Using "get" and "got" for passive voice

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Hi. I am learning to use the word "get" in a passive voice.

Please kindly check the following sentences for me:

1. He has been killed by the monster.
2. He got killed by the monster.
3. He was killed by the monster.
4. He has got killed by the monster.
5. "Get him killed by the monster", said the vampire.

After making up the above sentences, I believe that the second and the third ones are having the same meaning, am I correct? Besides, I also believe that "get" or "got" can be used to replace "is/am/are" or "was/were" when it comes to passive voice in past tense or present tense but not for present perfect or past perfect, am I correct?

Thanks for your help!

Dimsumexpress · Accepted Answer

Hi,
# 3 is ok,

Endeavour1. He has been killed by the monster.
2. He got killed by the monster.
3. He was killed by the monster.
4. He has got killed by the monster.
5. "Get him killed by the monster", said the vampire.

The rest either didn't sound right, or idiomatic. A helpful hint, when we use the "get" + past participle construction, we should make sure the past particple form of the verb is transitively compatible with the context. i.e.
His car got/was hit (by another running a red light) while crossing the intersection at 4th and Franklin. The agent sometimes is omitted because it's understood.

He got /was completely soaked (by the down pour) trying to get home in the hurricane.

"Hit" is compatible with this context, while "collided" is not.

Using "get" and "got" for passive voice

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