grammar · neutral

subject + get + past participle

Band 5-6speakingtask2

A passive-like structure using get + past participle to show an action affecting the subject, common in spoken English.

Examples

“He got promoted after the presentation.”

“My phone got stolen on the train.”

“The windows got broken during the storm.”

Band 8 sentence

“After months of uncertainty, the small company finally got acquired by a larger firm, which secured everyone's jobs.”

Collocations

  • get married
  • get fired
  • get chosen/selected

Common mistakes

He got chose for the team.→He got chosen for the team.

The car got broke yesterday.→The car got broken yesterday.

Say it for a higher band

5be + past participle→6get + past simple→7+subject + get + past participle

Synonyms

be + past participle

Easily confused

be + past participle

“The report was completed by Tuesday.”

Related words

have / has + past participlesubject + V(s) (simple present)be about to + base verbbe + V-ingso + adjective/adverb + that + clauseIf + present perfect, will + base verbNot only + clause, but also + clausewill have been + V-ing

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