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I got stuck vs I was stuck

Both options are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I got stuck' is used to describe a situation in which the speaker became stuck, while 'I was stuck' is used to describe the state of being stuck in the past.

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Last updated: September 19, 2024 • 17838 views

I got stuck

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe becoming stuck at a specific point in time.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone becomes stuck at a specific point in time. It indicates a sudden or recent occurrence of being stuck.

Examples:

I got stuck in traffic on my way to work.
She got stuck in the elevator for an hour.
He got stuck with a difficult math problem.

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I got stuck in a long [line / queue]. I have no idea what you intend to convey by using "processions", which are basically slowly moving religious parades.
I'm stuck on this math problem. I got stuck on the very first problem. If you're stuck for ideas, I can help. (chiefly Brit) She's never stuck for words. [=lost for words].
... de un objeto directo ("di la verdad", "encontré una moneda"). My sister went shopping with her friend and I got stuck with babysitting her two small children.
Aug 21, 2015 ... Experience: I got stuck hanging naked from a tree. 'I became worried that the circulation in my right ankle, which was raised awkwardly at head ...

Alternatives:

I became stuck
I found myself stuck

I was stuck

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a continuous state of being stuck in the past.

This phrase is used to describe a continuous state of being stuck in the past. It indicates a more prolonged or ongoing period of being stuck.

Examples:

I was stuck in a boring meeting all afternoon.
She was stuck in a dead-end job for years.
He was stuck in a rut and needed a change.

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1. the past tense and past participle of stick2. adj. 2. baffled or nonplussed. 3. (foll by on) keen (on) or infatuated (with). 4. get stuck in get stuck into. a. to perform ...
I was stuck washing dishes. = I got stuck washing dishes. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. — see also stick with at ...
Then you admit to lying to me to make sure I was stuck in your web. But neither of them were going to be able to move on, if they didn't both at least acknowledge ...
5stuck with somebody/something (informal) unable to get rid of somebody/ something that you do not want I was stuck with him for the whole journey. I'm stuck ...

Alternatives:

I had been stuck
I found myself stuck

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