GET-PASSIVE

A lot of houses got damaged by the storm.

Get-passive is used to refer to an action that happens to something or someone.

EXAMPLE: The house will get finished eventually.

John and Sue got married last Saturday.
Rome didn´t get built in a day.
Larry has gotten accepted by Smith University.

When will the house get finished?

Read these dialogs. Then highline the get-passive.

1. Dan: The builders are so slow! At this rate, our house will never get finished.
Jan: Try to be patient. Remember, Rome didn´t get built in a day.

2. Ted: Are you responsible for breaking the living room window, Tom?
Tom: No, I don´t know how it got broken, Dad. Why am I always the one gets
blamed when something happens?

3. Kay: Congratulations, Ray. I understand you´ve gotten promoted to a very

important position.

Ray: Thanks, Kay. It´s true that I got selected, but I´m not getting promoted
until next month.

4. Ken: I got accepted by three of the colleges I applied to. Have you gotten
accepted by any yet?
Ben: No, I haven´t gotten accepted by any so far, but I haven´t gotten turned
down by any, either.
 AIRMAN ANDREWS GOT ORDERED TO CLEAN UP THE
BARRACKS.
Use the correct form of the get-passive and the words in parentheses to answer the questions in
the dialogs.

EXAMPLE: Dan: What did Airman Andrews get ordered to do?

Ken: (clean up the barracks)
He got ordered to clean up the barracks.

1. Nam: When did you get introduced to the general.

Sam: (during the parade)
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2. Dan: Did anyone get killed in the crash?

Bob: (yes, one person)
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3. Wes: When will you get commissioned?

Les: (immediately after graduate)
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4. Don: Did Sgt Martin get resigned?

Ron: (yes, to Ft. Sill)
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5. Jim: Where is the colonel getting sent?

Kim: (Washington)
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6. Ann: How did your car get damaged?

Jan: (hit in the parking lot)
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7. Tom: How many workers are getting released?

Lou: (five days)
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8. Kay: Did you get caught in the storm?

Ray: (yes, soaked by the rain)
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9. Ted: Have the reserves gotten called up?

Ben: (no, not yet)
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