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they have got vs they gone gotten

The correct phrase is "they have got." The phrase "they gone gotten" is not a standard or correct construction in English.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 1096 views

they have got

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate possession or the act of acquiring something. It is a common way to express ownership or the completion of an action.

Examples:

  • They have got a new car.
  • They have got the tickets for the concert.
  • I've had a call from the baby shop and that stuff upstairs is theirs and they have got our hen night stuff.
  • They have got lovers, friends, relatives, a billion loose ends.
  • They have got these bacon-wrapped hot dogs.
  • - They have got hotels where you can...
  • Now, they have got a time delay.
  • But... they have got an historical match.
  • That makes them happy and grateful for what they have got.
  • No, they have got to watch their step.
  • Yes, they have got plenty.
  • But now they have got rid of this clot.
  • I think they have got this wrong.
  • New York City's Finest is doing their job and they have got their man.
  • I mean, I told Vicky they have got to trim those branches.
  • And I saw that they have got a great product, but they don't trust it.
  • I am firmly in favour of the Serbs being granted membership once they have got rid of Milosevic and have a democratic government.
  • But they have got a lot of people working there, I suspect.
  • Right. Tell the guys at Homeland Security... that we need every agent and functioning satellite they have got.
  • Now, they have got the right idea.
  • Well, I understand that, because they have got the highest rate of employment in the European Union.
  • Mr President, I hope the Commissioner has finished texting everybody to say that they have got the tyre manufacturers sorted out.

Alternatives:

  • they have
  • they possess
  • they own
  • they acquired
  • they obtained

they gone gotten

This phrase is not a standard or correct construction in English.

  • Well, then you shouldn't have gone and gotten yourself shot.
  • I should have just gone and gotten him then.
  • Should have gone to college, gotten a degree.
  • If you two had gone ahead and gotten married, who knows where we'd be.
  • I should have gone home and gotten 40 winks.
  • Now that J.R.'s gone, it's gotten a lot easier.
  • And since I've been gone, you've gotten part of that life back.
  • Look what you've gone and gotten me into!
  • Look what you've gone and gotten me into!
  • Okay, Walt, maybe we should have checked with you first, but since you've been gone, we've gotten used to do doing things a different way.
  • If Jack Mckay had needed a partner for conversation he would surely have gone out and gotten one for himself in the town
  • I mean most of the things you've gone for you've gotten.
  • Can't tell which way they gone.
  • Harry and Sandi, they gone.
  • They gone to your Uncle John's.
  • Steve and Gabe, they gone crazy.
  • Thomas, where have they gone?
  • Thomas... where have they gone today?
  • Where have they gone, and why?
  • Why have they gone and given you that, then?

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