"we did not have" vs. "we hadn't got"

[nq:1]Hi everybody! Which of these two sentence would you prefer as the past tense of "I do not have a car."/"I haven't got a car."? 1) I did not have a car. 2) I hadn't got a car. Thanks for your help. Pete (non-native speaker)[/nq]
Both fine with 1) more formal so I guess I'd say 2) and write 1).

[nq:1]Hi everybody! Which of these two sentence would you prefer as the past tense of "I do not have a car."/"I haven't got a car."? 1) I did not have a car. 2) I hadn't got a car. Thanks for your help. Pete (non-native speaker)[/nq]
I have a strong preference for #1.
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[nq:1]Which of these two sentence would you prefer as the past tense of "I do not have a car."/"I haven't got a car."? 1) I did not have a car. 2) I hadn't got a car. Thanks for your help. Pete (non-native speaker)[/nq]
I would say "I didn't have a car"
At school in the 1950s I was taught to
avoid the use of "got"

[nq:2]Which of these two sentence would you prefer as the ... car. Thanks for your help. Pete (non-native speaker)[/nq]
[nq:1]I would say "I didn't have a car" At school in the 1950s I was taught to avoid the use of "got"[/nq]
Something I've never understood. 'Get' is amongst English's oldest verbs and its meaning as 'have' or 'hold' is of equally long pedigree. To deprecate its use is rid

[nq:2]... At school in the 1950s I was taught to avoid the use of "got"[/nq]
[nq:1]Something I've never understood. 'Get' is amongst English's oldest verbs and its meaning as 'have' or 'hold' is of equally long pedigree. To deprecate its use is ridiculous. (And well done to Americans for retaining its proper past participle, 'gotten'!)[/nq]
I have been thinking about this since receiving a

[nq:2]I would say "I didn't have a car" At school in the 1950s I was taught to avoid the use of "got"[/nq]
That was usually a forgettingness. . .I've got sixpence, jolly, jolly sixpence...Dear Wife.
That would have been OK but strange (I think it was from the Brits, right?). "I've got a lovely bunch."
"I got a car in trade for my old motorcycle" would have been OK.

"I got twen

[nq:1]Hi everybody! Which of these two sentence would you prefer as the past tense of "I donot have a car."/"I haven't got a car."? 1) I did not have a car. 2) I hadn't got a car.[/nq]
I didn't have a car.
Adrian

[nq:2]Which of these two sentence would you prefer as the ... car. Thanks for your help. Pete (non-native speaker)[/nq]
[nq:1]I would say "I didn't have a car" At school in the 1950s I was taught to avoid the use of "got"[/nq]
Now that's interesting.
Much of the usage of "to get" as an auxiliary (replacing "to have") is centred around the idea that it encapsulates what is said with an

[nq:2]I would say "I didn't have a car" At school in the 1950s I was taught to avoid the use of "got"[/nq]
[nq:1]Now that's interesting. Much of the usage of "to get" as an auxiliary (replacing "to have") is centred around the ... with an "unpleasant" or "saddening" feeling ("my dog got run over" is one of the examples that is always given).[/nq]
New one on me. So who coined "I got lucky"

[nq:2]I would say "I didn't have a car" At school in the 1950s I was taught to avoid the use of "got"[/nq]
[nq:1]Now that's interesting. Much of the usage of "to get" as an auxiliary (replacing "to have") is centred around the ... i.e. to see if it's certain demographics that shun the usage, and if that's connected to the "misery" factor.[/nq]
Nobody seems to have pointed out that "I hadn'