P a g e
|
102
www.EspressoEnglish.net
The words
dressed (adj.) and
get dressed (v.) can
be used with both men AND
women.
“Get dressed” means to put on your clothes (the opposite is “get undressed”): You
get dressed in
the morning,
or after taking a shower, and you get undressed at night.
The word “dressed” can also be used to describe what someone
is currently wearing. This guy is
dressed in
jeans and a yellow
shirt.
The verb
wear is also used to describe the current state of
someone’s clothing: He’s
wearing jeans and a yellow shirt. The
past tense of “wear” is “wore”: Yesterday it was cold, so I
wore
a sweater.
To
dress up (v.) means to wear clothing that is
special; clothing
that is nicer than your regular everyday clothes. You would
dress up to go to a
formal banquet:
You can also use
dress up as for costumes. The picture shows a man
dressed up as
superman.