I need some Examples of get and become. Thank you.
Also get implies obtaining/receving something.
I would like to get some food.
I can get that DVD.
I will fail the course if I get a bad grade.
In the past we would use "got"
I got some food (yesterday).
I got that DVD.
I failed the course because I got a bad grade.
Become is "being" in reference to the future.
I will become a better student.
He wants to become a pilot.
Became is "being" in reference to the past (and implies continuation until now).
She became a teacher at the age of 40.
He became a doctor 5 years ago.
<em>Get</em> has the meaning of <em>become</em> when an adjective follows.
<em>get angry</em>
<em>get better</em>
<em>get old</em>
...and so on...
Just a thought (and this might be just me or something) but 'become' is kind of formal for everyday speech.
For example the stuff on the left is what I would say instead of the stuff on the right:
I'm gonna be (going to be) a doctor = I will become a doctor
I'm getting bored = I'm becoming bored
I'm hungry = I have become hungry
We've gotten pretty close lately = we're becoming friends
I can't think of when I would say 'become' in a sentence, unless I was being deliberately dramatic just for laughs.
Thanks for your answer.