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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

get = start to be

I get confused when I saw my uncle with a giant.

I think, the `get' means, "start to be".

Am I right?
  

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You sentence has mixed tenses: I got confused when I saw my uncle with a giant [past] I get confused when I see my uncle with a giant. [present] Get here means either of these: I [ become/became ] [ was/am ] confused when I saw/see my uncle wtih a giant

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  • You sentence has mixed tenses: I got confused when I saw my uncle with a giant [past] I get confused when I see my uncle with a giant.
  • [present] Get here means either of these: I [ become/became ] [ was/am ] confused when I saw/see my uncle wtih a giant
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You sentence has mixed tenses:

I got confused when I saw my uncle with a giant [past]

I get confused when I see my uncle with a giant. [present]

Get here means either of these: I [become/became] [was/am] confused when I saw/see my uncle wtih a giant
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