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Got the urge vs get the urge

Both 'got the urge' and 'get the urge' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Got the urge' is past tense, indicating that the urge was acquired in the past, while 'get the urge' is present tense, indicating the current acquisition of the urge.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 673 views

Got the urge

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that the urge was acquired in the past.

This phrase is used when referring to having acquired the urge at some point in the past. It is in the past tense.

Examples:

I got the urge to travel after watching a documentary about Italy.
She got the urge to redecorate her room last weekend.

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Alternatives:

had the urge
felt the urge
experienced the urge
developed the urge
acquired the urge

get the urge

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the current acquisition of the urge.

This phrase is used when referring to the current acquisition of the urge. It is in the present tense.

Examples:

I always get the urge to eat ice cream when it's hot outside.
Do you ever get the urge to just drop everything and travel?

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To force or drive forward or onward; impel. 2. To entreat earnestly and often repeatedly; exhort. 3. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; ...
15 Feb 2008 ... Cuando hablamos de comida, "get the urge" también puede ser antojarse. Una traducción puede ser "Toma medicina para que no se le antoje ...
In school I get the urge to splurge so I whip out my cock and get started. by White chocolate 2325 April 16, 2014. 17 1. 20 Words related to urge to splurge.
and all the trees are shivering in a naked row. I get the urge for going. But I never seem to go. I get the urge for going. When the meadow grass is turning brown

Alternatives:

have the urge
feel the urge
experience the urge
develop the urge
acquire the urge

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