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punctured vs get punctured

Both "punctured" and "get punctured" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Punctured" is the past tense or past participle form of the verb "puncture," while "get punctured" is the passive form indicating the action happening to someone or something. So, the choice between the two depends on whether you want to describe the action of puncturing or the state of being punctured.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 737 views

punctured

This is correct as the past tense or past participle form of the verb "puncture."

Use "punctured" when you want to describe something that has been pierced or penetrated.
  • The gas tank was punctured, and the fuel ignited instantly.
  • But it hasn't punctured yet.
  • That could mean the left ventricle was punctured.
  • Looks like he punctured an internal organ filled with some sort of acid.
  • They were punctured with an ice pick.
  • Come on, Ray, she barely punctured the skin.
  • Sorry, I might have punctured a wise man.
  • The container should not be punctured, broken or burnt even when apparently empty.
  • Someone must have punctured it when I left it outside the hotel.
  • The tissue was punctured and exposed to localized electrical charges.
  • Sorry for being late but I punctured a tyre.
  • No, he punctured two tires and shattered a side-view mirror.
  • Both legs broken, fractured skull, punctured lung.
  • Stomach wall's punctured from the inside out.
  • The left carotid artery was punctured.
  • And I think the calf's hoof punctured her uterus.
  • Bag appears to be slightly punctured by broken glass.
  • Bag appears to be slightly punctured by broken glass.
  • Your husband's scans show that a rib punctured his diaphragm when you... landed on him.
  • A few broken ribs, fractured skull, suspected punctured lung...

get punctured

This is correct as the passive form indicating the action happening to someone or something.

Use "get punctured" when you want to describe the action of something being pierced or penetrated.
  • You want to know what happens to an eyeball when it gets punctured?
  • Both legs broken, fractured skull, punctured lung.
  • Stomach wall's punctured from the inside out.
  • The left carotid artery was punctured.
  • And I think the calf's hoof punctured her uterus.
  • Bag appears to be slightly punctured by broken glass.
  • Bag appears to be slightly punctured by broken glass.
  • The gas tank was punctured, and the fuel ignited instantly.
  • Your husband's scans show that a rib punctured his diaphragm when you... landed on him.
  • A few broken ribs, fractured skull, suspected punctured lung...
  • They were punctured with an ice pick.
  • Carroll stabbed him in the chest, punctured his left ventricular.
  • He's got a punctured lung, they're giving him...
  • But it hasn't punctured yet.
  • I think I punctured a lung.
  • Tanker's punctured, we could have minutes.
  • Come on, Ray, she barely punctured the skin.
  • It appears to have punctured her aorta.
  • She's done seven burr holes and hasn't punctured the dura.
  • You had three wall hits and punctured the beer sign.

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