He'd almost got killed
vs.
He'd almost gotten killed
Which is the correct grammar
>>8053240
2nd
>>8053240
1st is UKE; 2nd AmE.
he was almost killed
>>8054371
This
>>8053240
>He was crying because he'd almost gotten killed.
event occurs prior to referenced event.
>He was almost killed.
describing event in the past
Real question though, in what circumstance would you only use the past perfect?
>>8054014
Best answer in the thread. Both are correct in their respective macrodialects.
>>8054510
Except that if anything they're the wrong way around. Gotten is used significantly less in American English.
what about
He had almost been killed
>>8054014
no one in the UK would say the first one
>>8054607
Wrong. Gotten is not used in standard UK English, except in "ill-gotten".
