OBJECTIVE PROFICIENCY UNIT 20 GRAMMAR 2.- GET + -ED: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

2 GET + -ED: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE

We can sometimes use get instead of be in the

passive. This is usually informal:

They got punished by the Principal for making so

much noise.

Lucky Paul got promoted / elected / chosen / appointed

yesterday.

Poor Vassili - his dog got run over last night.

Get meaning 'become' is also common with a

particular small group of past participles:

get dressed get married get used to get stuck

get lost get caught get burned get involved

The meaning of these phrases can be active:

1 got dressed as quickly as 1 could.

We can use some of these active phrases with

an object:

1 have to get the children dressed early every morning.

Don't get your family involved in the business.

sOURCE: GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY FOR CAMBRIDGE ADVANCED AND PROFICIENCY