12PassiveVoice.pptVIP

5 A few remarks on “get-passives” The get-passive is formed with get + the -ed participle of the verb. As with “be”, a range of tense-aspect forms is possible, though in fact a narrower range of forms actually occurs. The following are the most frequent: Do you know how much lawyers get paid for an hour, the best ones? They’re getting fined by the Health and Safety Executive. I’ve got invited to the school ball as well. We found some parcels that had got pushed into the corner. They may have got mixed up the first time we used them. Examples Constraints on “get-passives” The get-passive i