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ENGLISH VERB

get right

to get (something) right

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

Conjugation

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

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. Get it right!

How to use get right

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

  1. Present

    My son gets every capital city right.

    My son gets all the capitals right.

  2. Past

    I got the time right but the day wrong.

    I got the time right but got the day wrong.

  3. Future

    You will get the recipe right on the second try.

    You will get the recipe right on the second try.

  4. Present continuous

    I am finally getting the pronunciation right.

    I'm finally getting the pronunciation right.

  5. Present perfect

    Nobody has gotten the last question right yet.

    No one has gotten the last question right yet.

  6. Conditional

    A local would get the address right the first time.

    Would anyone here get the address right on the first try?

  7. Imperative

    Get the name right, she hates being called Anna.

    Get her name right; she hates being called Anna.

Good to know

  • The thing is in the middle: "get the answer right", "get it right"; the opposite is "get it wrong".
  • "Get right to it" is something else: to get straight to the point, to start without beating around the bush.

Where you hear get right

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • Sam always gets the numbers right. Sam always gets the numbers right.
  • I didn't get the date right. I didn't get the date right.
  • This time, we'll get it right. This time, we'll get it right.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 3

  • Joe gets my name right. Joe gets my name right.
  • Did I get your name right? Did I get your name right?
  • Next time, I'll get every name right. Next time, I'm going to get all the names right.
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Intermediate Level 2 · got your name right · whether we got your name right

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Intermediate Level 3 · if I've got this right

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Fluency Level 3 · Did I get it right, Lena?

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.