“Have you got a chance to” vs “Did you get a chance to”

What is the difference between following two statements?

Have you got a chance to look into this?

Did you get a chance to look into this?

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The difference is that your first version is just plain wrong for the context you presumably intend. It should be "Have you had a chance..."

– FumbleFingers
Feb 13 '14 at 14:47

@FumbleFingers: What if he used "gotten" instead?

– Noah
Feb 24 '16 at 8:56

@Noah: You'd have to ask an American. That usage isn't familiar to me.

– FumbleFingers
Feb 24 '16 at 12:55

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What is the difference between following two statements?

Have you got a chance to look into this?

Did you get a chance to look into this?

edited Feb 25 '17 at 5:24

sumelic

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asked Feb 13 '14 at 14:21

Girish

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The difference is that your first version is just plain wrong for the context you presumably intend. It should be "Have you had a chance..."

– FumbleFingers
Feb 13 '14 at 14:47

@FumbleFingers: What if he used "gotten" instead?

– Noah
Feb 24 '16 at 8:56

@Noah: You'd have to ask an American. That usage isn't familiar to me.

– FumbleFingers
Feb 24 '16 at 12:55

add a comment |

What is the difference between following two statements?

Have you got a chance to look into this?

Did you get a chance to look into this?

edited Feb 25 '17 at 5:24

sumelic

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asked Feb 13 '14 at 14:21

Girish

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What is the difference between following two statements?

Have you got a chance to look into this?

Did you get a chance to look into this?

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edited Feb 25 '17 at 5:24

sumelic

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asked Feb 13 '14 at 14:21

Girish

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edited Feb 25 '17 at 5:24

sumelic

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asked Feb 13 '14 at 14:21

Girish

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edited Feb 25 '17 at 5:24

sumelic

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edited Feb 25 '17 at 5:24

sumelic

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edited Feb 25 '17 at 5:24

sumelic

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asked Feb 13 '14 at 14:21

Girish

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asked Feb 13 '14 at 14:21

Girish

136229

asked Feb 13 '14 at 14:21

Girish

136229

2

The difference is that your first version is just plain wrong for the context you presumably intend. It should be "Have you had a chance..."

– FumbleFingers
Feb 13 '14 at 14:47

@FumbleFingers: What if he used "gotten" instead?

– Noah
Feb 24 '16 at 8:56

@Noah: You'd have to ask an American. That usage isn't familiar to me.

– FumbleFingers
Feb 24 '16 at 12:55

add a comment |

2

The difference is that your first version is just plain wrong for the context you presumably intend. It should be "Have you had a chance..."

– FumbleFingers
Feb 13 '14 at 14:47

@FumbleFingers: What if he used "gotten" instead?

– Noah
Feb 24 '16 at 8:56

@Noah: You'd have to ask an American. That usage isn't familiar to me.

– FumbleFingers
Feb 24 '16 at 12:55

The difference is that your first version is just plain wrong for the context you presumably intend. It should be "Have you had a chance..."

– FumbleFingers
Feb 13 '14 at 14:47

@FumbleFingers: What if he used "gotten" instead?

– Noah
Feb 24 '16 at 8:56

@Noah: You'd have to ask an American. That usage isn't familiar to me.

– FumbleFingers
Feb 24 '16 at 12:55

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"Have you got a chance to X?" asks if the person has a chance to do something. E.g. "Have you got a chance to win the lottery?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly out of your control.

Asking "Have you got a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that one is unlikely to do with out a lot of luck.

"Did you get a chance to X?" ask if the person has had time to do X. E.g. "Did you get a chance to go to the shop?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly constrained by other things in your schedule.

Asking "Did you get a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that must compete with other things one must do to become a high enough priority to be done.

So 1) is about luck and 2) is about time management.

answered Feb 13 '14 at 14:38

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I don't think that 1 is necessarily about luck, although it certainly can be construed this way given that it is a nonstandard construction. "Have you got a chance to look into this" can simply imply the present of 2: Have you got time (now) to look into this, although it is nonstandard in this sense also. "Have you got time/a moment" would be expected, while, pertaining to luck, Have you got a(ny) chance of looking into this" would be expected.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 14:52

@nxx "Have you got a chance to look into this" could be interpreted that way in context, but a native speaker wouldn't say it.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 15:31

That's my point. As it is nonstandard, it could be interpreted different ways (or misinterpreted), which is why I said I don't think it must necessarily be interpreted as being about luck - it could also be interpreted as intended to be the present form of "Did you get a chance". It could be interpreted as either, or other, based on the fact one has to make some assumptions.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 16:17

"Have I got a chance to X" is quite standard.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 16:22

I can't think of a meaning for which I would say "Have you got a chance to look into this" or for which it wouldn't sound unnatural.

– nxx
Feb 14 '14 at 2:16

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I'm no expert, however it seems to me that "Have you got a chance to look at this?" sounds a little forced- I think you're confusing tenses here.

For the past tense case, in which you are asking the second person whether or not they have looked at a document, stick to either:

"Did you get a chance to look at this?"

