Do you have vs Hahe you got...

[Gilson]

I´ve heard somewhere before a native speaker asking:"Have you got....?" From the beginning I´ve been using "Do you have.....?" But now,this question has been coming out more and more often!! Perhaps,it´s not wrong,but I wish that I could to understand the difference between them!! Thanks in advance!!

[Beeesneees]

There is no difference between them, Gilson :-)
I'm not sure whether that makes it easier or more confusing. ;-)
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[Gilson]

Thank you Bee for such a quick reply! I feel more comfortable now!! I´m just trying to make sure of doing things right... If you say they are exactly the same I have no further questions about it for the time being!! I really appreciate your help ! :)

[Take_It_Easy]

Gilson, have you got is more British, but there is also in the usage 'I got' which sounds like more american, british people also use it tho

[Beeesneees]

"I got" (without the have) is used but is not correct in all situations that 'I have got' can be used.

Gilson, I should probably have mentioned that if you are selecting which phrase to use for a formal situation (job application, exam or test essay, etc.), "Do you have..." is likely to be the one you need to use.
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[Gilson]

I´ve been working in a British School for 2 months,where I got the oportunity of meeting some England native speakers. In this case,would be correct the usage "I got the oportunity" or "I´ve got the oportunity"...That was a short face to face conversation,and I just want to be sure that i´m not leaving a bad impression,you know...rsrsrs

[Mordant]

Since you still have this opportunity, you need "have got." You also need "opportunity to meet ..."

[Gilson]

Let me see " I´ve got the opportunity to meet some England native speakers" Is that right?

[Gilson]

But i´m no longer part o the group of the college!! So, "I got the opportunity" .Is that what you mean?

[Mordant]

I worked two months in a British school, where I got the opportunity to meet some native English speakers.

It's over, so the perfect progressive is inappropriate. Your thoughts are best-conveyed as I rephrased your sentence.

[Gilson]

Great!!I´ve made a point... Here you go. "I got" is beceuse i´m not working there anymore!It´s no longer possible.It´s now past. "I´ve got" means that i can do it (talk to native english speakers) in any time.Because i´m still among them.

[Mordant]

Yes, and it's also incorrect to use "have been working," for the same reason.

[Gilson]

Of course!! Unless I was still there continuosly..."Have been" refers to something that begins and continues untill the present moment.I am very grateful for this help.I´ll keep the mistakes I made up on this page in order to compare the difference between "before and After " receiving your help...Regards!!