. have - has
B. have - is
C. have - are
D. Has - is
2. The furniture we.... .... out of date.
A. 've got - are
B. 's got - is
C. 've got - is
D. 's got are
3. My father.... a big black dog.
A. has got
B. have got
C. is
D. are
4. A city car.... not a sedan but it.... got 4 doors.
A. is - has
B. is - has got
C. are - has
D. are - have
5. I…. a small flat in London.
A. am
B. have got
C. has
D. has got
6. Excuse me, where.... the toilets, please?
A. is
B. has got
C. are
D. it
7. Lisa and Lucy.... both long black and straight hair.
A. have got
B. has got
C. are
D. aren’t
8. A spider.... eight legs.
A. have got
B. has got
C. is
D. are
9. Uncle Sam…. toast and Coffee for breakfast.
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. has got
Complete each blank with the suitable word!
(10).... name is Sue. (11).... name isn’t Ute (12).... not English. (13).... Irish. (14)…. not a Londoner. (15)…. from Dublin but (16)…. lives in London.
10. A. She
B. She’s
C. Her
D. Hers
11. A. She’s
B. Hers
C. She
D. Her
12. A. She
B. She’s
C. Her
D. Hers
13. A. Her
B. Hers
C. She’s
D. She
14. A. Hers
B. She
C. Her
D. She’s
15. A. She
B. She’s
C. Her
D. Hers
16. A. Her
B. Hers
C. She
D. She’s
To be [am, is, are] or To have[have, has (got)]
1. The news I.... received.... good.
A. have - has
B. have - is
C. have - are
D. Has - is
2. The furniture we.... .... out of date.
A. 've got - are
B. 's got - is
C. 've got - is
D. 's got are
3. My father.... a big black dog.
A. has got
B. have got
C. is
D. are
4. A city car.... not a sedan but it.... got 4 doors.
A. is - has
B. is - has got
C. are - has
D. are - have
5. I…. a small flat in London.
A. am
B. have got
C. has
D. has got
6. Excuse me, where.... the toilets, please?
A. is
B. has got
C. are
D. it
7. Lisa and Lucy.... both long black and straight hair.
A. have got
B. has got
C. are
D. aren’t
8. A spider.... eight legs.
A. have got
B. has got
C. is
D. are
9. Uncle Sam…. toast and Coffee for breakfast.
A. is
B. are
C. has
D. has got
Complete each blank with the suitable word!
(10).... name is Sue. (11).... name isn’t Ute (12).... not English. (13).... Irish. (14)…. not a Londoner. (15)…. from Dublin but (16)…. lives in London.
10. A. She
B. She’s
C. Her
D. Hers
11. A. She’s
B. Hers
C. She
D. Her
12. A. She
B. She’s
C. Her
D. Hers
13. A. Her
B. Hers
C. She’s
D. She
14. A. Hers
B. She
C. Her
D. She’s
15. A. She
B. She’s
C. Her
D. Hers
16. A. Her
B. Hers
C. She
D. She’s
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