A student today asked me why we always use the word
get. Honestly, I would say because it is
easy. The word get has so many useful
functions in English. My student's
example was "Can I get a coffee?"
which he heard a person use when ordering. It really means "Can I have/order a
coffee?"
Today's lesson is using get in a way that means
"something happened to me." It
is a passive construction that doesn't use the "be" verb.
I got hit by a car. ( I was hit by a car. The car hit me. )
Greg got his car stolen.
(Greg's car was stolen. Somebody
stole Greg's car.)
Theresa got her heart broken again. (Theresa's heart was broken. Somebody broke her heart again.)
When he wasn't looking Jimmy got hit in the head.
Sandy and Ramona got beaten in the tennis match.
The car got scratched at the mall.
When you have time, try and make some useful get
sentences.
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