I have got to go now/I had got to go.

[Vladv1]

Can the phrase "have got to do something", meaning "must do something", "have to do something", like in the example "I have got to go now", be used in tenses other than present simple and in questions? I had got to go. I have had got to go. Did you have got to go? The examples are mine.

 

[emsr2d2]

Can the phrase "have got to do something", meaning "must do something", "have to do something", like in the example "I have got to go now", be used in tenses other than present simple and in questions? I had got to go. I have had got to go. Did you have got to go? The examples are mine.

No. We use "got to" only in the present tense and not in the interrogative.

I have got to go now.
Do you have to go?
Did you have to go?
I had to go.
She will have to go.

Bear in mind that "got" is optional in the present tense. It's perfectly OK to say "I have to go now".

 

[jutfrank]

... not in the interrogative.

It's pretty common in the interrogative:

Have you got to go already?
What more have I got to do?
When have we got to hand it in?

 

[5jj]

1. I had got to go. 2. I have had got to go. 3.Did you have got to go?

1. You'll hear it.
2. No.
3. No.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's pretty common in the interrogative:

Have you got to go already?
What more have I got to do?
When have we got to hand it in?

Sorry! I failed entirely to make it clear that I was referring to the OP's attempt at the interrogative - "Did you have got to go?" If the question starts with "Do/Does/Did ...", then "got to" can't be used. Apologies for any confusion.

 

[jutfrank]

I had got to go.

You'll hear it.

I'd consider that wrong. Coming from a native speaker, I'd find it quite peculiar.

Do you think it's something that you might utter, 5jj?

 

[5jj]

I'm fairly sure I did utter it in my youth.