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might have got vs might got

I'm afraid "might got" isn't a grammatically correct construction in English. The correct phrase is "might have got." The use of the auxiliary verb "have" is necessary to form the present perfect tense correctly.
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might have got

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a possibility or uncertainty about something that happened in the past. It is formed by combining the modal verb "might" with the auxiliary verb "have" and the past participle of the main verb.

Examples:

  • She might have got lost in the crowd.
  • I might have got the wrong impression from the conversation.
  • They might have got the message by now.
  • He might have got a promotion at work.
  • We might have got a better deal if we had waited.
  • Nov 20, 2021 ... Hello, here are some samples in Practice English Grammar about "might have done": Adam is late. His friends think: Adam might have got stuck ...
  • Jun 22, 2024 ... I might have got carried away this week by jumping into AOS. But technically this counts as a separate pile of shame to my 40K army.
  • Jun 29, 2019 ... 2M likes, 49K comments - prattprattpratt on June 29, 2019: "Suns out guns out I might have got a toouuuch crispy on the honeymoon #Aloe".
  • Sep 14, 2017 ... The sentence is a bit casual - the verb should be 'might have gotten' instead of 'might have got'. But it is a common usage in speech to use 'got'.
  • Nov 1, 2021 ... Ubiquitous Little Earthworms Might Have Got Around on Driftwood. Researchers also tried placing the worms on pigeons as part of a study ...
  • Suns out guns out I might have got a toouuuch crispy on the honeymoon #Aloe.
  • May 10, 2021 ... might have got malware from scamadviser.com. malware · help ...
  • Aug 22, 2024 ... Black Tony might have got these hands if he came to work today!!!!! Full show: https://bit.ly/3XpfOR3 #RickeySmileyMorningShow #BlackTony ...
  • Jan 27, 2021 ... I think i might have got booted offline and i really need to know how i can fix this ... This thread is locked. You can vote as helpful, but you ...

Alternatives:

  • might have gotten
  • might have received
  • might have obtained
  • might have acquired
  • might have achieved

might got

This phrase is not correct in English.

  • Oct 31, 2008 ... Hi everyone! I have a question regarding the modal verb may or might; Is the following statement correct?: -she might got what you said ...
  • Dec 27, 2023 ... 4969 likes, 100 comments - marloncraft on December 27, 2023: "Happy Holidays from the Crafts. might got the hardest christmas card out".
  • Nov 30, 2023 ... ... u/TooManySorcerers avatar · TooManySorcerers. • 1y ago •. Man, idk why All Might got slept on in this pole. Upvote 2. Downvote Reply reply
  • May 28, 2024 ... 165K likes, 2361 comments - ytbfatt on May 28, 2024: "Them youngins Might Got Mo Hits Den Me But In da Streets Im Bigger 🏎️ I got rich ...
  • Apr 14, 2024 ... All Might got both of his most iconic poses from his moms.
  • Jul 30, 2023 ... Software Engineering Interviews: Reasons you might got rejected early in the process but they didn't tell you. Andrew ...
  • Sep 29, 2023 ... Read what Driver employee has to say about working at Norton Transport: What is the best part of working at the company? They might got ...
  • Mar 21, 2020 ... That means that when All Might got it, it was a lot weaker than the version that Deku received. All Might is currently the strongest OFA ...
  • You might got samvinilla. Asia Asiaa profile picture. Asia Asiaa. Jun 19, 2023󰞋󱟠. Y'all why Tf this man just threw up after eating me out ???? Nea Witcher and ...

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