"Have you had a chance to look at it?"

which are basically equivalent in meaning. For the present tense example in which you are asking the second person whether they have time to look at the document now, or in the near future, better to use the simpler:

"Do you have time to look at this?"

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Keeping it very simple
If you want to ask someone what you discussed earlier
You would say ' Did You got a chance to look at it'

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"Have you got a chance to X?" asks if the person has a chance to do something. E.g. "Have you got a chance to win the lottery?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly out of your control.

Asking "Have you got a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that one is unlikely to do with out a lot of luck.

"Did you get a chance to X?" ask if the person has had time to do X. E.g. "Did you get a chance to go to the shop?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly constrained by other things in your schedule.

Asking "Did you get a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that must compete with other things one must do to become a high enough priority to be done.

So 1) is about luck and 2) is about time management.

answered Feb 13 '14 at 14:38

Matt E. Эллен♦

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I don't think that 1 is necessarily about luck, although it certainly can be construed this way given that it is a nonstandard construction. "Have you got a chance to look into this" can simply imply the present of 2: Have you got time (now) to look into this, although it is nonstandard in this sense also. "Have you got time/a moment" would be expected, while, pertaining to luck, Have you got a(ny) chance of looking into this" would be expected.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 14:52

@nxx "Have you got a chance to look into this" could be interpreted that way in context, but a native speaker wouldn't say it.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 15:31

That's my point. As it is nonstandard, it could be interpreted different ways (or misinterpreted), which is why I said I don't think it must necessarily be interpreted as being about luck - it could also be interpreted as intended to be the present form of "Did you get a chance". It could be interpreted as either, or other, based on the fact one has to make some assumptions.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 16:17

"Have I got a chance to X" is quite standard.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 16:22

I can't think of a meaning for which I would say "Have you got a chance to look into this" or for which it wouldn't sound unnatural.

– nxx
Feb 14 '14 at 2:16

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"Have you got a chance to X?" asks if the person has a chance to do something. E.g. "Have you got a chance to win the lottery?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly out of your control.

Asking "Have you got a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that one is unlikely to do with out a lot of luck.

"Did you get a chance to X?" ask if the person has had time to do X. E.g. "Did you get a chance to go to the shop?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly constrained by other things in your schedule.

Asking "Did you get a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that must compete with other things one must do to become a high enough priority to be done.

So 1) is about luck and 2) is about time management.

answered Feb 13 '14 at 14:38

Matt E. Эллен♦

25.3k1488152

I don't think that 1 is necessarily about luck, although it certainly can be construed this way given that it is a nonstandard construction. "Have you got a chance to look into this" can simply imply the present of 2: Have you got time (now) to look into this, although it is nonstandard in this sense also. "Have you got time/a moment" would be expected, while, pertaining to luck, Have you got a(ny) chance of looking into this" would be expected.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 14:52

@nxx "Have you got a chance to look into this" could be interpreted that way in context, but a native speaker wouldn't say it.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 15:31

That's my point. As it is nonstandard, it could be interpreted different ways (or misinterpreted), which is why I said I don't think it must necessarily be interpreted as being about luck - it could also be interpreted as intended to be the present form of "Did you get a chance". It could be interpreted as either, or other, based on the fact one has to make some assumptions.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 16:17

"Have I got a chance to X" is quite standard.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 16:22

I can't think of a meaning for which I would say "Have you got a chance to look into this" or for which it wouldn't sound unnatural.

– nxx
Feb 14 '14 at 2:16

|
show 1 more comment

"Have you got a chance to X?" asks if the person has a chance to do something. E.g. "Have you got a chance to win the lottery?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly out of your control.

Asking "Have you got a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that one is unlikely to do with out a lot of luck.

"Did you get a chance to X?" ask if the person has had time to do X. E.g. "Did you get a chance to go to the shop?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly constrained by other things in your schedule.

Asking "Did you get a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that must compete with other things one must do to become a high enough priority to be done.

So 1) is about luck and 2) is about time management.

answered Feb 13 '14 at 14:38

Matt E. Эллен♦

25.3k1488152

"Have you got a chance to X?" asks if the person has a chance to do something. E.g. "Have you got a chance to win the lottery?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly out of your control.

Asking "Have you got a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that one is unlikely to do with out a lot of luck.

"Did you get a chance to X?" ask if the person has had time to do X. E.g. "Did you get a chance to go to the shop?"

It essentially implies that being able to do something is mostly constrained by other things in your schedule.

Asking "Did you get a chance to look into this?" would imply that "looking into this" is something that must compete with other things one must do to become a high enough priority to be done.

