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ENGLISH VERB

get into

enter into (a topic)

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

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I'll get into
  2. you you'll get into
  3. he, she, it he'll get into
  4. we we'll get into
  5. they they'll get into

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I'm getting into
  2. you you're getting into
  3. he, she, it he's getting into
  4. we we're getting into
  5. they they're getting into

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I've already gotten into
  2. you you've already gotten into
  3. he, she, it he's already gotten into
  4. we we've already gotten into
  5. they they've already gotten into

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. get into!

How to use get into

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

  1. Present

    Every dinner, my parents get into politics.

    At every dinner, my parents get into politics.

  2. Past

    We got into a long discussion about money.

    We got into a long discussion about money.

  3. Future

    I won't get into the details right now.

    I'm not going to get into details right now.

  4. Present continuous

    Now you're getting into a touchy subject.

    You're getting into a sensitive topic now.

  5. Present perfect

    We have gotten into this topic before, remember?

    We already got into this topic before, remember?

  6. Conditional

    I wouldn't get into that with your boss.

    I wouldn't get into that topic with your boss.

  7. Imperative

    Don't get into an argument with him.

    Don't get into an argument with him.

Good to know

  • "Get into" also means to come to like something, "I got into jazz last year", or to get into a car.

Where you hear get into

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • We don't get into that on the podcast. We don't get into that on the podcast.
  • We didn't get into it. We didn't get into it.
  • I won't get into the budget. I won't get into the budget.
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I Don't Want to Get into That

Intermediate Level 2 · get into that

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.