Answering "Have you got" questions with "I do"

Question

For the question "Have you got any ice cream?" which is correct:

Yes I do
Yes I have

or inversely

No I don't
No I haven't got any

Mehper C. Palavuzlar · Accepted Answer

EDIT: Since the OP changed the tense in his question, I have updated my answer:

Yes, I have.

or

Yes, I have got some ice cream.

No, I haven't.

or

No, I haven't got any ice cream.

delete · Answer

For the question "Have you got any ice
  cream?" which is correct:
  
  Yes I do 
  
  Yes I have

The traditional answer would be "yes I have" but "yes I do" is common in American usage and is gaining usage in the UK too.

Dog Lover · Answer

Arguably both are correct:

'Have you got any ice-cream?'
  
  'Yes, I have got ice-cream.' -OR- 'Yes, I do have ice-cream.'

In Australia both "I do" and "I have" are used and essentially mean the same thing.

It is the same for the negative forms:

'No, I have not got ice-cream.' -OR- 'No, I do not have ice-cream.'

Ironia · Answer

"Yes, I do" is essentially short for "yes, I do got some ice cream", which clearly doesn't make sense.

"Have you got?" = "yes, I have"
"Do you have?" = "yes, I do"

Just because people say something doesn't make it correct.

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