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Why on the sentence " I haven't got any books" is it use "got"?
Jun 19, 2016 5:27 AM
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"I have" and "I've got" both mean possession. Also, "I have to" and "I've got to" both mean obligation.
When we use "got", it's always with a contraction: "I've got". "I - have - got..." is not natural. In questions and negatives, we use "Have you got...?" and "I haven't got..."
"Have" can be a main verb or a helping verb. The helping verb functions differently, compared to a main verb.
June 19, 2016
The word "got" shows ownership of the books or possession of the books. Or in this case a lack of ownership as the statement says: I own zero books. You might hear someone say "I haven't got any books" when they are annoyed or angry but it could be used when someone is not angry also. It would be best to say. "I don't have any books" which means exactly the same thing.
June 25, 2016
Muchas Gracias Scott,
June 27, 2016
"Got" es el pasado participio de get como "obtenido" en español. Así que tenemos "No he obtenido libros" o en inglés "I haven't got any books." En EEUU se dice "I haven't gotten any books."
June 26, 2016
Muchas gracias Izaya :)
June 19, 2016
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