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Innocentpen Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Using Have
I really don't when to use have. Especially when it comes to "I got" and "I've got". Please help me. Thanks
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"have got" is an idiomatic combination with several different meanings. org/wiki/have_got for definitions and example sentences. "I got" is just the past tense of "I get", as in "I got (= became) wet" or "I got (= bought) a new computer".
- "have got" is an idiomatic combination with several different meanings.
- org/wiki/have_got for definitions and example sentences.
- "I got" is just the past tense of "I get", as in "I got (= became) wet" or "I got (= bought) a new computer".
- The verb "get" has numerous different meanings, which you will find in a dictionary.
- Sometimes you may hear people use "I got" to mean "I have got".
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"have got" is an idiomatic combination with several different meanings. See http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_got for definitions and example sentences.
"I got" is just the past tense of "I get", as in "I got (= became) wet" or "I got (= bought) a new computer". The verb "get" has numerous different meani
"I got" is just the past tense of "I get", as in "I got (= became) wet" or "I got (= bought) a new computer". The verb "get" has numerous different meani
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innocentpen I really don't when to use have. Especially when it comes to "I got" and "I've got". Please help me. ThanksI have the money. = I've got the money. = I have got the money.
The idiom have got has the form of a present perfect tense, but its meaning is present. Use this present perfect form in sentences as if it were a present
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