ALWAYS use BE when referring to a person's AGE, HEIGHT, or FIGURE.
When you describe someone's hair or eyes, you can use BE or HAVE (got):
ex 1: His hair is black. / He has (got) black hair.
ex: 2: Her eyes are blue. / She has (got) blue eyes.
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BE
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Interrogative
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I am (I’m)
You are (You’re)
He is (He’s)
She is (She’s)
We are (We’re)
You are (You’re)
They are (They’re)
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I am not (I’m not)
You are not (You’re not / You aren’t)
He is not (He’s not / He isn’t)
She is not (She’s not / She isn’t)
We are not (We’re not / We aren’t)
You are not (You’re not / You aren’t)
They are not (They’re not / They aren’t)
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Am I …?
Are you …?
Is he …?
Is she …?
Are we …?
Are you …?
Are they …?
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HAVE GOT (British English)
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Interrogative
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I have got (I’ve got)
You have got (You’ve got)
He has got (He’s got)
She has got (She’s got)
We have got (We’ve got)
You have got (You’ve got)
They have got (They’ve got)
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I have not got (I haven't got)
You have not got (You haven't got)
He has not got (He hasn't got)
She has not got (She hasn't got)
We have not got (We haven't got)
You have not not (You haven't got)
They have not got (They haven't got)
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Have I got …?
Have you got …?
Has he got …?
Has she got …?
Have we got …?
Have you got …?
Have they got …?
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HAVE (American English)
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Affirmative
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Negative
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Interrogative
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I have
You have
He has
She has
We have
You have got
They have got
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I do not have (I don't have)
You do not have (You don't have)
He does not have (He doesn't have)
She does not have (She doesn't have)
We do not have (We don't have)
You do not have (You don't have)
They do not have (They don't have)
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Do I have …?
Do you have …?
Does he have …?
Does she have …?
Do we have …?
Do you have …?
Do they have …?
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Exercise 1: Use British English.1.
he tall?
2. I
green eyes, I
blue eyes.
3. You
plump, you
slim!
4. His hair
grey now.
5. She
twenty.
6. He
freckles.
7. I
glasses.
8. We
fifteen.
Exercise 2: Use American English.1. My sister
long blond hair.
2. Your cousin
well-built!
3. Your eyes
blue, they
grey!
4.
your brother
freckles like you?
5. My father
not
a beard.
6. My little sister
a beauty spot on her chin.
7.
you eighteen years old?
8. Your younger brother
a little plump, don't you think?