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ENGLISH VERB

get tired

to tire; to get tired

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

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Simple past · finished actions

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

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I'm going to get tired
  2. you you're going to get tired
  3. he, she, it he's going to get tired
  4. we we're going to get tired
  5. they they're going to get tired

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

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

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

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

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. get tired!

How to use get tired

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

  1. Present

    I get tired after lunch every single day.

    I get tired after lunch every single day.

  2. Past

    The kids got tired halfway through the hike.

    The children got tired halfway through the trail.

  3. Future

    You will get tired of this song in a week.

    You're going to get tired of this song in a week.

  4. Present continuous

    Grandma is getting tired, let's go home soon.

    Grandma is getting tired, let's go home soon.

  5. Present perfect

    I have gotten tired of eating the same thing.

    I got tired of eating the same thing.

  6. Conditional

    Anyone would get tired after a twelve-hour shift.

    Anyone would get tired after a twelve-hour shift.

  7. Imperative

    Don't get tired of asking questions in class.

    Don't get tired of asking questions in class.

Good to know

  • "Get tired of" + noun or -ing means to get tired of something: "I got tired of waiting".
  • "Get tired" is the process of getting tired; "be tired" is to already be tired.

Where you hear get tired

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

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 2

  • The chairs don't get tired. The chairs don't get tired.
  • I got tired after the third meeting. I got tired after the third meeting.
  • The kids are going to get tired by six. The kids are going to get tired by six.
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The meeting changed direction

Advanced Level 2 · With the same ten chairs. They don't get tired.

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