Past tense of get
irregular verb
The past tense of get is got. The past participle is also got.
Forms of get
| Base form (V1) | get /ɡɛt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | got /ɡɒt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | got /ɡɒt/ |
| Present participle | getting /ˈɡɛtɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | gets /ɡɛts/ |
Less standard forms: getten (dialectal).
Got in a sentence
- I got a computer from my parents for my birthday.
- He got a severe reprimand for that.
- I only use the library for the encyclopedia, as we’ve got most other books here.From the entry encyclopedia
- The ancient Mesopotamians never got to write an encyclopedia on stone.From the entry encyclopedia
- His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.From the entry patronage
Meaning of get
- verb To obtain; to acquire.
- verb To receive.
- verb To have. See usage notes.
Verbs like get
Questions about the past tense of get
- What is the past tense of get?
- The past tense of get is got.
- What is the past participle of get?
- The past participle of get is got.
- Is get a regular or irregular verb?
- Get is an irregular verb: its past tense is not formed with -ed.
- Is getten correct?
- getten is marked dialectal in Wiktionary. The usual past tense of get is got.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: get (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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