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[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*Get ,got ,getting[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*"To get" means to obtain something, either tangible or intangible ("We got new books," "We got good grades"), or to be the subject of an action ("We got in trouble," "We got delayed"). "Get" is an irregular verb, meaning that it does not follow the usual rules for forming some of its tenses.[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*Present tense[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*The*present*tense*of "get" is regular. It is formed by using "get" for all forms except the third-person singular, which adds an "-s":[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*I get we get[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*you get you (all) get[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*he, she, it gets they get[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*Past tense[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*"Get" is irregular in the past tense. Rather than adding "-ed" to the infinitive, one forms the past*tense*by changing the vowel, from "e" to "o". The resulting word, "got," is used for all pronouns and numbers:[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*I got we got[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*you got you (all) got[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*he, she, it got they got[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*Present participle[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*The*present*participle of "get" is regular, formed by adding "-ing": "getting".[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*Ex. I am getting a haircut today.[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*Past participle[/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099][/COLOR][COLOR=#?000099]*There are two different past participles in use in English, depending on the speaker's geographic location. Speakers of British English use "got" ("The thief couldn't have got far"), while speakers of American English generally use "gotten" ("The thief couldn't have gotten far"). American English does use "got" in some cases, such as showing possession ("I've got two tickets to the concert"), although "(don't) have" would be preferred in some situations ("I don't have a lot of time"), depending on dialect, etc[/COLOR]