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ENGLISH VERB

get it

understand

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

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I understand
  2. you you understand
  3. he, she, it he understands
  4. we we understand
  5. they they understand

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I understood
  2. you you understood
  3. he, she, it he understood
  4. we we understand
  5. they they understood

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will understand
  2. you you will understand
  3. he, she, it he will understand
  4. we we will understand
  5. they they will understand

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. understand!

How to use get it

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

  1. Present

    Sorry, I don't get it, can you explain again?

    Sorry, I didn't understand, can you explain it again?

  2. Past

    Nobody got it until she drew a picture.

    No one understood until she drew a picture.

  3. Future

    Don't worry, you will get it with practice.

    Don't worry, you will understand with practice.

  4. Present continuous

    I am finally getting it, thanks for your patience.

    I'm finally getting it, thanks for your patience.

  5. Present perfect

    I still haven't gotten it, what does the joke mean?

    I still don't get it; what's the point of the joke?

  6. Conditional

    My dad would get it if you spoke slower.

    My father would understand if you spoke more slowly.

  7. Imperative

    Get it right the first time and save us an hour.

    Understand it right the first time and spare us an hour.

Good to know

  • "I get it" is "entendi", "saquei"; "I don't get it" is "não entendi" or "não vejo graça" in a joke.
  • "Got it!" alone is "entendido!", to confirm an instruction.

Where you hear get it

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • Now I get it. Now I get it.
  • I didn't get it at first. I didn't understand at first.
  • You'll get it next time. Next time you'll understand.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • Now I get it. Now I get it.
  • I didn't get it at first. I didn't understand at first.
  • You'll get it next time. Next time you'll understand.
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The Joke Wasn't Clear

Intermediate Level 2 · get it

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A Technical Term Got in the Way

Advanced Level 2 · That's right. You. Now I get it.

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The meeting is at two where?

Advanced Level 3 · Got it. I'll put both in the invite.

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A result we can't conclude

Advanced Level 3 · That it didn't get worse, and it probably helped.

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.