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yanakoleva77
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HELP!
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Please shed some light on the following:
Is it possible to use the form �had got � as the past of �have got � |
23 Feb 2009
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eng789
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Yes, got - is the past participle of -get. |
23 Feb 2009
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Zora
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No, has got has no past form... or its past form is simply "had" without the got...
Had got ... is the past perfect of "get"...
Example: He has got a dog... - is okay
but
He had got a dog... - is wrong.
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23 Feb 2009
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eng789
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She is talking about Present and Past Perfect Simple - so yes had got is Past Perfect or the past of have got. |
23 Feb 2009
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Akanah
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I agree with eng789. I would only use it with the reported speech:
Mary said: I have got money --- Mary said she had got money
But it sounds strange. I teach Have Got to my little students but for the rest, I tell them it does exist but it �s not used. It �s the american tendency, easier and more useful as it �s studied as a simple verb. |
23 Feb 2009
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libertybelle
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I think you can only say:
He had gotten a present for his birthday.
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23 Feb 2009
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hekateros
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Dear yanakoleva,
Look at these examples:
I get to the train station - Present simple
I have just got to the train station - Present Perfect
If I had got to the bus station on time, I wouldn�t have missed the bus. - Past perfect
Past perfect of GET. Sounds good to me :) So yes, I would say it is possible.
However, I agree with Zora if the "have got" indicates possession, then it only is possible in the present tense.
Greetings |
23 Feb 2009
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MissMelissa12
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Well,
Present: I have got (posses) a big house.
Simple past: Past: I had(possess) a big house many years ago. ( Not GOT anymore)
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Now...
If you mean in the past perfect...than yeah.
� �I had got home before you arrived � �
Got is the past participle of GET in British.
Gotten is the past participle of GET in American.
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23 Feb 2009
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Akanah
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@ Zora
you can read in your link "not normally used in the simple past tense" so, it can be used sometimes as in the example I gave with the reported speech.
Tho, it sounds wrong, weird in any other context
Regards from Spain  |
23 Feb 2009
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