Swiss Jake  +  178368 Tue, 03 Jan 06 06:18 AM Hi teachers! Where shall I put my post? Then I have easy grammar questions, but I understand complicated, in-depth explanations.   What is the difference  between  I have and I've got? When do you use to have and when have got? Both mean the same?   Thank you regards Jake   Swiss Jake Joined on Fri, Dec 30 2005 Full Member 196 Please, correct my mistakes in my posts. Thank you! "The only real mistake is the one from which you learn nothing." -- John Powell Grammar, Regards

	LanguageLover  +  178378 Tue, 03 Jan 06 07:13 AM   Welcome to the Forums, Jake When talking about posession, both can be used interchangably: She has (got) a very beautiful figure. They have (got) a very expensive car. Otherwise, when talking about taking actions, "have" is the only acceptable form: I usually have my breakfast at home. Hope it helps, LanguageLover Joined on Fri, Feb 25 2005 Contributing Member 1,507 The similarities among the languages are more than their differences!

	Ruslana  +  178486 Tue, 03 Jan 06 01:54 PM Hello, Jake! Look at these threads: http://www.englishforums.com/English/BookBookDifferences/bmqqv/Post.htm#147377 http://www.englishforums.com/English/YouHaveYouHaveGot/bvpmw/Post.htm#108145 http://www.englishforums.com/English/Difference/bgvvb/Post.htm#114224 http://www.englishforums.com/English/DoYouHaveHaveYouGot/qncn/Post.htm#83157 http://www.englishforums.com/English/HaveAndHaveGot/chvx/Post.htm#11982 Hope it helps. :-) Ruslana Joined on Sat, Dec 17 2005 Senior Member 3,680

	LanguageLover  +  178496 Tue, 03 Jan 06 02:31 PM Thanks Ruslana for your help. Just let me to do some cleaning, thanks. Post:147377 Post:108145 Post:114224 Post:83157 Post:11982 LanguageLover

	Ruslana  +  178585 Tue, 03 Jan 06 06:22 PM Hello, LanguageLover! Thank you for making the links. I would love to do it myself but it is a long story why I can't. Anyway, thanks! :-) Ruslana

	Kyawphonehlaing  +  179388 Thu, 05 Jan 06 05:51 PM Well, I think, the use of "to have" and "have got" is the same.    For example : I have a camera. I have got a camera. But, I think, in spoken English, "I've got a camera." is more used than "I have got  a camera." However, there is a little bit difference between "to have" and "have got". I mean "to have" can be used in any tenses, but not "have got".    For example : I have a camera. (present)     I had a camera. (past)                         I have got a camera. (present) but not " I had got a camera."       We cannot say " I had got a camera."    Instead, we should say " I had a camera." In question, "Have you got a camera ?" "Do you have a camera ?" is quite alright. "Have you a camera ? " is rarely used nowadays. It is not wrong, I think, but it is rarely used. Kyawphonehlaing Joined on Thu, Dec 29 2005 New Member 11 Difference Between, Tenses