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yama__

2 February

Japanese

English (US)

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What is the difference between I’m ready. I have my things packed. and I’m ready. I‘ve got my things packed. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

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cudzoo

2 February

English (US)

We say both “I have” and “I’ve got”, which is a contraction of “I have got”, and they mean the same thing.

I’m not sure why we say both. “I’ve got” is just extra words, but we do say it often.

But, there is no difference in meaning.

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yama__

2 February

Japanese

@cudzoo
So… Do these mean the same thing too? Also, can't "have got" be in the past tense?

I’ll have my friends help me with my homework.

I’ll have got my friends help me with my homework.

cudzoo

2 February

English (US)

No, we don’t take it that far. That’s too many verbs.

Let’s take the contraction out so it is clearer.

I will have my friends help me.

I will have got my friends help me.

Only the first one is ok.

I don’t really know the reason for this. Someone more knowledgeable than me can chime in.

Funny enough, you can make that sentence ok if you say:

I will have gotten my friends to help me.

By tomorrow, I will have gotten my friends to help me.

Which means something different, but now my brain hurts. 😅

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cudzoo

2 February

English (US)

Oh, and btw, the past tense of “have got” is “had gotten” in the US. “Had got” in the Uk.

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yama__

2 February

Japanese

@cudzoo
Oh, thank you for your reply even though you've been through! I'd appreciate it if you'd reply when your headache is gone!🙏

So you mean "I will have my friends help me." and "I will have gotten my friends to help me." are the only two that are used, right? Nevertheless, "had got" is also used for the past tense. Did I get that right?

Also which of these two is used more?

cudzoo

2 February

English (US)

Hi @yama__ !

In my opinion, I think the ones you should focus on are:

I will have my friends help me. (Future)

I had my friends help me.
(Past)

They are used much more than “I will have gotten…” which means something very specific and it’s unlikely you would need to know this, yet.

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What is the difference between I’m ready. I have my things packed. and I’m ready. I‘ve got my things packed. ?

What is the difference between I’m ready. I have my things packed. and I’m ready. I‘ve got my things packed. ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.

We say both “I have” and “I’ve got”, which is a contraction of “I have got”, and they mean the same thing. I’m not sure why we say both. “I’ve got” is just extra words, but we do say it often.But, there is no difference in meaning.

Oh, and btw, the past tense of “have got” is “had gotten” in the US. “Had got” in the Uk.

Hi @yama__ !In my opinion, I think the ones you should focus on are:I will have my friends help me. (Future)I had my friends help me. (Past)They are used much more than “I will have gotten…” which means something very specific and it’s unlikely you would need to know this, yet.

We say both “I have” and “I’ve got”, which is a contraction of “I have got”, and they mean the same thing.

I’m not sure why we say both. “I’ve got” is just extra words, but we do say it often.

But, there is no difference in meaning.

Hi @yama__ !

In my opinion, I think the ones you should focus on are:

I will have my friends help me. (Future)

I had my friends help me.
(Past)

They are used much more than “I will have gotten…” which means something very specific and it’s unlikely you would need to know this, yet.