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The porper use of got or have?

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Anonymous

12y ago
Updated: 8/18/2019

Got and have are words that are commonly confused even by native speakers. Have should be used to denote possession (e.g., I have a car not I got a car). Got should be used to denote receiving something (e.g., I just got a phone call, not I just had a phone call).

In British English the phrase "I've got" is an acceptable colloquial alternative to "I have" so one can say, "I've got blue eyes" instead of "I have blue eyes." However, the past of "I've got" is "I had" not "I'd got" (e.g., I had a nice car, not I'd got a nice car).

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12y ago

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