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ENGLISH VERB

get to know

to get to know; to meet

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: getting to know
  • Past participle: gotten to know

Conjugation

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Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I know
  2. you you know
  3. he, she, it he knows
  4. we we know
  5. they they know

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I met
  2. you you met
  3. he, she, it he met
  4. we we know
  5. they they met

Future

Future · “will”

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

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I'm getting to know
  2. you you're getting to know
  3. he, she, it he's getting to know
  4. we we're getting to know
  5. they they're getting to know

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I've already met
  2. you you've already met
  3. he, she, it he's already met
  4. we we've already met
  5. they they've already met

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

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

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. get to know!

How to use get to know

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

  1. Present

    You get to know people fast in a small town.

    In a small town, you get to know people quickly.

  2. Past

    We got to know each other at work.

    We met at work.

  3. Future

    You will get to know the city in a few weeks.

    You'll get to know the city in a few weeks.

  4. Present continuous

    I am getting to know my neighbors little by little.

    I'm getting to know my neighbors little by little.

  5. Present perfect

    I have gotten to know her family pretty well.

    I got to know her family well.

  6. Conditional

    I would get to know him before deciding.

    I would get to know him better before deciding.

  7. Imperative

    Get to know your coworkers, it helps.

    Keep getting to know your colleagues, it helps.

Good to know

  • "Know" is conhecer alguém; "get to know" is the process of ir conhecendo: "I want to get to know you better".

Where you hear get to know

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

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • I get to know the kids one by one. I get to know the kids one by one.
  • I got to know Emma that summer. I got to know Emma that summer.
  • My son will get to know the other kids. My son will get to know the other children.
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I Was Going to Do Something Else

Intermediate Level 2 · got to know the neighborhood

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