Indefinite articles

 Indefinite articles.

Have / Has got

We use have got:

• to talk about possession: I´ve got a computer. They haven´t got a car.
• to describe somebody: She´s got blue eyes. Has he got dark hair?
• to talk about illnesses: I´ve got a headache. Have you got a cold?

Affirmative: I/you/we/they ´ve got (have got) ////// he/she/it ´s got (has got)

Negative: I/you/we/they haven´t got (have not got) ////// he/she/it hasn´t got (has not got)

Question: Have I/you/we/they got? ////// Has he/she/it got?

Short answers: Yes, I/you/we/they have. ////// Yes, he/she/it has.

                       No, I/you/we/they haven´t. ////// No, he/she/it hasn´t.

Exercise 1

Present Simple (am, is, are)

We use be:

• to say who somebody is or what something is: I´m Sam. That´s my ticket.
• to describe something or somebody: Your shoes are nice. He is tall.
• to say where somebody is from: He is American. We are from Brazil.
• to talk about people´s jobs: She is a teacher. My father is a doctor.
• to talk about somebody´s age: I´m nineteen. Sally is twenty one.
• to say how we feel: We are tired. He is angry.
• to say where somebody or something is: She is at home. Your bag is on the chair.
• to talk about somebody´s health: I´m fine. Kate is ill.

Affirmative
I´m (am)
he/she/it ´s (is)
you/we/they´re (are)

Negative
I´m not (am not)
he/she/it isn´t (is not)
you/we/they aren´t (are not)

Question
Am I?
Is he/she/it?
Are you/we/they?

Short answers
Yes, I am.                   Yes, he/she/it is.                                 Yes, you/we/they are.
No, I´m not.                No, he/she/it isn´t.                              No, you/we/they aren´t.


Exercise 1: