http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/DidOrDo/hgwm/post.htm#36273Wed, 07 Jul 2004 12:39:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36273miriam0http://www.englishforums.com/English/DidOrDo/hgwm/post.htm#36273http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36273.xmlHello <img src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile [:)]" /> <br /> <br />If you wish to ask about something that happened in the past ("got to know"), the right choice is #1. <br /> <br />You could use #2 if, for example, you were asking for advice; if you wanted to know what you'd have to do in order to get to know that person yourself: <br />"He seems to be a very private man. How do you get to know him?" <br /> <br />There may be other possibilities, but I'm soooooooo late for work now! <br /> <br />Miriam <br /> <br />http://www.englishforums.com/English/DidOrDo/hgwb/post.htmWed, 07 Jul 2004 12:09:55 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36262Guest1http://www.englishforums.com/English/DidOrDo/hgwb/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36262.xmlIf I wanted to ask someone how he got to know a particular person, how should I ask it? <br /> <br />1)how did you get to know him <br />2)how do you get to know him <br /> <br />thanks in advance