Past perfect

Grammar books generally list both as the pp, however, the way they are used seems different to me:

have + got carries the meaning of "have/own"

while

have + gotten is used in all other cases

So, we would say "what have you got in your hand?"

but

"If your parent hadn't gotten divorced..."

I hav

Hi,

If your parent's hadn't got divorced is simple past?

and

If your parent's hadn't gotten divorced is past perfect?

No, both are past perfect. 'Gotten' is a form of the past participle 'got', and is a feature of USA English.



I think 'have gotten' typically means 'have recently got'.

eg I have gotten a new car. Would you like to

You are missing a word. Your parent's what?

If your parent's cousins hadn't got divorced?
If your parent's friends hadn't got divorced?

Or did you mean -- just maybe -- parents? parents is not the same as parent's, you know.

Supposed to be just parents.