Present Simple or Present Perfect?

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Anonymous

#478984 Tue, 19 Feb 08 07:16 PM

Please, friends, help me understand this.

When I say, "I have a car.", it's Present Simple. OK!

When I say, "I have got a car.", is it Present Simple or Perfect?

Thanks for your attention,

brunces

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Yankee

#478987 Tue, 19 Feb 08 07:23 PM

Hi Brunces

In this case, 'have got' means exactly the same thing as 'have'.

By the way, the present perfect of 'get' in American English would be 'have gotten'.

Yankee

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American English, Present perfect, Present simple

CalifJim

#479056 Tue, 19 Feb 08 11:09 PM

Anonymous
When I say, "I have got a car.", is it Present Simple or Perfect?

It's Present Perfect in form, but Present in meaning. have got is an idiom, so it doesn't exactly "follow the rules"!

I have got a car = I have a car.

I have got to leave soon = I have to leave soon.

CalifJim

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Idioms, Present perfect, Present simple

Anonymous

#479088 Wed, 20 Feb 08 01:09 AM

OK, guys. Thank you very much for your attention. :)

brunces

Anonymous

Present perfect, Present simple

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