Lesson Two
Purple Level
Lesson Two
Get
get / got / gotten / getting
The verb "get" has many different meanings and uses. Look in a dictionary and you will see hundreds of possibilities. It’s also used as a substitute for the verb "be" in the passive voice–but not always. It depends on the verb.
Click here to learn about how to use "get" in the passive voice.
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1. Professional athletes get a lot of money for simply playing a game. They get paid a lot. (passive) |
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| 2. A lot of leaves got into the gutter, so now I have to get them out of there. |
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| 3. When a tomato gets red, you know it’s ready to pick and eat. I’ll be getting a lot of tomatoes from my garden this summer. |
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| 4. He got breakfast ready for his wife very early in the morning. She just got up. |
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| 5. He got tied up by someone who broke into his apartment and stole all his stuff. (passive) |
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| 6. They’re working very hard to get the dishes done. Getting the dishes done by hand takes longer than using a dishwasher. |
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| present tense: get / gets |
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| past tense: got |
| future: will get |
| present continuous: am / are / is getting |
| past continuous: was / were getting |
| future continuous: will be getting |
| present perfect: has / have gotten |
| past perfect: had gotten |
| future perfect: will have gotten |
| present perfect continuous: has / have been getting |
| past perfect continuous: had been getting |
| future perfect continuous: will have been getting |
| modal verbs: ______ get |
| past tense modal: ______ have gotten |
| infinitive: to get |
| gerund: getting |
| passive: possible but sounds a little strange |
| Click here to learn about idioms that use the verb "get." |
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