Thread: Passive form of Got
View Single Post
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 26-Oct-2005, 04:05
Tdol Tdol is offline
Editor, UsingEnglish.com
  
Join Date: Nov 2002
Country: UK
Posts: 25,661
Current Location: Phnom Penh
First Language: English
Member Type: English Teacher
Thanks: 6
Thanked 534 Times in 470 Posts
Tdol has disabled reputation
Default Re: Passive form of Got
We use it to replace 'be':
The car was stolen.
The car got stolen.
It tends to be used more in colloquial contexts.
Reply With Quote