[Grammar] Have got to

"Look, I've got to get back to the flat, I've got loads of studying to do."

My questions are,

1.Where we use "have got to"?
2.Can we write "I've got to get back to the flat." as "I've to get back to the flat."? If not then what is the difference in meaning?
3.Can we write "I've got loads of studying to do." as "I've got loads of study to do."? If not then what is the difference in meaning?

Please answer above questions.
Thanks

shibli.aftab said:

"Look, I've got to get back to the flat, I've got loads of studying to do."

My questions are,

1.Where we use "have got to"?
2.Can we write "I've got to get back to the flat." as "I've to get back to the flat."? If not then what is the difference in meaning? There is no difference in meaning.
3.Can we write "I've got loads of studying to do." as "I've got loads of study to do."? If not then what is the difference in meaning? There is no difference in meaning. However, the first one is more natural.

Please answer above questions.
Thanks

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Bhai.

"Studying" is present participle of "study", but sentence is in present perfect tense, so in question no 3, how come first sentence is more natural?
Thanks

shibli.aftab said:

"Studying" is present participle of "study", but sentence is in present perfect tense, so in question no 3, how come first sentence is more natural?
Thanks

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I am not an NES. However, I know that putting ING after a verb can also form a Gerund. It seems to be this case for the above sentence.

"Loads of studying" depicts more vividly the action/activity of "study" to me. Hope this helps.

hkgoddess said:

I am not an NES. However, I know that putting 'ing' after a verb can also form a gerund. This seems to be the case in the above sentence.

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I agree.

Rover

shibli.aftab said:

"Studying" is present participle of "study", but the sentence is in present perfect tense,

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Although originally the present perfect of GET, 'I've got' in your sentence is functioning as a present tense equuivalent to 'I have'.

It would actually make no difference if the tenses were different. 'Studying' (the gerund) and 'study' (the noun) would not change.

I have (got) loads of study/studying to do.
I had loads of study/studying to do.
I will have leads of study/studying to do.

shibli.aftab said:

The gerund must be used when a verb comes after a preposition, and "of" is a preposition.So, study+ing is used after "of".

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The gerund functions as a noun, and it is this, or the other noun (study), and not a verb, which follows the preposition 'of'.

Rover

I will have leads of study/studying to do.

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Definition of lead | Collins English Dictionary

Odessa Dawn said:

I don’t understand the meaning of 'leads' here. Will you clear it up, please?

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I believe it's just a typo.
It should read "loads".

Regards
R21

PS: Looks like a case of Odessa's rules applying (non-NES sees individual letters whereas an NES only sees what he/she expects the word to be)!