have/have got

0 No, there isn't any difference in meaning between 'I have' and 'I have got' (or: 'I've got'). 0-

0 'I have got' is only used in British English. 0-

You gotta be kidding!

So in the States, people say 'I got a fever' instead of 'I've got a fever', is that right?

And why is it not "have gotten" instead of "have got" ?

Isn't it that the correct construction is: have + past participle(verb) ?

Hi everyone,
nope, this is what I know:

Possession
I have a car. - Yes
I have got a car. - Yes, not common in the US though
I've got a car. - Yes
I got a car. - Yes, sometimes used in speech but not technically correct, so don't use this on English tests.
She has a car. - Yes
She has got a car. - Yes, not common in the US though
She's got a c

Kooyeen, it seems like you don't think there's any difference between 'have and 've got', at least in your examples.

Do you think they are any differences in the following:

'I've got a fever' vs 'I have a fever'

'I've got the flu' vs 'I have the flu'

'I've got a sore throat' vs 'I have a sore throat'

I think the 've got' versions have recency meaning (h

KooyeenHi everyone,
nope, this is what I know:

Possession
I have a car. - Yes
I have got a car. - Yes, not common in the US though
I've got a car. - Yes
I got a car. - Yes, sometimes used in speech but not technically correct, so don't use this on English tests.
She has a car. - Yes
She has got a car. - Yes, not common in

And why is it not "have gotten" instead of "have got" ?

Isn't it that the correct construction is: have + past participle(verb) ?

There are two past participles of the verb "to get"! got and gotten. In the perfect tenses, the British use got, and the Americans use gotte

Nona The Brit'I have got' is only used in British English.

That's not necessarily true. As a matter of fact, I overuse "I have got..." "I have gotten..." is more common here though.