Get - Got

The word get is sometimes used instead of be to form the passive. In such cases, get indicates a change in status or condition.

For example,
• I got sick after eating the red meat. (I became sick.)

• They will get married tomorrow. (They changed from single to married.)

• He got killed in the accident. (Something caused him to die.)




Get is often used in idiomatic expressions.

For example,
• What time will you get done? (What time will you be finished?)

• James got drunk at the party. (He became drunk at the party.)
• We got engaged last week. (We became an engaged couple.)

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