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I got tan vs I got tanned

Both sentences are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I got tan' emphasizes the result of becoming tan, while 'I got tanned' is more about the process of becoming tan.
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Last updated: July 09, 2024 • 83103 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used.

"I got tan"

This phrase is used to describe the action of becoming tan.

Examples:

  • I spent the whole day at the beach and I got tan.
  • After my vacation, I got tan from the sun exposure.
  • Sep 23, 2015 ... I got tan and hated it ... I'm pale. Really pale. I can't tell you the number of times I've had someone approach me with their forearm extended, ...
  • Mar 5, 2024 ... I got tan work pants in the SS and dyed them green ... Seems like there were lots of tan work pants in this recent sample sale—I dyed mine green!
  • May 9, 2024 ... 1772 likes, 26 comments - michaela.delvillar on May 9, 2024: "this was before I got tan".
  • Sep 1, 2024 ... r/JEENEETards - Weather so hot I got tan lines. Upvote 2.5K Downvote 105 Go to comments
  • Apr 7, 2020 ... I got tan this summer—badly. Mid July is when I tanned for 2 days straight sun. I didn't become fully untan until late December. I will ...
  • Nov 19, 1997 ... So I got tan with no patches on the body with a fantastic temperament. He arrived home with his terrier traits. He loved to play keep away ...
  • Aug 1, 2017 ... I got tan this summer—badly. Mid July is when I tanned for 2 days straight sun. I didn't become fully untan until late December. I will ...
  • Oct 26, 2012 ... I set my HP calculator to work in Radians and I got Tan(32.998260) = -86.669029. So, I think you need to do a conversion of your degrees to ...
  • Mar 3, 2014 ... ... . I used the method of setting up a triangle, my hypotenuse is √54+9x2 and my sides are √54 and 3x. I got tan(t)=3x/√54 so. x=√54tan(t)1 ...

This phrase is correct and commonly used.

"I got tanned"

This phrase is used to describe the action of someone else tanning you.

Examples:

  • I went to the tanning salon and I got tanned by the employee.
  • My friend tanned me using a self-tanning lotion.
  • Aug 16, 2024 ... Help! I got tanned a lot since school and traveling in the hills. How to de-tan now? I Followed Posting Rules.
  • I got tanned! help! Follow 7. Save. Sort By. Select Sort By, -- Oldest, -- Newest ... I.got.tanned! -____- now I have 3 weeks holidays from my college... so ...
  • May 13, 2022 ... I swam in the sea, and I got tanned, which I don't want. How do I get my original skin color back? All related ( ...
  • Mar 30, 2023 ... 2618 likes, 17 comments - eleungg on March 30, 2023: "Yeah I got tanned ".
  • Sep 20, 2021 ... I have a couple of elk and deer hides that I got tanned. My intention was to make something with them. I have been unable to get to those ...
  • Jan 17, 2008 ... Yeah I got tanned, and pretty burned in some spots too. My trip was good. We stayed at a all-inclusive resort. The weather was pretty warm ...
  • May 2, 2017 ... if I want to express that I got tanned,can I say :“I got some colour on my skin”?is the sentence natural? thanks! ; Blackacre · English (UK).
  • This was taken on the morning of fitx right before I got tanned up! I was so pumped up and it was such an amazing experience. I'll be posting a heap more...
  • Oct 6, 2005 ... Hello. My 5 year old daughter loves to sleep with a coyote hide that I got tanned. The wife doesn't like the smell of the hide.

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