Verb To Have Negatives and Questions

The verb to have has two common present forms for negatives and questions. With simple have, use the helping verbs do and does: "I don't have a car", "He doesn't have any pets", "Do you have a pencil?", and "Does she have a brother?" After do, does, don't, or doesn't, the main verb is always have, not has.

With have got, negatives and questions use have or has directly: "I haven't got a car", "He hasn't got any pets", "Have you got a pencil?", and "Has she got a brother?" Both styles are common, especially in British English. At A1, focus on two choices in each sentence: choose do/don't/have/haven't for I, you, we, and they; choose does/doesn't/has/hasn't for he, she, and it. In questions, put the helping verb or have/has before the subject, then read the object after the gap.