Instructions. Use the words in the list to fill in the blanks. Use each word only once.
dressed, sunburned, done, divorced, engaged, married, hurt, tired, accustomed, lost
Explanation
Get + past participle is used to refer to the realization of an action. The subject of the sentence experiences the action of the verb.
Examples: Bill and Sandy are going to get married. Henry got interested in philosophy when he took a philosophy course in college. That is, Henry became interested in philosophy.
Sometimes when used in the continuous form (be+ getting + past participle), the meaning is that the action is becoming or beginning to be realized. For example, I am getting confused means I am beginning to be confused.
The following are some past participles commonly used with get.
get dressed, get confused, get done, get divorced, get engaged, get married, get used to, get hurt, get tired, get accustomed to, get lost, get arrested, get involved, get drunk, get sunburned, get worried, get acquainted, get excited, get bored, get invited, get crowded
Harold and Marsha got __________because they could not reconcile their differences.
I hope you don't get ________when you go to Mexico City. You will have to ask for directions if you do.
How many people got ________in the accident?
Hurry up and get ________________. We're leaving in 20 minutes.
Veronica and Edward got __________ in a small church wedding.
Some couples get ____________ before they get married.
I am going to be at the office late because I have a lot of work to get ________.
It's really hot in San Antonio in the summer. You have to get ___________ to the heat.
I'm getting very ________________. I think I'll go to bed.
You are going to get _______________if you don't use sunscreen.