talk about possession.
I’ve got a bicycle. (= There is a bicycle and it is my bicycle.)
He’s got a problem. (= There is a problem and it is his problem.)
We use have got with I/you/we/they. We use has got with he/she/it. In speaking and informal writing, we often use the short forms: ’ve got / ’s got.
I’ve got a tablet. My mother’s got black hair and blue eyes.
The negative form is hasn’t / haven’t got.
This town hasn’t got a park.
They haven’t got a car.
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