"I have to" and "I got to"
eg "I have to do this" and "I got to do this"?
2007-01-18 02:18:11 · 5 answers · asked by ash 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"I have to" and "I got to" can have the same meaning if the "got" phrase is slang......they would both mean " I must do....". However, if you use got as the past participle of get, it can be used in the sense of having the chance to do something. eg. I got to go to Paris in the spring as my boyfriend had a meeting there and he invited me.
2007-01-18 02:30:35 · answer #1 · answered by trinigal77 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I ought to- something a guy or woman ought to do or needs to do. I have been given to- something a guy or woman became waiting to do, previous stressful. I ought to circulate to the Mall! (needs to circulate quickly!) I have been given to circulate to the Mall! (Already went, or undesirable grammar- meant to assert "choose" or "ought to" particularly of have been given to.) P.S. as much as now all the answerers at here initiate with AM different than artwork!
2016-12-12 14:18:40 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to means you are compelled to, need to or MUST do something.
I "got" to is simply incorrect...the word got is a verb. I got drunk, I got home late, I got in line for tickets, it is the past tense of the word "get" which is to acquire.
2007-01-18 04:34:41 · answer #3 · answered by LolaCorolla 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"I have to" means that it is necessary that you do it.
"I got to" is not just poor english but if you say "I got to do this" it means that you had the opportunity to do something and took advantage of it.
2007-01-18 02:27:11 · answer #4 · answered by Here Today 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
" I have to" means that whatever it is needs to be completed.
"I got to" is bad english that states well, I really don't want to do this, but I will anyhow.
2007-01-18 02:21:01 · answer #5 · answered by bluebettalady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