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  1. 'I get it' vs. 'I got it' - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Jul 6, 2012 · First of all, It's usually "I've got it". But that's just nit-picking. Native English speakers usually use either interchangeably to mean the same thing, that is, they understand now. There doesn't …

  2. get...now/got...now - WordReference Forums

    Apr 13, 2017 · Hello everyone. I was wondering could I use the word 'now' in simple present or past tense? Here is a situation: I had asked a question, and someone answered me. Then I knew the …

  3. now I get it / Now I got it - WordReference Forums

    Nov 16, 2013 · "Now I get it" implies I finally get it, after some difficulty. "Now I got it" is not possible for me here, because in BrE "I got" is the past tense of "to get" and therefore incompatible with the word …

  4. Now I got it - Now I've got it | WordReference Forums

    Oct 6, 2007 · Hello If you ask somebody to repeat something and then want to acknowledge their repetition, can you use both of the following sentences or is only the second one correct? 1) Now I …

  5. to get off the phone with somebody/someone | WordReference Forums

    Jun 10, 2007 · "Got off the phone" is used when you were talking on the phone with someone, but now you are done talking. "I just stopped/finished talking with" and "I just talked to" both are not clear …

  6. I gotta go or I've gotta go? - WordReference Forums

    May 7, 2006 · I have got to go=I've got to go=I need to go now Situations of which would be when nature calls. gotta, which is fairly colloquial, is short form of "got to" Not necessarily - you can use these …

  7. What's the difference between "get it" and "got it"? [closed]

    As a question ([have you] got it?) it can be used to ask any of the above: if someone understands (the same as get it?), if they physically have something, or if they have the situation under control (like …

  8. How can I politely express that "I have understood"?

    When my professor instructs me during his/her office hour, I may simply show my understanding by "Got it" or "I see". But I wonder how to say that politely and professionally in written English,

  9. Difference between "I have got" and "I have gotten"

    Nov 24, 2010 · I see these two expressions are used almost identically in different contexts. Is there a difference between I have got and I have gotten?

  10. I've got you now - WordReference Forums

    Aug 14, 2015 · Yes, I think you're right; in this context it means I've caught you. For whatever reason, we also use this phrase (I've got you now) to mean I'm about to catch you, I will soon achieve victory …