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Redkiddy Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

have got - have

Hi from Turkey(Turkland),

I have a headache-----------I have got a headache.

Is there any difference betwween two? Does "Have got" contain a "perfect tense" meaning?

secondly,,,I am having a headache now-----I am having dinner now.

I know first one is a stative verb(in books) but logically,it seems to me that it is not.

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---- In BrE, have got or have can be used for possession and have got to and have to can be used for the modal of necessity. The forms which include got are usually used in informal contexts and the forms without got in more formal contexts. In American speech the form without got is used more than in the UK.

— Marius Hancu

  • ---- In BrE, have got or have can be used for possession and have got to and have to can be used for the modal of necessity.
  • The forms which include got are usually used in informal contexts and the forms without got in more formal contexts.
  • In American speech the form without got is used more than in the UK.
  • American also informally uses got as a verb for these meanings, for example, "I got two cars," "I got to go"; but these are nonstandard and will be considered sloppy usage by many American speakers.
  • ---- Also, make a search (top right Search box) with have got there are many good threads on that.
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In BrE, have got or have can be used for possession and have got to and have to can be used for the modal of necessity. The forms which include got are usually used in informal contexts and the forms without got in more formal contexts. In American speech the form without got is used more than in the UK. American also informally uses
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