Base
I get up at seven every day.
Get up means leave your bed.
Past Tense of Get: Got and Gotten
Get is an irregular verb. The past is got. In American English the past participle is gotten; in British English it is got.
Base
get
Past
got
Past participle
gotten / got
Third person: gets · -ing form: getting
ABC: form patternExamples
Base
You get a free drink with this meal.
Here get means receive.
Past
He got a letter from his friend.
Got is the past form and means received.
Past
We got home late last night.
Get home means arrive at home.
Past participle
She has gotten better at English.
In American English, the participle is gotten.
Past participle
I have gotten two emails today.
Has or have plus gotten means received so far.
Usage notes
Gotten or got?
In American English, use gotten as the past participle: She has gotten a new job. In British English, use got: She has got a new job. Both are correct in their own variety.
Have got means have
In the present, I have got a car just means I have a car. Here got is not about getting anything, and in this use American English also says got, not gotten.
One verb, many meanings
Get can mean receive (get a text), arrive (get home), become (get tired) or fetch (get a glass of water). The past form is always got.
Common mistakes
I getted a gift.
I got a gift.
Get is irregular: the past is got, never getted.
She has get a new job.
She has gotten a new job.
After has or have, use a past participle: gotten in American English, got in British English.
He gots up early.
He gets up early.
With he, she and it, the present form is gets.
Practise this verb
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Choose the right form
Choose the form that completes each English sentence.
1.We ___ up early every Sunday.
2.He ___ a text from Mia an hour ago.
3.It has ___ cold this week.
4.She ___ a coffee every morning.
Write the missing form
Type the correct form of get in each sentence.
Correct the mistake
Rewrite the English sentence with the correct verb form.
8.Choose the mistake in this sentence.
Answer key
1. We ___ up early every Sunday.
Answer: get
Every Sunday is a present habit, so use get.
2. He ___ a text from Mia an hour ago.
Answer: got
An hour ago is past, so use got.
3. It has ___ cold this week.
Answer: gotten
After has, American English uses the participle gotten.
4. She ___ a coffee every morning.
Answer: gets
With she in the present, use gets.
5. I have ___ a lot of messages today.
Answer: gotten
American English uses gotten; British English uses got. Both are accepted.
6. She ___ tired after the long walk.
Answer: got
The past form is got.
7. My dad ___ home at six every evening now.
Answer: gets
A routine with dad uses gets.
8. They getted lost in the town.
Answer: They got lost in the town.
The past form is got, not getted.
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of get?
The past tense of get is got: I got a new phone yesterday.
Is it gotten or got?
Both are correct. Gotten is the American English past participle, and got is the British English one. The simple past is got in both.
Is getted a word?
No. Get is irregular; its past form is got.