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9.6 Get Passives

1. You can use a form of get + the past participle
to create a passive meaning. Get passives are
commonly used:
a. to describe something unwanted or a. His dog got hit by a car. He's very upset.
unexpected
b. to talk about something that will have a b. Kim is going to get punished for staying out
negative effect too late.
c. with certain verbs such as accept, deliver, c. I'm so happy. | got accepted to the University
fire, hire, invite, offer. pay, promote, show of lowa.

2. The gerund form of a passive with get is I'm worried about getting fired.

getting + the past participle.
The infinitive form of a passive with get is | don’t expect to get fired.
to get + the past participle.

5 Complete the conversations with a correct form of gef and the verbs in parentheses. In some
cases, more than one form of the verb is possible.

Conversation A

Eve: Are tornadoes frequent where you live?
Al: Yes, theyre pretty common. In fact, we (1) __gothit hit) by one last
month.
Eve: Were there any injuries?

Al: No, we were very lucky. Some windows (2) SCS (bre) burt nto
one (3) —_ SS s(urrt).

Conversation B

Deb: Did you have any damage from the hurricane?
Vie: Our basement (4)___ CSS C(flood), but the rest of the house was OK.
Downtown (5)_ SS (hit) much worse. Main Street was affected
badly.

Deb: Why? Did the stores (6) CSM (da mange)?

Vie: Yeah, especially the grocery store; a lot of food (7) SSS (rutin).
I think it’s going to take weeks before that store dries out.
Deb: Oh, no. So can you still buy food there?

Vie: Yeah, you can. There isn’t much to buy there now, but I heard that more food
(8) (deliver) tomorrow.

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