English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
GRAMMAR IN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH
He *has got* a lot to handle now (Br. Eng.)
He *has* a lot to handle now (Am. Eng.)
British English preferably uses “has”, “have” and “had” as auxiliary verbs to come before main verbs while American English uses them alone.
He *has got* his share of the deal (Br. Eng.).
He *has gotten* his share of the deal (Am. Eng.).
British English uses “got” as the past tense and past participle of “get” while American English uses “gotten” as the past participle.
I have *learnt* my lesson now (Br. Eng.).
I have *learned* my lesson now (Am. Eng.).
British English uses the irregular forms of verbs (learnt, burnt) while American English shows preference for the regular forms (learned, burned).
GAB
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