Got vs. Was — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Got and Was
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Got
Past tense and a past participle of get1.
Was
First and third person singular past indicative of be. See Note at you-uns.
Got
Expressing obligation; used with have.
I can't go out tonight: I've got to study for my exams.
Was
Inflection of be.
I was castigated and scorned.
Got
Must; have/has (to).
I got to go study.
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Was
Inflection of be.
It was a really humongous slice of cake.
Got
Have.
They got a new car.
He got a lot of nerve.
Was
Used in phrases with existential there when the semantic subject is (usually third-person) plural.
There was three of them there.
Got
(Singlish) Have; there is.
Got problem is it?
Got ants over here.
Was
Inflection of be.
Got
Marks the completive or experiential aspect.
Was
Inflection of be
Got
Past participle of get
By that time we'd got very cold.
I've got two children.
How many children have you got?
Was
Inflection of be
Was
The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he was.
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