Is it correct I have got?
Is “I have got” correct grammar? It’s perfectly acceptable for informal speech, though it’s more often contracted to “I’ve got…” The only thing about this construction is that it can sometimes be interpreted as, depending on context: You have had, for an indeterminate amount of time.
Have got used or have gotten used?
We’ve got used to it is UK English. We’ve gotten used to it is US English – what the British used to say at the time of the American War of Independence! Historically, English has distinguished between “have got” and “have gotten”, but British English lost the distinction sometime in the 19th century.
Would have gotten or would have got?
As the past participle for the verb get, got is the regular and contemporary usage, while gotten is its North American or archaic counterpart. So in essence: He’s got himself into trouble before = He’s gotten himself into trouble before. Thanks for the A2A!
Have received or have receive?
Short answer is that both are correct in a particular context. Have recieved focuses on the completion of the action of recieving – it is the past perfect tense. So if someone asks if you recieved something, you emphasise the reciept by adding the have.
Can you say has got?
Note that you can use “has got” or “have got” only in the present tense. If you want to talk in the past tense about your enormous TV, you would say, “I had a really big TV.” You would probably use expressive intonation to add emphasis.
Which is correct, ‘has got’ or ‘has gotten’?
Got is the conjugation of the verb gets whereas gotten is another way to conjugate get as a past participle.
Should you use “have” or “have got”?
Use have got in spoken English. Use have in your formal written English ( business correspondence, etc.). If you are writing an informal message to your friends-on Facebook, for example- have got is fine. Of course, there is nothing wrong with using have instead of have got in spoken English.
What is the difference between get and got?
’Have’ and ‘got’ are two different words that are often confusing due to the similarity in usage and meaning. The verb ‘have’ commonly refers to “to possess, or own”, while the word ‘got’ is a past tense of ‘get’. ‘Have’ and ‘got’ are both possessive verbs. They are commonly used to express possession.
Do You Have vs. Have you Got?
There is no difference in their positive form. They both have meaning of “possession”. However “have” without “got” is more preferred in American English. We’ve got a car. (British English) We have a car.