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Get
Sometimes you can
use get instead of be in the passive:
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There
was a fight at the party but nobody got hurt. .(=
nobody
was hurt)
-
I
don't often get invited to parties. (=
I'm
not often invited)
-
I'm surprised
Ann didn't get offered the job. (...Ann wasn't offered the job)
You can use get to
say that something happens to somebody or something, especially if
this is unplanned or unexpected:
• Our
dog got run over by a car.
You can use get only
when things happen or change. For example, you cannot use get in
these sentences:
• Jill
is liked by everybody, (not 'gets
liked' -
this
is not a 'happening')
• He
was a mystery man. Nothing was known about him. (not
'got
known')
Miss Irene
We use get mainly in
informal spoken English.
You can use be in
all situations.
We
also use get in the following expressions (which are not passive in
meaning):
get
married get divorced *
get
dressed (=
put
on your clothes) get changed (=
change
your clothes)
EXERCISES
1.Complete
the sentences using being
+one of these
verbs:
ask
attack give invite keep
pay
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Mr
Miller doesn't like ...being
kept... waiting.
-
They went to the
party without..............
-
Most people
like ................presents.
-
It's a dangerous
city. People won't go out after dark because they are afraid of........
-
I
don't
like.................... stupid questions.
-
Few people are
prepared to work without.......
2.Complete
the sentences using get/got
+
one
of these verbs (in the correct form):
ask
break damage pay steal sting stop use
14.Ted ............by a bee while
he was sitting in the garden.
15. How
did that window....................... ?
16. These tennis
courts don't .............very often. Not many people want to play.
17. I
used
to have a bicycle but it.........................
18.Last
night I.......... by the police as I
was
driving home.
19.How much did
you .............................last month?
20.Please pack these
things very carefully. I don't want them to.........................
21.People often want
to know what my job is. I often................... that question.
Answers:
Exercise 1:
9-being invited,
10-being given, 11-being attacked, 12-being asked, 13-being paid
Exercise 2:
14-got stung, 15-get
broken, 16-get used, 17-got stolen, 18-got stopped,
19-get paid, 20-get
damaged,21-get asked
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