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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
When you ain't got nothing
"When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal"
(From Bob Dylan lyrics - "Like a rolling stone".)
Is "When you ain't got nothing" expressed in the simple present tense?
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal"
(From Bob Dylan lyrics - "Like a rolling stone".)
Is "When you ain't got nothing" expressed in the simple present tense?
Top answer
It's highly informal. It means when you haven't got anything .
- It's highly informal.
- It means when you haven't got anything .
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teechrIt's highly informal. It means when you haven't got anything.So, in fact, "ain't got" is the present perfect form, isn't it?
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"When you ain't got nothing, you got nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal"
Standard English:
"When you have nothing, you have nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you have no secrets to conceal"
You're invisible now, you got no secrets to conceal"
Standard English:
"When you have nothing, you have nothing to lose
You're invisible now, you have no secrets to conceal"
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Anonymous in fact, "ain't got" is the present perfect form, isn't it?Technically yes. It's the present perfect of GET. However, these days it is generally regarded as an acceptable alternative to the standard present simple of HAVE, and so tends to be treated as a present simple form itself. Even so, it's negative, interrogativeand question-tag forms are not
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