Get + adjective.

Utilizamos get + adjetivo para hablar de un cambio de un estado o condicin a otro

estado o condicin.

Si queremos hablar de una condicin o estado que se encuentra en el proceso de

cambio, podemos utilizar la estructura getting + adjetivo.

I'm getting drunk. - Me estoy emborrachando.

Im getting fat. - Me estoy engordando.

I am getting tired. - Me estoy cansando.

He is getting old. - Est envejeciendo.

It's getting late. - Se est haciendo tarde.

The weather was getting worse. - El tiempo estaba empeorando

Aqu hay una lista de los ms comunes.

to get angry - enfadarse.

to get better - mejorarse, recuperarse.

to get bored - aburrirse.

to get cold - sentir fro / hacer fro.

to get dark - oscurecer.

to get dirty - ensuciarse.

to get drunk - emborrachar / emborracharse.

to get hot - sentir calor / hacer fro.

to get hungry empezar a tener / entrar hambre.

to get hurt - lastimarse

to get late - atardecer

to get lost - perderse

to get married - casarse

to get old envejecer.

to get sick - enfermarse.

to get sleepy empezar a tener sueo, adormecerse.

to get thirsty empezar a tener sed.

to get tired - cansarse.

to get well - mejorarse / recuperarse.

to get wet - mojarse.

to get worried empezar a preocuparse.

La estructura getting + comparativo del adjetivo.

Ahora vamos a suponer que John, un joven de 15 aos, ya es alto y sigue creciendo. En

tal caso, podemos decir: John is getting taller. Aqu estamos usando el comparativo

del adjetivo tall. Esta estructura es til cuando queremos decir que algo sigue

cambindose.

Its getting hotter. - Hace ms calor.

Its getting colder. - Hace ms fro.

Para dar incluso ms nfasis podemos repetir el comparativo as;

Its getting hotter and hotter. - Hace cada vez ms calor.

Its getting colder and colder. - Hace cada vez ms fro.

Things are getting better and better. (El adjectivo del comparativo better es good)

The cost of living is getting more and more expensive. (El comparativo del adjetivoexpensive es moor expensive)

to get + adjective - hacerse, volverse, ponerse

to get angry (enfadarse), to get fat (engordar), to get old (envejecer), to get happy (ponerse

contento), get sleepy (agarrar sueo), to get thirsty (agarrar sed),to get hungry (agarrar

hambre), get dark (oscurecer), to get better (mejorar), to get worse (empeorar), to get

full (llenarse), to get hot (ponerse caluroso), get late(hacerse tarde), to get mad (enojarse), to get

nervous (ponerse nervioso), to get well (mejorar, ponerse bien), to get rich (enriquecerse), to get

cold (ponerse fro, enfriarse), to get wet (mojarse), to get bald (quedarse calvo), to get

upset(disgustarse), to get sick (enfermarse).

If you keep on eating chocolate, you will certainly get fat.

Si segus comiendo chocolate seguramente vas a engordar.

It is getting dark. I think we should leave soon.

Est oscureciendo. Pienso que deberamos partir pronto.

What time are we going to have dinner? I am getting hungry.

A qu hora vamos a cenar? Me est agarrando hambre.

Mary got mad at me when I told her the news.

Mary se enoj conmigo cuando le di la noticia.

When I was sick, Susan sent me a card. It said, "Get well soon."

Cuando estaba enfermo, Susan me envi una tarjeta que deca: "Mejorate pronto".

Jim did not have an umbrella, so he got wet while waiting for the bus yesterday.

Jim no tena un paraguas entonces se moj mientras esperaba el autobs ayer.

Dinner is ready, Sam. Your soup is getting cold.

Sam, la cena est lista. Se te est enfriando la sopa.

Mr. Andrews is wearing a wig because he got bald.

El Seor Andrews usa peluca porque se qued calvo.

This is not important. Take it easy. Dont get so upset.

Esto no es importante. Tmalo con calma. No te disgustes tanto.

to get + past participle - hacerse, volverse, ponerse

to get confused (confundirse), to get married (casarse), to get engaged(comprometerse), to get

excited (emocionarse/entusiasmarse), to get depressed(deprimirse), to get scared (asustarse), to

get dressed (vestirse), to get finished(terminar), to get lost (perderse), to get hurt (lastimarse), to

get bored (aburrirse),to get worried (preocuparse), to get ready (prepararse), to get

wrinkled(arrugarse), to get drunk (emborracharse), to get crowded (llenarse de gente), to get

tired (cansarse).

First they got engaged and then they got married.

Primero se comprometieron y despus se casaron.

All the kids got excited when they saw Santa Claus.

Todos los nios se emocionaron cuando vieron a Pap Noel.

Lawrence got depressed when he failed the exam, so I tried to cheer him up.

Lawrence se deprimi cuando no pas el examen, entonces trat de alegrarlo.

There was a terrible accident, but nobody got hurt.

Hubo un accidente terrible, pero nadie se lastim.

They got so bored that they did not stay for the end of the movie.

Se aburrieron tanto que no se quedaron hasta el final de la pelcula.

Stop drinking beer; otherwise you will get drunk.

Deja de tomar cerveza, de lo contrario te emborrachars.

The party got so crowded that we could not dance any more.

La fiesta se llen de tanta gente que no pudimos bailar ms.

To become (Ponerse, hacerse, volverse)

En este sentido, "to get" indica un proceso o un cambio de estado.

Ejemplos:

Don't get angry, I was just joking! (No te enfades, slo estaba bromeando.)

We better go inside, it's getting dark. (Mejor nos vamos dentro, est oscureciendo.)

Winter is almost here, it's getting colder every day. (El invierno se acerca, est haciendo cada da

ms fro.)

I'm getting tired, I think I will go to bed. (Me estoy cansando. Creo que voy a acostarme.)

I heard you are sick. I hope you get better soon. (He odo que ests enfermo. Que te mejores

pronto.)

Brad jumped out of bed and got dressed quickly because he was late for work. (Brad salt de la

cama y se puso la ropa rpidamente porque era tarde para ir al trabajo.)

When did you get married? (Cundo te casaste?)

Present: I usually get tired when I play tennis. She usually gets tired when she plays tennis

Present continuous Wow, this race is very long. I am getting tired.

Past: Julio got tired of waiting and he went home.

Future (going to) If you run too fast, youre going to get married.

Drink your coffee. Its getting cold.

If you dont eat, you get hungry.

Im sorry hes ill. I hope he gets better soon.

Linda and Frank are going to get married.

It was a big city and I got lost.