So 1) is about luck and 2) is about time management.

answered Feb 13 '14 at 14:38

Matt E. Эллен♦

25.3k1488152

answered Feb 13 '14 at 14:38

Matt E. Эллен♦

25.3k1488152

answered Feb 13 '14 at 14:38

Matt E. Эллен♦

25.3k1488152

answered Feb 13 '14 at 14:38

Matt E. Эллен♦

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I don't think that 1 is necessarily about luck, although it certainly can be construed this way given that it is a nonstandard construction. "Have you got a chance to look into this" can simply imply the present of 2: Have you got time (now) to look into this, although it is nonstandard in this sense also. "Have you got time/a moment" would be expected, while, pertaining to luck, Have you got a(ny) chance of looking into this" would be expected.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 14:52

@nxx "Have you got a chance to look into this" could be interpreted that way in context, but a native speaker wouldn't say it.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 15:31

That's my point. As it is nonstandard, it could be interpreted different ways (or misinterpreted), which is why I said I don't think it must necessarily be interpreted as being about luck - it could also be interpreted as intended to be the present form of "Did you get a chance". It could be interpreted as either, or other, based on the fact one has to make some assumptions.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 16:17

"Have I got a chance to X" is quite standard.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 16:22

I can't think of a meaning for which I would say "Have you got a chance to look into this" or for which it wouldn't sound unnatural.

– nxx
Feb 14 '14 at 2:16

|
show 1 more comment

I don't think that 1 is necessarily about luck, although it certainly can be construed this way given that it is a nonstandard construction. "Have you got a chance to look into this" can simply imply the present of 2: Have you got time (now) to look into this, although it is nonstandard in this sense also. "Have you got time/a moment" would be expected, while, pertaining to luck, Have you got a(ny) chance of looking into this" would be expected.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 14:52

@nxx "Have you got a chance to look into this" could be interpreted that way in context, but a native speaker wouldn't say it.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 15:31

That's my point. As it is nonstandard, it could be interpreted different ways (or misinterpreted), which is why I said I don't think it must necessarily be interpreted as being about luck - it could also be interpreted as intended to be the present form of "Did you get a chance". It could be interpreted as either, or other, based on the fact one has to make some assumptions.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 16:17

"Have I got a chance to X" is quite standard.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 16:22

I can't think of a meaning for which I would say "Have you got a chance to look into this" or for which it wouldn't sound unnatural.

– nxx
Feb 14 '14 at 2:16

I don't think that 1 is necessarily about luck, although it certainly can be construed this way given that it is a nonstandard construction. "Have you got a chance to look into this" can simply imply the present of 2: Have you got time (now) to look into this, although it is nonstandard in this sense also. "Have you got time/a moment" would be expected, while, pertaining to luck, Have you got a(ny) chance of looking into this" would be expected.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 14:52

@nxx "Have you got a chance to look into this" could be interpreted that way in context, but a native speaker wouldn't say it.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 15:31

That's my point. As it is nonstandard, it could be interpreted different ways (or misinterpreted), which is why I said I don't think it must necessarily be interpreted as being about luck - it could also be interpreted as intended to be the present form of "Did you get a chance". It could be interpreted as either, or other, based on the fact one has to make some assumptions.

– nxx
Feb 13 '14 at 16:17

"Have I got a chance to X" is quite standard.

– Matt E. Эллен♦
Feb 13 '14 at 16:22

I can't think of a meaning for which I would say "Have you got a chance to look into this" or for which it wouldn't sound unnatural.

– nxx
Feb 14 '14 at 2:16

|
show 1 more comment

I'm no expert, however it seems to me that "Have you got a chance to look at this?" sounds a little forced- I think you're confusing tenses here.

For the past tense case, in which you are asking the second person whether or not they have looked at a document, stick to either:

"Did you get a chance to look at this?"

"Have you had a chance to look at it?"

"Do you have time to look at this?"

answered Feb 13 '14 at 15:17

user200838

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I'm no expert, however it seems to me that "Have you got a chance to look at this?" sounds a little forced- I think you're confusing tenses here.

For the past tense case, in which you are asking the second person whether or not they have looked at a document, stick to either:

"Did you get a chance to look at this?"

"Have you had a chance to look at it?"

"Do you have time to look at this?"

answered Feb 13 '14 at 15:17

user200838

1312

add a comment |

I'm no expert, however it seems to me that "Have you got a chance to look at this?" sounds a little forced- I think you're confusing tenses here.

For the past tense case, in which you are asking the second person whether or not they have looked at a document, stick to either:

"Did you get a chance to look at this?"

"Have you had a chance to look at it?"

"Do you have time to look at this?"

answered Feb 13 '14 at 15:17

user200838

1312

I'm no expert, however it seems to me that "Have you got a chance to look at this?" sounds a little forced- I think you're confusing tenses here.

For the past tense case, in which you are asking the second person whether or not they have looked at a document, stick to either:

"Did you get a chance to look at this?"

"Have you had a chance to look at it?"

"Do you have time to look at this?"

answered Feb 13 '14 at 15:17

user200838

1312

answered Feb 13 '14 at 15:17

user200838

1312

answered Feb 13 '14 at 15:17

user200838

1312

answered Feb 13 '14 at 15:17

user200838

1312

add a comment |

Keeping it very simple
If you want to ask someone what you discussed earlier
You would say ' Did You got a chance to look at it'

answered 5 mins ago

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add a comment |

Keeping it very simple
If you want to ask someone what you discussed earlier
You would say ' Did You got a chance to look at it'

answered 5 mins ago

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New contributor

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Keeping it very simple
If you want to ask someone what you discussed earlier
You would say ' Did You got a chance to look at it'

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Keeping it very simple
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You would say ' Did You got a chance to look at it'

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