What's the difference between "get" and "got"?

[Ahmed Ali Ali]

Test No. incompl/elem-41 "Basic American English", question 4

I ......... a job at the bank.

(a) got
(b) get
(c) take
(d) like

Test No. incompl/elem-41 "Basic American English", answer 4

I got a job at the bank.

Correct answer: (a) got

Your answer was: incorrect
I get a job at the bank.
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Why did you choose (got not get) i need more explantion if you dont mind .

Ahmed Ali Ali

[Mister Micawber]

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Simple present tense (get) is not a normal usage here, as it means either habitually, or as a permanent truth. Getting a job, however, is a single event in time; here the speaker is indicating that point in the past (got).

Use simple present for habit:

I get a job every summer.

or for timeless fact:

People get money if they get a job.
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[Saneta]

Can't it be: 'I like a job at the bank'?

[Mister Micawber]

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No.
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[Saneta]

Mr Micawber, please tell me why it can't be: 'I like a job at the bank'?

[Mister Micawber]

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What do you mean by that sentence? It has no practical meaning for me.
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[Saneta]

For example: I like bananas so I can also like a job at the bank, can't I?

[Mister Micawber]

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It is an odd sentiment indeed, but if I were to express it, I would follow your banana model: "I like jobs at banks"-- or even more 'colloquial', "I like working at banks".
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