 Have got(ten)
Can anyone help with info on American usage of have got(ten) ?I need to know what would be the American equivalent of the following British English uses of have got. Would you use have got, have gotten or something completely different (what?).
1a. (On the phone) A : Can I speak to John ? B : Can you phone back later? He's just got into the bath.
1b. When I saw David he had just got back from Australia.
2a. Luigi's English has got a lot better recently.
2b. The tests showed that her eyesight had got considerably worse since the previous check-up.
3a. Hey everybody! I've got my exam results!
3b. When I saw John, he had just got his exam results.
4a. Look! I've got a new car.
4b. He said he had got a new car.
5a. I've got a headache.
5b. I've got two sisters.
5c. I've got red hair
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