Search from various angielski teachers...
Josie
If only I'd gotten here sooner.
-----"I'd gotten" means "I would gotten" here? why is 'gotten' used here?
7 lis 2023 15:43
Odpowiedzi · 11
2
It is 'if only I HAD gotten here sooner'. This is the third conditional. It expresses the wish to change something that happened in the past. In reality, you did not get here sooner.
7 listopada 2023
1
"Gotten" here means "arrived". The verb "get" has thousands of meanings, which makes it a confusing verb with unlimited uses. I think it would be possible to speak English knowing only three verbs: "have", "be", and "get", but I don't recommend doing that.
So the sentence fragment really means "If only I had arrived here sooner ...". To complete the fragment and turn it into a real sentence, state what you would have done:
"If only I had arrived here sooner I would have been able to spend more time with you."
7 listopada 2023
1
For your information, there ARE rather similar examples where ‘I’d’ means ‘I would’. For example:
I’d have gotten her sooner if I hadn’t run out of gas on the way. (I would have …)
7 listopada 2023
1
It's in the Past Perfect tense. "I'd" is short for "I had" in this example. In American English, "gotten" is the past participle of "get."
7 listopada 2023
To express something u wish u did it but bcz of a barriers you couldn't done it
8 listopada 2023
Nadal nie znalazłeś/łaś odpowiedzi?
Napisz swoje pytania i pozwól, aby rodzimi użytkownicy języka ci pomogli!
Josie
Znajomość języków
chiński (mandaryński), angielski, francuski, japoński
Język do nauczenia się
angielski, japoński
Artykuły, które również mogą ci się spodobać

English Vocabulary for Using Microsoft Office at Work
1 głosy poparcia · 0 Komentarze

How to Answer “How Was Your Weekend?” Naturally in English
47 głosy poparcia · 29 Komentarze

Why Some Jokes Don’t Translate: Understanding Humor in English
15 głosy poparcia · 6 Komentarze
Więcej artykułów
