Irregular verb
get
/ɡet/
- Base
- get
- Past simple
- got
- Past participle
- got / gotten
Usage
British English prefers got for the participle (has got); American English commonly uses gotten instead.
Meaning
- to receive, obtain, or become something
Example
The weather has got much warmer.
She got a new job last month.
We got lost on the way to the station.
Teaching note
Get has several meanings and regional participles: got is standard in British English, while American English often uses gotten for becoming or obtaining.
Common mistake
Treating gotten as universally wrong—or using it for possession in every context—misses the regional and meaning distinction.
Correction: British usage prefers ‘She has got better’; American usage also allows ‘She has gotten better’, while ‘has got’ commonly expresses possession.