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Il verbo (to) have Il verbo (to) have significa avere. Quando esprime possesso può essere accompagnato dalla particella got. Come il verbo (to) be, anche (to) have ha la forma contratta e la forma non contratta. forma affermativa forma negativa forma non I/you/we/they have got contratta he/she/it has got I/you/we/they have not got he/she/it has not got I/you/we/they ve got forma contratta he/she/it s got I/you/we/they haven t got he/she/it hasn t got La forma interrogativa più usata richiede have/has prima del soggetto; tuttavia nell inglese americano si usa do/does per formulare la domanda: inglese britannico Have you got a cat? Has she got a canary? inglese americano Do you have a cat? Does she have a canary? Le short answers rifiutano got e la short answer affermativa esige la forma non contratta: Have you got a budgie? Yes, I have. 11 Osserva le immagini e scrivi la domanda con il verbo (to) have, poi rispondi con la short answer, come nell esempio: * * Has Jason got a watch? Yes, he has. 1. ................. you ...................................................... for Susan? Yes, ................................................ 2. ................. Zoe .....................................................................? No, ........................................................... 3. ................. the children .................... three ..................................? Yes, .................................... 4. ................. Samuel ...............................................................................? No, ........................................ 1 3 4 2 12 Inserisci nelle frasi le forme adatte del verbo (to) have, come nell esempio: They have got an unusual pet. 1. My house ................................ five rooms. 2. We .......................................................... an English pen friend. 3. Sorry, I ...................................................... an umbrella for you. 4. ................ you ................ any pets? Yes, I ................................................ three hamsters. 5. No, we .................................................. blue trainers, but we .................................................... blue T-shirts. 6. ................ Susan and Bob ......... a camera? No, they .............................................. 7. No, Dave ...................................... a bike, but he ................................ a motorbike. 8. ................ rabbits ................ long ears? Yes, they .................................. A MAN S HOME IS HIS CASTLE 31