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ENGLISH VERB

get developed

to have (something) developed

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

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I have it developed
  2. you you have it developed
  3. he, she, it he has it developed
  4. we we have it developed
  5. they they have it developed

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I had it developed
  2. you you had it developed
  3. he, she, it he had it developed
  4. we we have it developed
  5. they they had it developed

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I am going to have it developed
  2. you you are going to have it developed
  3. he, she, it he is going to have it developed
  4. we we are going to have it developed
  5. they they are going to have it developed

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am having it developed
  2. you you are having it developed
  3. he, she, it he is having it developed
  4. we we are having it developed
  5. they they are having it developed

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already had it developed
  2. you you have already had it developed
  3. he, she, it he has already had it developed
  4. we we have already had it developed
  5. they they have already had it developed

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would have it developed
  2. you you would have it developed
  3. he, she, it he would have it developed
  4. we we would have it developed
  5. they they would have it developed

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Have it developed!

How to use get developed

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

  1. Present

    My father still gets his photos developed at the mall.

    My dad still gets the photos developed at the mall.

  2. Past

    I got the film developed, and half the pictures were dark.

    I had the film developed, and half the photos came out dark.

  3. Future

    We will get the wedding photos developed next week.

    We're going to have the wedding photos developed next week.

  4. Present continuous

    She is getting the old film developed for her mom.

    She's having the old film developed for her mother.

  5. Present perfect

    Have you gotten those vacation photos developed yet?

    Have you already had those vacation photos developed?

  6. Conditional

    I would get them developed in black and white.

    I would have them developed in black and white.

  7. Imperative

    Get the film developed before it gets any older.

    Get the film developed before it gets any older.

Good to know

  • It sits in the middle: "get the film developed", "get the photos developed"; it's the "get something done" pattern — to have something done.

Where you hear get developed

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • Nobody gets film developed anymore. Nobody gets film developed anymore.
  • Someone got their film developed at Star Photo. Someone got their film developed at Star Photo.
  • One day, I'll get that old film developed. One day, I'm going to get that old film developed.
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What does the label suggest?

Advanced Level 1 · got their film developed

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