Simple past D10
get-got
"I am glad you got my last message. You hardly ever get my messages."
forget - forgot
" She never forgets his Birthday, but yesterday he forgot hers"
bet - bet
"He usually bets and wins even today, despite the odds, he bet and won. "
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Simple past D10
get-got
"I am glad you got my last message. You hardly ever get my messages." yes
forget - forgot
" She never forgets his Birthday, but yesterday he forgot hers" yes
bet - bet
"He usually bets and wins. Even today, despite the odds, he bet and won. " this one needs a full stop to break it up, really.
Very good.
"got" is one of those words that is slightly different between the US and UK. In the simple past they are the same, but when you look at compound verbs, americans use an older form "gotten".
So a British speaker would say
"He was enjoying the book so much he had got lost in its pages
But an American would aay
"He was enjoying the book so much he had gotten lost in its pages
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Thanks Blair! "He usually bets and wins. Even today, despite the odds, he bet and won. " sound better or does not flow very well too? thanks
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The first two are correct, but the last one doesn't flow very well. It might flow better if you give it a negative outcome. "He usually bets and wins, despite the odds. But today he finally bet and lost."
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