GET PAST PARTICIPLE Get is often used instead of be in the passive voice in informal spoken English to refer to an action that happens by accident or unexpectedly Their car got stolen in front of their house last night ID: 932728
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The passive with GET
Slide2Passive past participle
GET + PAST PARTICIPLE
Get is often used instead of be
in the passive voice in informal spoken English to refer to an action that happens by accident or unexpectedly:
Their car
got stolen
in front of their house last night.
Jerry
got fired
because he was always late for work.
Slide3Slide4Slide5Exercise 36. Looking at grammar.
Complete the sentences with words that make sense. More than one answer may be correct for each sentence.
Slide61. The meeting starts in an hour. I need to
get_____for
it.
a. prepare b. prepared (c. ready d. readying
2. I think I ’ll stop working for the day. I ’m getting_____..
a. tire b. tired c. dark d. late
3. Sonia stopped working because it was getting_____
a. late b. dark c. tired d. sleepy
4. We can leave as soon as you get_____
a. pack b. finish c. packed d. finished
Slide75. Sam was supposed to be home an hour ago, but he still isn’t here. I’m getting
a. nervous b. anxious c. worry d. worried
6. I didn’t stay for the end of the movie because I g o t____
a. bore b. bored c. interested d. am bored
7. When are you going to get____
a. marriage b. marry c. married d. engage
Slide8Exercise 37. Looking at grammar.
Complete the sentences with any appropriate tense of
g e t
and the given adjectives.
Slide9Accustom, better, dark, depress, divorce, do, engage, fire, hire, hungry, invite, marry, nervous, pay, remarry, well, wet
Slide10Accustom, better, dark, depress, divorce, do, engage, fire, hire, hungry, invite, marry, nervous, pay, remarry, well, wet