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ENGLISH VERB

get the impression

to get the impression

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: getting the impression
  • Past participle: gotten the impression

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I already got the impression
  2. you you already got the impression
  3. he, she, it he already got the impression
  4. we we already got the impression
  5. they they already got the impression

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. get the impression!

How to use get the impression

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

  1. Present

    I get the impression that he doesn't like me.

    I get the impression that he doesn't like me.

  2. Past

    We got the impression the house was already sold.

    We got the impression that the house had already been sold.

  3. Future

    People will get the impression that you don't care.

    People will get the impression that you don't care.

  4. Present continuous

    I'm getting the impression you want to leave.

    I'm getting the impression that you want to leave.

  5. Present perfect

    I have gotten the impression that she's unhappy here.

    I got the impression that she isn't happy here.

  6. Conditional

    Anyone would get the impression that they're rich.

    Anyone would get the impression that they're rich.

  7. Imperative

    Don't get the wrong impression, he's just shy.

    Don't get the wrong impression, he's just shy.

Good to know

  • Then comes "that" + clause: "I get the impression that he's bored".
  • 'Don't get the wrong impression' means 'don't misunderstand me'.

Where you hear get the impression

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • I get the impression that Carol knows more. I get the impression that Carol knows more.
  • The impression I got was that nobody went hungry. The impression I got was that nobody went hungry.
  • Without the pause, listeners will get the wrong impression. Without the pause, listeners will get the wrong impression.
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Did she say that, or was it just an impression?

Advanced Level 1 · the impression I got

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