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ENGLISH VERB

get stuck

to jam; to get stuck

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

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 stuck
  2. you you get stuck
  3. he, she, it he gets stuck
  4. we we get stuck
  5. they they get stuck

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. get stuck!

How to use get stuck

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

  1. Present

    The drawer gets stuck when it rains.

    The drawer gets stuck when it rains.

  2. Past

    We got stuck in the elevator for twenty minutes.

    We were stuck in the elevator for twenty minutes.

  3. Future

    You will get stuck in traffic if you leave at five.

    You will be stuck in traffic if you leave at five.

  4. Present continuous

    I am getting stuck on the same question again.

    I am getting stuck on the same question again.

  5. Present perfect

    The car has gotten stuck in the mud twice this winter.

    The car got stuck in the mud twice this winter.

  6. Conditional

    A bigger truck would get stuck on this road.

    A bigger truck would get stuck on this road.

  7. Imperative

    Don't get stuck on one word, keep talking.

    Don't get stuck on one word; keep talking.

Good to know

  • "Get stuck in traffic" is getting stuck in traffic; "get stuck on a question" is freezing on a question.

Where you hear get stuck

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 3

  • Where do people tend to get stuck? Where do people tend to get stuck?
  • I got stuck at the name. I got stuck on the name.
  • Nobody will get stuck at the door. Nobody will get stuck at the door.
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A discovery meeting

Advanced Level 3 · Where do people tend to get stuck?

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What I learned about working together

Advanced Level 3 · Asking where people get stuck, before deciding anything.

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