10239 revision exercises part 2 to be and have got which one to use 3 pages 8 exercises with key

To be / to have got - Which one to use?
Task 1 – Fill in the sentences with the correct form of the appreciate verb (to be or
to have got).
1) Our postman ________________ a big bag.
2) This ________________ my umbrella.
3) I ________________ an umbrella.
4) Today ________________ Susan’s birthday.
5) Susan ________________ birthday today.
6) These ________________ his photos.
7) Steve ________________ seven photos.
8) This ________________ our small house.
9) We ________________ a small house.
10) Sean ________________ a brother and a sister.
11) Harry ________________ a brother.
12) Tony ________________ Mary’s brother.
13) I ________________ Jerald Service.
14) Sheryl ________________ a horse.
15) Cary ________________ 14 years old.
16) I ________________ fine, thanks.
17) My mother ________________ from the USA.
18) You ________________ brown hair.
19) Betsey and Ralph ________________ in the garden.
20) Todd ________________ a new teacher. His name ________________ Mr. Gruber.

Task 2 – Write sentences using the given
words and “to be” or “to have got”.

e.g. Ken * not * happy.  Ken isn’t happy
1) Jimmy * not * a bike.
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2) my father * 40 years old.

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3) you * my address?
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4) her name * Ellen Cox.
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5) we * a big house.
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6) I * not * a mobile phone.
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7) the Taylors * at the shops.
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8) Mr Smith * red apples.
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9) the camera *not * in the car?
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10) Jennifer * our new teacher.
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Task 3 - Put the words in the correct
order to get a sentence. Use the correct
form of the verbs.
1) Oliver / she / to be / Kelly.
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2) dogs / to have got / friendly / they?
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3) I / the / in / to be / garden.
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4) not / to be / children / the / happy?
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5) a / Tom / television / to have got?

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6) to have got / and / a / Nora / Chris / spider.
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7) we / sisters / to be / not.
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8) a / his / car / to have got / grandparents /
blue.
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9) Peter’s / at school / not / son / to be.
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10) aunt / Mike an / not / have got.
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Task 4 – Correct the following sentences.

1) That hamster are brown.
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2) Linda is a pet.
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3) Mike isn’t got a sister.
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4) Sandra’m a teacher.
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5) The dog are a ball.
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6) There is six pens in my pencil box.
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7) Sylvie and Jeremiah isn’t cousins.
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8) The school not got lots of desks.
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9) Our parents are got a shop.
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10) We haven’t got thirteen.
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Task 6 - Write short compositions about
Maria Perez Bravo, whose data are here.
Use “to be” and “to have got”.
Name
Maria Perez Bravo
Age
19
Nationality
Spanish
Marital status
unmarried
Job
student
Hair
brown, long
Eyes
brown
Favourite object a picture of her family
Pet
6 fish
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Task 5 - Write short compositions about
Tom Slay, whose data are here. Use “to
be” and “to have got”.
Name
Tom Slay
Age
25
Nationality
English
Marital status
married
Job
teacher
Hair
red, short
Eyes

blue
Favourite object watch
Pet
budgie
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Task 7 - Write a similar composition
about yourself as in task 5 or 6.

Picture of yours

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Task 8 – Write as many sentences as you can about the pictures with the given words.
Look at the example.
e.g.: Sabrina – a computer This is Sabrina. Her name is Sabrina. She has got a computer. This is her
computer.

1) Douglas Crews – a fish – a cat ___________________________________________
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2) Edward Morel – a bike __________________________________________________
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3) Hattie Floyd – a book _____________________________________________________
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4) Tiny – a house ___________________________________________________________
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5) Rose Sell – a friend ______________________________________________________
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6) Mr Kincaid – a dog _______________________________________________________
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7) The Lewins – balloon _____________________________________________________

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8) We - a Christmas tree ___________________________________________________
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9) I – a car ______________________________________________________________
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10) you – an umbrella _________________________________________________________
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11) They –a boat ________________________________________________________
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12) chicken – an egg _________________________________________________________
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SOLUTION
Task 1

1) Our postman has got a big bag.
2) This is my umbrella.
3) I have got an umbrella.
4) Today is Susan’s birthday.
5) Susan has got birthday today.
6) These are his photos.
7) Steve has got seven photos.
8) This is our small house.
9) We have got a small house.
10) Sean has got a brother and a sister.
11) Harry has got a brother.

12) Tony is Mary’s brother.
13) I am Jerald Service.
14) Sheryl has got a horse.
15) Cary is 14 years old.
16) I am fine, thanks.
17) My mother is from the USA.
18) You have got brown hair.
19) Betsey and Ralph are in the garden.
20) Todd has got a new teacher. His name is Mr. Gruber.

Task 2
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Jimmy hasn’t got a bike.
My father is 40 years old.
Have you got my address?
Her name is Ellen Cox.
We have got a big house.
I haven’t got a mobile phone.
The Taylors are at the shops.
Mr Smith has got red apples.

Isn’t the camera in the car?
Jennifer is our new teacher.

Task 3
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She is Kelly Oliver.
Have they got friendly dogs?
I am in the garden.
Aren’t the children happy?
Has Tom got a television?
Nora and Chris have got a spider.
We aren’t sisters.
His grandparents have got a blue car.
Peter’s son isn’t at school.
Mike hasn’t got an aunt.


Task 4
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That hamster is brown.
Linda has got a pet.
Mike hasn’t got a sister.
Sandra is a teacher.
The dog has got a ball.
There are six pens in my pencil box.
Sylvie and Jeremiah aren’t cousins.
The school hasn’t got lots of desks.
Our parents have got a shop.
We aren’t thirteen.

Task 5

His name is Tom Slay. / He is Tom Slay. He is twenty-five years old. He is from England. He is
English. He is married. / He has got a wife. He is a teacher. He has got short, red hair. / His hair
is short and red. He has got blue eyes. / His eyes are blue. His favourite object is a watch. / He
has got a watch. He has got a pet. / He has got a budgie.

Task 6

Her name is Maria Perez Bravo. / She is Maria Perez Bravo. She is 19 years old. She is from

Spain. / She is Spanish. She is unmarried. /She hasn’t got a husband. She is a student. She ahs
got long brown hair. / Her hair is long and brown. Her eyes are brown. / She has got brown eyes.
Her favourite object is a picture of her family. / She has got a picture of her family. She has
got pets. / She has got six fish.
Task 7
It depends on the ss.

Task 8

1) This is Douglas Crews. He has got a fish and a cat. These are Douglas’s pets. These are his
pets.
2) This is Edward Morel. He has got a bike. This is his bike. This is Edward’s bike.
3) This is Hattie Floyd. She has got a book. This is her book. This is Hattie’s book.
4) This is Tiny. It has got a house. This is its house. This is Tiny’s house.
5) This is Rose Sell. She has got a friend. She is her friend. She is Rose’s friend.
6) This is Mr Kincaid. He has got a dog. This is his dog. This is Mr Kincaid’s dog.
7) These are the Lewins. They have got a balloon. This is their balloon. This is the Lewins’
balloon.
8) We have got a Christmas tree. This is our Christmas tree.
9) I have got a car. This is my car.
10) You have got an umbrella. This is your umbrella.
11) They have got a boat. This is their boat.
12) This is a chicken. It has got an egg. This is its egg. This is the chicken’s egg.