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Speakers of American English often use the past simple in situations where Speakers of British English would use the present perfect simple.
US: We already saw the Sphinx.
UK: We've already seen the Sphinx.
Speakers of American English use gotten as the past participle of the verb ’get’, except when ’get’ means 'have' or 'possess'. Speakers of British English only ever use got.
US: We've already gotten Dan a new backpack for his summer vacation.
UK: We’ve already got Dan a new rucksack for his summer holiday.
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