To be / have got - Which one to use?

Task 1 – Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the appreciate verb
(to be or have got).
1) Our postman ________________ a big bag.
2) This ________________ my umbrella.
3) I ________________ an umbrella.
4) Today ________________ Susan’s birthday.
5) Susan ________________ birthday today.
6) These ________________ his photos.
7) Steve ________________ seven photos.
8) This ________________ our small house.
9) We ________________ a small house.
10) Sean ________________ a brother and a sister.
11) Harry ________________ a brother.
12) Tony ________________ Mary’s brother.
13) I ________________ Jerald Service.
14) Sheryl ________________ a horse.
15) Cary ________________ 14 years old.
16) I ________________ fine, thanks.
17) My mother ________________ from the USA.
18) You ________________ brown hair.
19) Betsey and Ralph ________________ in the garden.
20) Todd ________________ a new teacher. His name ________________ Mr. Gruber.

Task 2 – Write sentences using the Task 3 - Put the words in the correct
given words and “to be” or “have order to get a sentence. Use the
got”. correct form of the verbs.
e.g. Ken * not * happy.  Ken isn’t happy 1) Oliver / she / to be / Kelly.
1) Jimmy * not * a bike. ____________________________________
____________________________________ 2) dogs / to have got / friendly / they?
2) my father * 40 years old. ____________________________________
____________________________________ 3) I / the / in / to be / garden.
3) you * my address? ____________________________________
____________________________________ 4) not / to be / children / the / happy?
4) her name * Ellen Cox. ____________________________________
____________________________________ 5) a / Tom / television / to have got?
5) we * a big house. ____________________________________
____________________________________ 6) to have got / and / a / Nora / Chris /
6) I * not * a mobile phone. spider.
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7) the Taylors * at the shops. 7) we / sisters / to be / not.
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8) Mr Smith * red apples. 8) a / his / car / to have got / grandparents /
____________________________________ blue.
9) the camera *not * in the car? ____________________________________
____________________________________ 9) Peter’s / at school / not / son / to be.
10) Jennifer * our new teacher. ____________________________________
____________________________________ 10) aunt / Mike an / not / have got.
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Task 4 – Correct the following Task 5 - Write short compositions
sentences. about Tom Slay, whose data are
1) That hamster are brown. here. Use “to be” and “have got”.
____________________________________ Name Tom Slay
2) Linda is a pet. Age 25
____________________________________ Nationality English
3) Mike isn’t got a sister. Marital status married
____________________________________ Job teacher
4) Sandra’m a teacher.
Hair red, short
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Eyes blue
5) The dog are a ball.
Favourite watch
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object
6) There is six pens in my pencil box.
Pet budgie
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7) Sylvie and Jeremiah isn’t cousins. _____________________________________________
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8) The school not got lots of desks. _____________________________________________
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9) Our parents are got a shop. _____________________________________________
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10) We haven’t got thirteen. _____________________________________________
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Task 6 - Write short compositions
about Maria Perez Bravo, whose
data are here. Use “to be” and “have
got”.
Name Maria Perez Bravo
Age 19
Nationality Spanish
Marital status unmarried
Job student
Task 7 - Write a similar composition
Hair brown, long
Eyes brown about yourself as in task 5 or 6.
Favourite a picture of her
object family
Pet 6 fish Picture of yours
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Task 8 – Write as many sentences as you can about the pictures with the given
words. Look at the example.
e.g.: Sabrina – a computer This is Sabrina. Her name is Sabrina. She has got a computer. This is
her computer.

1) Douglas Crews – a fish – a cat ___________________________________________

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2) Edward Morel – a bike __________________________________________________
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3) Hattie Floyd – a book _____________________________________________________
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4) Tiny – a house ___________________________________________________________
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5) Rose Sell – a friend ______________________________________________________
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6) Mr Kincaid – a dog _______________________________________________________
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7) The Lewins – balloon _____________________________________________________
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8) We - a Christmas tree ___________________________________________________
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9) I – a car ______________________________________________________________
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10) you – an umbrella _________________________________________________________
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11) They –a boat ________________________________________________________
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12) chicken – an egg _________________________________________________________
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