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Ask for help > "Have got" / "Have gotten"
"Have got" / "Have gotten"
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diegomdq
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"Have got" / "Have gotten"
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Hello! one of my students asked me what �s the difference between these two forms, since he heard in a film someone said "I �ve gotten..." instead of "I �ve got". And he got confused as to when to use one form or the other. Can anyone suggest an explanation? I guess "have got" is mostly used when talking about possession (like "I have a car" = "I �ve got a car) but I �m not sure about "I �ve gotten" and I think I have never actually used the "gotten" form of the verb.
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3 Nov 2013
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feliped.up
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In the US they say: "I have a car" in the UK they say "I �ve got a car" that �s mainly the difference. The past participle of the verb "To get" can be "got" or "gotten", although "got" is more common, "gotten" would be okay as well.
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3 Nov 2013
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Peter Hardy
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Our American friends may confirm that �gotten � is more American. I �ve gotten sounds very strange to many of us (non-americans). Plus an important fact: language used in movies and many other media, eg the news, often is far from correct!!! Cheers. Peter |
3 Nov 2013
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FrauSue
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"I �ve gotten" is the American form of the present perfect "to get". In the UK, we would use "I �ve got". In UK English, this form survives in the verb "to forget" (I �ve forgotten) but the corresponding past participle with "get" has fallen out of usage. |
4 Nov 2013
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joy2bill
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Language used in movies can indeed be far from correct but it can also be more �real � than anything we take out of a textbook. Rap music is particularly unusual in its grammar constructions but it will stick in the minds of students for far longer. Language constantly evolves! Vive la difference! |
4 Nov 2013
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