Lesson Six
The Use of “get” in the Passive Voice
The verb “be” is often substituted with “get”
get = be
These examples use the verb “pay” as the main verb.
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Singular
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Plural
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Present
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Past
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Future
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Present
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Past
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Future
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I get paid
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I got paid
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I’ll get paid
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We get paid
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We got paid
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We’ll get paid
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You get paid
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You got paid
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You’ll get paid
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You get paid
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You got paid
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You’ll get paid
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He gets paid
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He got paid
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He’ll get paid
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She gets paid
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She got paid
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She’ll get paid
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They get paid
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They got paid
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They’ll get paid
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It gets paid
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It got paid
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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.
6. My dinner got burned.
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When you use “get” to make the passive voice and the verb is negative, don’t forget to add “do” or “did” for the present tense and the past tense:
1. He gets paid on Friday. / He doesn’t get paid on Monday.
2. She got hired for that job. / She didn’t get hired until last week.
3. They get fed at noon. / They don’t get fed in the afternoon.
4. The window got fixed. / The window didn’t get fixed until I called about it.
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Next: Lesson Seven
Learn to use (be) supposed to
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