In British English^x, Past tenses^x, Present tenses^x

As is the case with British English, whether an American uses the simple present or the present perfect often simply depends on how the speaker is viewing a past activity. That said, when either tense is possible according to the "usual rules", I think there is a noticeable tendency...

He bought a parrot that the seller said it would repeat every word he uttered. Contented, he went home and but later found it didn't say a word. Furious, he went back to the owner and asked him what had happened. The owner answered that he had not lied (didn't lie OK??) to the man. ...

British English it changes: Present tense - Beat Past simple- Beat Past Participle - Beaten Us English : Present Tense - Beat Past Simple - Beat Past Participle - Beat Regards.

The word "get" means "recieve" and/or "take". The past tense is "got". The past participle is "gotten" (archaic and modern U.S.) The past participle is also "got" in Modern British. But, "got" also means "have" in informal English. "She's got to have it." = She has to have it. It...

Yes, you are right - this is a matter of British and American English: In American English, the forms usually are: get (infinitive) got (past tense) gotten (past participle) while in British they are: get (infinitive) got (past tense) got (past participle) The "inappropriate" use...