La forma breve affermativa del verbo to have (avere) in inglese

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La forma breve affermativa del verbo to have (avere)

Promemoria: il verbo to have può essere usato per esprimere il possesso ed è irregolare To have, present simple tense.

We have two cars. (Abbiamo due auto.)

She has got a sister. (Lei ha una sorella.)

Al present simple, il verbo to have ha anche una forma breve, che usiamo soprattutto nelle conversazioni informali:

TO HAVE (FORMA STANDARD)TO HAVE (FORMA BREVE)
I have (io ho)I've (got)
You have (tu hai) You've (got) 
She/He/It has (lui/lei ha) She's / He's / It's (got)
We have (noi abbiamo)We've (got)
You have (voi avete)You've (got)
They have (loro hanno)They've (got)

Quando si descrive il possesso, la forma breve è generalmente seguita da got, soprattutto per evitare confusione con la forma breve del verbo to be (he's/she's/it's : lui/lei è) To be, present simple, short form.

He's got a lovely uncle. (Lui ha uno zio simpatico.)

They've got a large garden. (Hanno un giardino grande.)

Nota: si possono usare le forme brevi anche dopo il nome di una persona.

Roger's got three ducks. (Roger ha tre anatre.)


Esercizio 1

Complete each sentence with the correct short form of the verb to have.

Anna got a laptop.

The house got three floors.

They got a large suitcase.


Complete each sentence with the correct short form of the verb to have.

Anna 's 1 got a laptop.

The house 's 2 got three floors.

They 've 3 got a large suitcase.

1 's:

Anna's got a laptop, with the affirmative short form of the verb to have that corresponds to the subject Anna (=she), which is ’s . Note: after ’s, we add got to avoid confusion with the short form of the verb to be. Example: he's got a funny dog.

1 is:

Is is the full affirmative form of the verb to be To be, present simple tense, not the short form of the verb to have. Example: Anna is a great manager.

1 've:

You could say, for example, they've got a laptop, but this is not the form we use after a subject like Anna (=she).

2 's:

The house's got three floors. Use the short form ’s (got) To have, present simple, short form after subjects like he/she/it (here the house=it): . Example: she’s got a new car.

2 its:

Its is a possessive adjective Possessive adjectives, not the short form of the verb to have that you would use after the house. Example: its legs are long.

2 hats:

Hats is the plural of hat, which is a garment you use to cover your head, not a short form of the verb to have. Example: I bought two hats for my nephew.

3 've:

They've got a large suitcase , with the short form that corresponds to the subject they To have, present simple, short form. Example: they've got many options.

3 eve:

The eve is the day or period of time before an important event, not the short form of the verb to have. Example: we always have a big dinner on New Year's Eve.

3 's:

You could say she's got a large suitcase, but this is not the form we use after a subject like they.

Esercizio 2

Complete the table with the missing short forms of the verb to have. Click on “Help me” if you need a hand! 

TO HAVE (SHORT FORM)
I've (got)
You 've (got)
She / He / It 's (got)
We 've (got)
You've (got)
They've (got)
TO HAVE (SHORT FORM)
I've (got)
You (got)
She / He / It  (got)
We (got)
You've (got)
They've (got)
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Complete the table with the missing short forms of the verb to have. Click on “Help me” if you need a hand! 

TO HAVE (SHORT FORM)
I've (got)
You 've 1 (got)
She / He / It 's 2 (got)
We 've 3 (got)
You've (got)
They've (got)
1 've:

You've (got) . This is the form that corresponds to the subject you (singular and plural) To have, present simple, short form. Example: you've got a nice jacket.

2 's:

She / He / It's (got) . Note: we generally add got after this form to avoid confusion with the verb to be. Example: he's got the right spirit.

3 've:

We've (got) , which is short for we have (got). Example: we've got news to share.

Esercizio 3

Drag and drop the tiles into the blanks to create affirmative sentences with the short forms of the verb to have. Pro tip: you don't need to use all the words!

Timmy has got a new passport →Timmy got a new passport.

 We have got a present for you → We got a present for you.

They have got two bikes → They got two bikes.


Drag and drop the tiles into the blanks to create affirmative sentences with the short forms of the verb to have. Pro tip: you don't need to use all the words!

Timmy has got a new passport →Timmy 's 1 got a new passport.

 We have got a present for you → We 've 2 got a present for you.

They have got two bikes → They 've 3 got two bikes.

1 's:

Timmy has got a new passport → Timmy's got a new passport. The short form of has got is ’s got To have, present simple, short form. Note: remember to add got to avoid confusion with the verb to be. Example: she's got a great attitude.

2 've:

We have got a present for you → We've got a present for you. After the subjects I, you, we and they, the short affirmative form of to have is ’ve To have, present simple, short form. Example: you’ve got a beautiful smile.

3 've:

They have got two bikes They've got two bikes. To have, present simple, short form. Example: they've got a large family.


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