[General] My mother got

suniljain · Jan 23, 2016

My mother got little apprehensive when I reach home late.

Is this correct?

teechar · Jan 23, 2016

suniljain said:
My mother got a little apprehensive when I [STRIKE]reach[/STRIKE] got home late.

If you want to avoid repeating "got", try: "My mother was a little worried when I got home late."

suniljain · Jan 23, 2016

teechar said:
If you want to avoid repeating "got", try: "My mother was a little worried when I got home late."

Why is "reach" not correct?

MikeNewYork · Jan 23, 2016

It is not incorrect but "got" is more common.

suniljain · Jan 23, 2016

MikeNewYork said:
It is not incorrect but "got" is more common.

"got" is a past participle whereas "reach" is base form of verb then how both are same and convey the same meaning?

MikeNewYork · Jan 23, 2016

For your original sentence to be correct, you would have needed "reached".