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Perspolis Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

I've got to start thinking

Would anyone kindly help me with the meaning of this sentence? I can not understand which tense it has.

- I've got to start thinking about college soon.
  

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i have "got to start" thinking about college soon. you must know about "get to" causative. so this is past perfect tense.

— De__ep

  • i have "got to start" thinking about college soon.
  • you must know about "get to" causative.
  • so this is past perfect tense.
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i have "got to start" thinking about college soon.

you must know about "get to" causative.

so this is past perfect tense.
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Thanks De__Ep!

I was thinking so! But, If it is past perfect tense, why the sentence is ended by the word "soon"? It is looks he is going to get start thinking about college in the near future! So, why the verb is past perfect tense? I can not understand it.
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Thanks De-ep,
I was thinking so! But, if it is in past perfect tense, so why is the sentence ended by the word "soon". It looks also he is going to think about college in the near future!

Past Perfect verb for a sentence in "future tense"? I can't understand at all.
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I've got = I have got
This is present perfect, not past perfect. (I had got would be past perfect.)
But note. It is an idiom used to mean have. I have got = I have. It is used as a present tense, that is, to express ideas taking place in present time.
I have (got) to start ... = I have the obligation to start (soon) thinking about c
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