Get and Become - Mallorca Grammar Exercises

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.

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