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Why does "got" become past tense here? It seems she will get 90 seconds in near future.

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Rebecca

This is slang. This sentence is not grammatically correct. Slang is meant to be quick and efficient and can be culturally influenced; not necessarily focused on being grammatically correct. The correct sentence should be "You have got 90 seconds" or "You've got 90 seconds." The word "got" is past tense because she has already been given the 90-second time frame to perform her audition.

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