Get and Become: A Holiday in Mallorca
Choose get or become. In sentences about the past, choose got or became.
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A simple explanation
| Word | Basic use | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| get | We normally use get with adjectives in everyday spoken English. It often describes a gradual or temporary change. |
get tired get hungry get cold get lost |
| become | We use become before nouns when something or someone changes into a new role, position or type of thing. |
become a guide become friends become a problem become a tourist attraction |
Get + adjective:
It is getting hot.
We got tired.
He got lost.
Become + noun:
She became a tour guide.
The castle became a tourist attraction.
They became good friends.
With many adjectives, both verbs are grammatically possible. However, get usually sounds more natural in everyday conversation, while become sounds more formal.
Kurz erklärt:
Get wird in der gesprochenen Alltagssprache
normalerweise mit Adjektiven verwendet:
get tired, get hungry, get cold.
Become wird vor einem Substantiv verwendet,
wenn jemand oder etwas eine neue Rolle, Funktion oder Form annimmt:
become a guide, become friends, become a problem.