Has gotten
- He has gotten a bicycle from his father as a birthday present.
Do you think the above sentence is OK? To me, it should be:
He got a car… (Most common version.)
He received a car…
He obtained a car… (Least common version.)
What do you think? Thank you. :-)
Top answer
Both "he got" and "he's got" are possible. It depends on the context. For example, He got a car from his father as a birthday present this year.
- Both "he got" and "he's got" are possible.
- It depends on the context.
- For example, He got a car from his father as a birthday present this year.
- He's just got a car from his father as a birthday present.
- Why wouldn't he be jumping around?!
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Both "he got" and "he's got" are possible. It depends on the context.
For example,
He got a car from his father as a birthday present this year.
He's just got a car from his father as a birthday present. Why wouldn't he be jumping around?!
I don't use "gotten", but it is possible in AmE. Also, "received" is more formal than "got"; and "obtained" is not na
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