Anonymous  +  577196 Fri, 17 Oct 08 10:01 AM Hi, Be done with someone/something Get finished with someone/something Get started I'm wondering why the verbs in those sentences are the passive form. I mean, the doer of the act does, finishes, starts something, not be done or finished or started.  I would very much appreciate any help! Anonymous Verbs

	Cool Breeze  +  577217 Fri, 17 Oct 08 12:41 PM  There is no special reason. All kinds of phrases and expressions abound in English as the language has developed unhindered for centuries. The past participle is often adjectival in nature and native speakers don't all necessarily even perceive of some of those structures as passive. There are expressions where both active and passive can be used without a change in meaning: He [was] drowned in the river last night. If a crime was committed, you would have to say: He was drowned in the river last night. CB Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Senior Member 3,979 "I hope you'll all live to be 150 years old - and the last voice you hear is mine!" Frank Sinatra on stage in Oslo, Norway, 28 September 1991