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i got drunk vs I WAS DRUNK

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I got drunk' is used to indicate the action of becoming drunk at a specific point in the past, while 'I was drunk' is used to describe the state of being drunk without specifying when it happened.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 1328 views

i got drunk

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the action of becoming drunk at a specific point in the past.

This phrase is used to describe the specific moment when someone became drunk. It implies a change in the person's state from sober to drunk.

Examples:

Last night, I got drunk at the party and couldn't remember how I got home.
He got drunk after drinking too much wine at dinner.

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I got drunk and slept here on the sofa.
I got drunk and [Bleep] a snowman.
I got drunk at a party and danced inappropriately.
I got drunk and puked my brains out.
We were at this wedding in Caanan. I got drunk and forgot it.
I got drunk. I insulted Master Chin's concubine.
I got drunk and robbed a house.
I got drunk and crashed my daughter's Passat.
I got drunk and spent the night.
Night before last. I got drunk.
I missed dinner last night because I got drunk with little Irish people.
I got drunk and caused a wreck.
I got drunk one day and asked the priest about it.
I got drunk quite quickly that night.
I got drunk in front of you.
I got drunk on Bourbon and threw up all over her lawn.
And then I got drunk, and Liam was there like a human sledgehammer.
To be fair, we were on pretty good terms until I got drunk and burned their garage down.
'Cause I got drunk and... blew the store's money on video poker.
A couple years ago, I got drunk with an old college friend who was the head of operations for a local coal power plant.

Alternatives:

I became drunk
I ended up drunk
I got intoxicated

I WAS DRUNK

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the state of being drunk without specifying when it happened.

'I was drunk' is used to describe the state of being intoxicated without focusing on the specific moment of becoming drunk. It is a more general statement about being in a drunk state.

Examples:

When I woke up, I was drunk and had a terrible headache.
She was drunk at the party last night.

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I was drunk and you resembled someone else.
I was drunk last night. I drunk-dialed.
I was drunk that night, and I got lost.
I... I was drunk most of the time.
I forgot. I was drunk.
I know that I was drunk last night, but I don't remember seeing a dog.
No, I was drunk and tired.
You took advantage of me when I was drunk.
I told you I was drunk.
At least in my other interventions I was drunk.
I was drunk. Shocked. Confused.
I was drunk, he had to prove myself.
I was drunk when I showed up.
I already told you I was drunk.
Good, because I lied. I was drunk.
Means I was drunk when I got here.
-But I was drunk on you.
I must have carried this home when I was drunk last night.
I was drunk in the park and he took pictures.
The people I've killed badly because I was drunk.

Alternatives:

I was intoxicated
I was under the influence
I was inebriated

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