Poll: I have often got up at 5 a.m.

I have often got up at 5 a.m.

Correct English
Acceptable English
Incorrect English

Votes: 363
Comments: 6
Added: May 2004

Comments:

X Mode - 19th September 2004 02:55
As "got" is the past participle of "get" in British English, I would say it is correct in British English. In American English it would not be correct. In American English it would have to be "gotten".
 
Cody smith - 30th August 2007 02:30
Even if we remove the modifier: Often, it will still be wrong.
 
SimonTrew - 13th September 2007 15:06
It is correct (in UK english). Ignoring preferences to punctuation, to say "I have often risen at 5am" is surely correct. (The various translations of the opening words of a la recherche de temps perdu could give a guide here). Assuming that "got up" is an acceptable alternative to "risen", there is nothing wrong here.
 
kcal1 - 5th May 2008 16:17
"got" isn't in the correct tense, therefore it's not perfectly comparable to "risen"
 
nimo - 3rd December 2009 19:09
hi what's up
 
adm - 15th February 2011 21:46
I used to get up at 5 a.m
I usually got up at 5 a.m
 
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