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Why is 'got' and no 'get' in this question?



 
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Why is 'got' and no 'get' in this question? Tue May 15, 2007 3:55 am  Why is 'got' and no 'get' in this question?
 

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #107 "Irregular Verbs (1)", question 1

Have you ......... your ticket for the concert on Friday yet?

(a) getting
(b) get
(c) got

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #107 "Irregular Verbs (1)", answer 1

Have you got your ticket for the concert on Friday yet?

Correct answer: (c) got
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get/got Tue May 15, 2007 9:41 am  get/got
 

Hi,

We need 'got' in this sentence because the verb is in the Perfect tense. 'Get' is used in the infinitive and the Present form as in:

She gets (Present Simple)her books from the library every week.

Does she get (infinitive) her books every week?

She got (Past Simple) two books last week

How many books has she got (Present Perfect) this week?

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get/got Thu Jan 03, 2008 15:14 pm  get/got
 

Alan wrote:
How many books has she got (Present Perfect) this week?

I was taught that the 3rd form of 'to get' is gotten. I've checked it in the Merrian-Webster on-line dictionary and indeed 'to get' has two version of 3rd form. What is a different?

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Why is 'got' and no 'get' in this question? Thu Jan 03, 2008 18:48 pm  Why is 'got' and no 'get' in this question?
 

Hi wawrzek

Gotten is standardly used as the "third form" (past participle) of the verb get in American English.

From what I understand, the word gotten is something that has been retained in American English (i.e. it is an older form of the past participle), whereas British English has changed to got for the past participle.
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Why is 'got' and no 'get' in this question? Thu Jan 03, 2008 19:13 pm  Why is 'got' and no 'get' in this question?
 

Hi,

It's also interesting to note that 'gotten' is also used in Scotland. Note also 'ill-gotten' is used to mean 'acquired through bad/dishonest practices' as in: ill-gotten gains.

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Why is 'got' and no 'get' in this question? Mon Apr 28, 2008 4:15 am  Why is 'got' and no 'get' in this question?
 

I am a native English speaker, and have never heard "have got" in my life. Anyone who doesn't use "have gotten" would probably be a little bit laughed at in the U.S.
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