English

a. Right or wrong? Correct the mistakes in the highlighted phrases.

1. I don’t think you should drive until you’ve had your brakes fixed. 
2. A. Why don’t you want to come? B. I haven’t got any money. 
3. Does your husband have to work tomorrow or is he taking the day off?
4. The staff don’t have to dress formallyin this company – they can wear what they like.
5. How long have you had your flat in London?
6. What time are we having dinner tonight?
7. My parents had a lot of problemswith my sister when she was a teenager.
8. I haven’t had a holiday for 18 months. I really need a break.
9. Have we got to do this exercise now, or can we do it later for homework?

b. Rewrite the sentences using a form of have or have got.

1. She’s an only child.- She hasn’t got siblings.
2. We used to pay someone to take a family photograph every year.- We used to have a person who took our family photograph every year.
3. Buying car insurance is obligatory for all drivers.- All the drivers were obligated to buy car insurance. 
4. He last saw his father in 2009.- He had last seen his father in 2009.
5. He lacks the right qualifications for this job.- He hasn’t got the right qualifications for this job.
6. It’s not necessary for us to do it now; we can do it later.- We don’t have to do it now.
7. The sea was amazingly clear and warm-we swam every morning.- The sea was amazingly clear and warm-we have swum every morning.
8. When did you start to get on badly?- How long have you started getting on badly?
9. I need someone to fix the central heating. I think the thermostat is broken.- I need someone to have the central heating fixed. I think the thermostat is broken