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Khai Tran Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Why is "get" pairs with a past particple?

Why do we say "I get excited" and not "I get excite"? Is "get" a form of auxiliary verb that is paired with a past participle and present participle verb only? Can someone clarify this for me?

Also, when we use "if I were a billionaire, I would buy an island" Why is that "were" is used and it is in past tense and not something like "If I am rich, I would buy an island"?
  

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Welcome to the forums. You have asked two big questions, and it would be better to ask them in separate threads. I suggest that you post a new thread asking the second question, and we talk only about this first question here.

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  • The participle form is frequently used as an adjective.
  • If you are in a state of excitement, something that is exciting is happening, and you are excited .
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Welcome to the forums. You have asked two big questions, and it would be better to ask them in separate threads. I suggest that you post a new thread asking the second question, and we talk only about this first question here.

The participle form is frequently used as an adjective.
If you are in a state of excitement, something that is exciting is happening, and you are excited
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Grammar GeekThe participle form is frequently used as an adjective.If you are in a state of excitement, something that is exciting is happening, and you are excited.If you are in a state of boredom, something that is boring is happening, and you are bored.If something is frightening, you might feel frightened.Get = to become in this usage.
Do you imply that
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