"I got it" or "I get it"?
Which is the correct way?
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"I get it" is present tense. "I got it" is past tense.
To get can mean either "to understand" or "to pick something up (at a store)" or "to retrieve". I'm guessing you mean "to understand".
So if someone asks "Do you understand what I mean?", you can answer "Yes, I get it." If someone asks "Did you understand what I said yesterday?", you can answer "Yes, I got it."
In regular conversation between two people, however, you will hear both.
Don't touch the candy.
Ok, I get it.
If you touch the candy, you're in trouble.
Look, I got it!
Even though this is all happening in the present, you can use "I got it" to emphasize the fact that you really understand. It's the same as saying:
"You just told me not to touch the candy, ok, so I got it! Don't tell me again."
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Either: I've got it
or I get it
Both mean the same thing
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