grammar · informal
get + past participle
An informal passive formed with get + past participle; often used in spoken English to show something happens to the subject.
Examples
“After the match he got injured and had to stop playing.”
“She got promoted last month.”
“My phone got stolen on the train.”
Band 8 sentence
“In the interview, she admitted that she got overwhelmed by the pressure but managed to recover quickly.”
Collocations
- get married / get promoted / get arrested / get injured
Common mistakes
He got been promoted last year.→He was promoted last year.
She got known for her work.→She became known / She got known is unusual; better: She became well known for her work.
Say it for a higher band
5be + past participle→6have/get + object + past participle→7+get + past participle
Synonyms
be + past participle
Easily confused
be + past participle
“She was promoted after the meeting.”
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