The Use of "get" in the Passive Voice
The verb "be" is often substituted with "get"
Examples use the verb "pay"
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Plural |
Present |
Past |
Future |
Present |
Past |
Future |
I get paid |
I got paid |
I'll get paid |
We get paid |
We got paid |
We'll get paid |
You get paid |
You got paid |
You'll get paid |
You get paid |
You got paid |
You'll get paid |
He gets paid |
He got paid |
He'll get paid |
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She gets paid |
She got paid |
She'll get paid |
They get paid |
They got paid |
They'll
get paid |
It gets paid |
It
got paid |
It'll
get paid |
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These sentences use "get" in the passive voice:
(instead of the verb "be")
1. He and his girlfriend are going to get married this summer.
2. When did that old building get built?
3. I got picked up by my brother at the airport.
4. The dog gets fed every morning.
5. She got hired by the company in 2003.
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