[Grammar] Have you ever got lost in a mall?

[Oceanlike]

Is the sentence correct or should I use 'get' instead? I think it should be 'got' because it's a present perfect tense, but I'm unsure.

Have you ever got/get lost in a mall?

Thank you. :-D

 

[Mori]

Both got and gotten work here.

 

[tedmc]

Yes, the words in between (you ever) don't change the tense.

 

[Rover_KE]

Both got and gotten work here.

'Gotten' is rarely used in BE.

 

[Mori]

'Gotten' is rarely used in BE.

In British English the past participle of get is got. In American English the past
participle is gotten (e.g. You've gotten us in a lot of trouble.) except in the
structure have got.

Michael Swan, Practical English Usage Third edition, Page 200

In spoken North American English the past participle gotten is almost always used.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary


P.S. I'm sure you know well about gotten. The above information is for Oceanlike.

 

[Oceanlike]

Sorry that I don't quite understand what you meant by "the words in between (you ever) don't change the tense".

The words as in "you ever"?

 

[Tdol]

If you're making question with have/has/had + past participle, don't change the verb to the base form- it's not like did he go?

 

[krisfromgermany]

(not a teacher)
In American English, "Did you ever get lost in a mall?" could be used without changing the meaning. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Mori]

(not a teacher)
In American English, "Did you ever get lost in a mall?" could be used without changing the meaning. Correct me if I'm wrong.

In an informal style, simple past tenses are sometimes possible with always,ever and never when they refer to 'time up to now':
I always knew I could trust you. (OR I've always known ... )
Did you ever see anything like that before? (OR Have you ever seen ... ?)

Michael Swan, Practical English Usage Third edition, Page 443

In American English, it is also possible to use the simple past with indefinitepast-time adverbs like already, yet, ever and before:
Did you eat already? OR Have you eaten ...? (BrE Have you eaten already?)
I didn't call Bobby yet OR I haven't called ... (BrE I haven't called ... )
British English is changing under American influence, so some of these usesare becoming common in Britain as well.

Michael Swan, Practical English Usage Third edition, Page 444

 

[tedmc]

Sorry that I don't quite understand what you meant by "the words in between (you ever) don't change the tense".

The words as in "you ever"?

Have you ever got lost in a mall?

The words between the present perfect form of the verb is underlined above.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

(not a teacher)
In American English, "Did you ever get lost in a mall?" could be used without changing the meaning. Correct me if I'm wrong.

You're right. In American English, "Did you ever get lost?" and "Have you ever gotten lost?" mean exactly the same thing.

And in American English, "Have you ever got lost?" is wrong.

 

[GoesStation]

And in American English, "Have you ever got lost?" is wrong.

Some Americans use got as the past participle of get.​ I'd say it's not wrong, just less common.