• I got interested in teaching 5 years ago (got - past tense)


• formal version: I became interested in teaching when I came to Spain.

 

Get is informal and used in speech rather than writing.

You can use get in many different situations whereas

get + noun/pronoun - as a direct object get can have several meaning

• obtain


• acquire


• receive


• fetch

Examples:

• I got the best grade in my English class


• I got my bicycle from decathlon


• I am getting a lot of spam in my email


• Do you want me to get you a drink?

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