Questions with have and have got

1. Yes/No Questions and short answers

1.1. have as a main verb

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Do	you	have	a cat?	Yes,	I	do.
Do	you	have	a new car?	No,	we	don't.
Does	your brother	have	a bike?	Yes,	he	does.

1.2. have as auxiliary (have got)

Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Yes/No	Subject	Auxiliary (+ n't)
Have	you	got	a cat?	Yes,	I	have.
Have	you	got	a new car?	No,	we	haven't.
Has	your brother	got	a bike?	Yes,	he	has.

2. Questions with question words (Wh-questions)

2.1. have as a main verb

Questions word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
Where	do	you	have	your ruler?	I have it in my pencil case.

2.2. have as auxiliary (have got)

Questions word	Auxiliary	Subject	Verb	Rest	Answer
Where	have	you	got	your ruler?	I've got it in my pencil case.

NOTE:

• In American English we only use have. In this case have is a main verb. So we need the auxiliary do for questions and short answers.
• In British English we usually use have got. In this case have is an auxiliary.

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