Past tense of get
The past simple of get is got and the past participle is got: get – got – got.
- Base form V1
- get
- Past simple V2
- got
- Past participle V3
- got
In American English the past participle is gotten (get – got – gotten).
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Check in the appGet, got, got in sentences
- Past simpleWe got a letter yesterday.
- Past participleHe has got a new phone.
Common mistakes
gettedgot. Get is irregular, so it does not take -ed.
Similar verbs
Past simple and past participle the same, like get: have, make, think, say, find, feel, keep, tell.
Common questions
What is the past tense of get?
Got. For example: We got a letter yesterday.
What is the past participle of get?
Got. It follows have in the perfect tenses, as in He has got a new phone.
Is get a regular verb?
No. Get is irregular: its past forms do not end in -ed.
