Nader75  +  185585 Thu, 19 Jan 06 03:10 AM What is different between : Have & have got and when we use Having Nader75 Joined on Sat, Jan 7 2006 Full Member 197

	CalifJim  +  185588 Thu, 19 Jan 06 03:22 AM See Post:47932. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,385 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

	Brian Boyd  +  185619 Thu, 19 Jan 06 07:03 AM 'Have' and 'have got' mean the same basic thing. I have two brothers. I've got two brothers. ...the same. The question forms are: Do you have any brothers?  (Yes, I do.   No, I don't.) Have you got any brothers?  (Yes, I have.   No, I haven't.) Although the meaning is the same, 'have' is a little more formal and 'have got' is a  little less formal. Have is a state verb, so it isn't usually used in the continuous form.  However, here are some examples of 'having' in use: I'm having a great time.  (I'm really enjoying myself at the moment.) I'm having a party. (I've arranged a party for some time in the future.) I'm having a new mobile phone.  (Wrong!  You should say 'I have a new mobile phone.') Brian Brian Boyd Joined on Wed, Jan 18 2006 Thailand New Member 18 . Verbs

	Ruslana  +  185816 Thu, 19 Jan 06 04:06 PM See also Post:178368. "Having" may be used, as Brian has mentioned, in such phrases like to have dinner, to have breakfast, to have supper, to have a rest, to have a good time, etc. eg I'm having a dinner. Ruslana Joined on Sat, Dec 17 2005 Senior Member 3,671

	pieanne  +  185824 Thu, 19 Jan 06 04:32 PM "Having" can also be used as a gerund after prepositions: "I'm used to having a nice dinner waiting for me when I get home". pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos... Prepositions, Gerunds

	Ivantalk  +  185856 Thu, 19 Jan 06 06:23 PM Americans like to use "have got" and Englishmen like to use "have". The meanings of them is same to some extent.   Ivantalk Joined on Tue, Jan 17 2006 QuanZhou, Fujian Province, China New Member 33 Have your heard of HuaQiao University? I can tell you that it's my university.