‘GET’ can replace ‘be’ in the Passive.
She got promoted. = She was promoted.
Read George’s reply to Ellen’s letter and see how ‘GET’ is used in the Passive and with adjectives. You can download a free Study Sheet as a PDF at the end of the post.
If you want to know what Ellen wrote, keep reading the series Get a Life!
Nobody likes to get hurt
Dear Ellen,
Your letter came as a huge surprise. And when I read it I got aware how badly I had misjudged you, how unfair I had been … and I got more and more ashamed of myself. At the same time I really want to thank you for your sincerity, for writing to me, and for sharing your and your partner’s story with me.
You tried so hard be friends with me, but in return you only got snubbed. But that’s not me. I may not be the most sociable of people, but nobody ever gets ignored by me. Of course you must think I’m a jerk.
It’s true that when I realized how much you mean to Tom, I panicked. I got afraid I might get cast aside as his best friend. I suppose in a way I was worried I’d get dumped again, not by a girlfriend this time, but by my best friend. And I was afraid Tom might end up getting hurt, like I had been.
I want to apologize to you, Ellen, for not trusting you, and for being such an idiot. I hope you can forgive me. As you wrote in your letter, you don’t deserve to be treated unkindly. I feel like such a fool.
Yes, I’d love the three of us to go out together soon, as friends. Tom really has the most wonderful ideas! 🙂
Best wishes,
George
In Episode 7, read about Ellen and Tom planning their wedding. Where do you think they are going to spend their honeymoon?
See my free Study Sheet on using GET in the Passive and in the Causative. You can download it as a PDF. GET_Passive_Causative_PDF
Get a Life! – The series
- Introduction: Learn 7 facts about the verb GET.
- Episode 1: What did you get? Meet George, Ellen and Tom and learn about GET + noun.
- Episode 2: Getting better? The flight attendant and the book lover. Find out about GET + adjective.
- Episode 3: Getting up and around. George on the move. Learn about phrasal verbs with GET to speak about movement.
- Episode 4: Do you get it? Ellen is upset about George. A tense phone conversation. See how GET replaces ‘understand’ and other verbs.
- Episode 5: What’s she got? George has got to make an effort. Find out a bit more about the girl on the bus and read about GET to speak about possession and obligation.
- Episode 7: Lots of things to get done. Preparing a wedding. See how to use GET in the Causative.
- Episode 8: Not everyone gets to do it. Finally meet Sarah, and learn about the two uses of GET to do something.
- Episode 9: Can we get them to do it? It got me thinking. Learn about GET for persuading and motivating people to do something while each of our characters are thinking about the wedding in their own way.