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Franklin Ong Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Got

HI,EVERYONE~Emotion: smile

I would like to ask a question about the word "got" here.Is one one the meaning of "got" same with "have" ?

I think many people using the "got" to replace "have" in SPOKEN.

For examples:

1.I got the money=I have the money,is this right?
2.I got the five fish from fishing=I have the five fish from fishing.
3.l got five beers to drink=l have five beers to drink.

In spoken ,"got" always replace the "have" ?
Therefore, can i use "got" to replace the "have" in writing ?

I hope that there are someone can reply my question....Thanks
  

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Welcome to English Forums, Franklin. No. Get= obtain and have= possess .

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  • Welcome to English Forums, Franklin.
  • No.
  • Get= obtain and have= possess .
  • 'Have got' ('ve got) can also mean 'possess'.
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Welcome to English Forums, Franklin.

No. Get= obtain and have= possess. 'Have got' ('ve got) can also mean 'possess'.
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Then can i say: i got a tuition today-is this right? or
Can i say: I got a question-right or not,is this same with"I have a question" ?
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1.I got the money=I have the money,is this right?
No, they are not the same. (It's a bit confusing, becuase generally after you get something, you do in fact have that thing, but there is still a difference between the obtaining and the possessing. It's also confusing because "I've got the money do
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Present.

I have the money. = I've got the money. = I have got the money.

I have five fish. = I've got five fish. = I have got five fish.

I have five beers. = I've got five beers. = I have got five beers.
You have a letter. = You've got a letter. = You have got a letter.
He has a car. = He's got a car. = He has got a car.
She has a question. = She's got a q
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Hello,Khoff
thanks for your reply,it is useful for me.

So following your reply,i know that the "have" is same as "have got",but what is the different between them?

Maybe you're confusing what does "tution" mean by me? Actually,the tution have other meaning in Malaysia and Singapore.Tution means an extra class or lesson,but it's not in school,you've got to go to a place that
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Thanks for ChaliflimEmotion: smileyou help me a lot~
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Hi Franklin. What you call "tuition" is called "tutoring" in the U.S. (I'm not sure about England.) So you could say, "I had a tutoring session today" or "I had a lesson with my tutor today."

As for the difference between "I have " and "I've got," "I have" is more formal and more appropriate for writing. "I've got" is more casual and common in conversation. (Although it means
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But we call tutoring to be tuiton in Malaysia and Singapore~i think our native English have some differences compared to US or UK...so that's why Malaysia's English is very poor~haih

"
khoffI had a tutoring session today" or "I had a lesson with my tutor today."


i don't understand why use the "had" instead of "have",is it past tense?
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Franklin Ong I don't understand why use the "had" instead of "have." Is it past tense?
Yes, that's the past.
I had a tutoring session yesterday.
I have a tutoring session tomorrow.

(If you use "today" and it's 6:30 in the morning, it's clear you mean in the future, and if you use "today" and it's 11:30 in the evening,
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Yes, when you said "I got a tuition today" I thought you were using the past tense, meaning "I received instruction today." If you were saying in the morning that there would be a lesson in the afternoon, you could say "I've got a lesson today" or "I have a lesson today" (or "I'm going to have a lesson today," or even "I will have a lesson today," although that's probably the least common.)
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