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ENGLISH VERB

get dark

to get dark / to darken

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: getting dark
  • Past participle: gotten dark

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I get dark
  2. you you get dark
  3. he, she, it he/it gets dark
  4. we we get dark
  5. they they get dark

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I got dark
  2. you you got dark
  3. he, she, it he/it got dark
  4. we we get dark
  5. they they got dark

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will get dark
  2. you you will get dark
  3. he, she, it he/it will get dark
  4. we we will get dark
  5. they they will get dark

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am getting dark
  2. you you are getting dark
  3. he, she, it he/it is getting dark
  4. we we are getting dark
  5. they they are getting dark

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already gotten dark
  2. you you have already gotten dark
  3. he, she, it he/it has already gotten dark
  4. we we have already gotten dark
  5. they they have already gotten dark

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would get dark
  2. you you would get dark
  3. he, she, it he/it would get dark
  4. we we would get dark
  5. they they would get dark

How to use get dark

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    In December, it gets dark before five.

    In December it gets dark before five o'clock.

  2. Past

    It got dark while we were still on the road.

    It got dark while we were still on the road.

  3. Future

    It will get dark soon, let's head back.

    It's going to get dark soon, let's go back.

  4. Present continuous

    It's getting dark, turn on the lights.

    It's getting dark, turn on the lights.

  5. Present perfect

    It has gotten dark earlier every day this month.

    It's been getting dark earlier every day this month.

  6. Conditional

    The room would get dark with those curtains.

    The room would be dark with those curtains.

Good to know

  • The subject is "it", as with time: "it gets dark early in winter".

Where you hear get dark

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • In winter, it gets dark at five. In winter, it gets dark at five.
  • It was getting dark, and the soup was still hot. It was getting dark, and the soup was still hot.
  • On Thursday, it'll get dark before the episode ends. On Thursday, it'll get dark before the episode ends.
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Advanced Level 1 · getting dark

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