Grammar Rule

Examples

I have got a brother.
They have got a swimming pool.
He has got a cat.

Remember!

I have got a brother. = I’ve got a brother.
You have got blue eyes! = You've got blue eyes!
He has got a sister. = He's got a sister.
We have got a cat. = We've got a cat.
They have got a swimming pool.= They've got a swimming pool.

Be careful!

For negatives add ‘n't’ or 'not'.
I haven’t got a brother.
I have not got a brother.
They haven’t got a swimming pool.
They have not got a swimming pool.
He hasn’t got a cat.
He has not got a cat.

We say... We don’t say...

Have you got a brother? Yes, I have. (NOT You have got a brother? Yes, I have got.)
Have they got a swimming pool? No, they haven’t. (NOT They have got a swimming pool? No, they haven't got.)
Has he got a cat? Yes, he has. (NOT He has got a cat? Yes, he has got.)

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/grammar-practice-reference-card-have-got.pdf

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/grammar-games-have-got-worksheet.pdf