Become Became Become
[A2] English usage of 'Become Became Become'—the verb 'to become' in its base form, past simple, and past participle. Learn how these forms are used in sentences, with clear examples and common patterns in English.
Base Meaning
“Become” is the verb for changing into a new state, role, or condition. It often describes a process or result of change, not a deliberate action like “make.” In this module, you learn how “become” works across present, past, and past participle forms: become, became, become.
Convertirse es el verbo para cambiar a un nuevo estado, rol o condición. A menudo describe un proceso o resultado del cambio, no una acción deliberada como hacer. En este módulo, aprendes cómo funciona become a través de las formas de presente, pasado y participio pasado: become, became, become.
Opción múltiple
Which sentence best shows the base meaning of “become” (change into a new state)?
Present Form
Use “become” for the present and future with most subjects, and “becomes” with he, she, and it. It describes what is happening over time, what is generally true, or what will happen. It is commonly followed by an adjective, a noun, or an expression of status.
Usa become para el presente y el futuro con la mayoría de los sujetos, y becomes con él, ella y ello. Describe lo que sucede con el tiempo, lo que es generalmente verdad, o lo que ocurrirá. Por lo general va seguido de un adjetivo, un sustantivo o una expresión de estatus.
Subject | 🇪🇸 Español Sujeto | Form | 🇪🇸 Español Forma | Example | 🇪🇸 Español Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 I | 👤 Yo |  become | 📝 Convertirse |  I become nervous before interviews. | 💬 Me pongo nervioso antes de las entrevistas. |
| you | 👤 Tú | become | 📝 Convertirse | You become more confident with practice. | 💬 Tú te vuelves más seguro con la práctica. |
| he | 👤 Él | becomes | 📝 Se vuelve | He becomes impatient when he waits. | 💬 Él se impacienta cuando espera. |
| she | 👤 Ella | becomes | 📝 Se vuelve | She becomes a manager next month. | 💬 Ella se convierte en gerente el mes que viene. |
| it | 👤 Eso | becomes | 📝 Se vuelve | It becomes dangerous after dark. | 💬 Eso se vuelve peligroso después de la oscuridad. |
| we | 👤 Nosotros | become | 📝 Nos convertimos | We become friends over time. | 💬 Con el tiempo, nos convertimos en amigos. |
| they | 👤 Ellos | become | 📝 Se vuelven | They become tired during long meetings. | 💬 Ellos se cansan durante reuniones largas. |
Past Form
Use “became” as the simple past of “become.” It describes a completed change at a past time or during a past period. It is used for a single past event or a sequence of changes in a story.
Usa became como el pasado simple de convertirse. Describe un cambio completado en un momento pasado o durante un periodo pasado. Se usa para un único evento pasado o una secuencia de cambios en una historia.
Subject | 🇪🇸 Español Sujeto | Form | 🇪🇸 Español Forma | Example | 🇪🇸 Español Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 👤 Yo | became | 📝 became | I became interested in finance last year. | 💬 Me interesé en las finanzas el año pasado. |
| you | 👤 Tú | became | 📝 became | You became calmer after the call. | 💬 Tú te volviste más calmado después de la llamada. |
| he | 👤 Él | became | 📝 became | He became a citizen in 2020. | 💬 Él se convirtió en ciudadano en 2020. |
| she | 👤 Ella | became | 📝 became | She became sick during the trip. | 💬 Ella se enfermó durante el viaje. |
| it | 👤 Eso | became | 📝 became | It became clear after we checked. | 💬 Eso se volvió claro después de que revisamos. |
| we | 👤 Nosotros | became | 📝 became | We became aware of the problem. | 💬 Nosotros nos dimos cuenta del problema. |
| they | 👤 Ellos | became | 📝 became | They became famous overnight. | 💬 Ellos se volvieron famosos de la noche a la mañana. |
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Past Participle
The past participle is “become,” used with auxiliary verbs like “have” and “has.” It connects a past change to the present or to another past time. This form is also used in perfect tenses and some passive-like structures, but “become” itself is usually not used in the true passive voice.
El participio pasado es el “become”, usado con verbos auxiliares como “have” y “has.” Conecta un cambio pasado con el presente o con otro tiempo pasado. Esta forma también se usa en tiempos perfectos y algunas estructuras similares a la pasiva, pero become en sí normalmente no se usa en la voz pasiva verdadera.
Subject | 🇪🇸 Español Sujeto | Form | 🇪🇸 Español Forma | Example | 🇪🇸 Español Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 👤 Yo | have become | 📝 have become | I have become more patient recently. | 💬 Me he vuelto más paciente recientemente. |
| you | 👤 Tú | have become | 📝 have become | You have become an important part of the team. | 💬 Te has convertido en una parte importante del equipo. |
| he | 👤 Él | has become | 📝 has become | He has become very successful. | 💬 Él se ha convertido en alguien muy exitoso. |
| she | 👤 Ella | has become | 📝 has become | She has become a better speaker. | 💬 Ella se ha convertido en una mejor oradora. |
| it | 👤 Eso | has become | 📝 has become | It has become harder to park هنا. | 💬 Se ha vuelto más difícil estacionar aquí. |
| we | 👤 Nosotros | have become | 📝 have become | We have become close friends. | 💬 Nosotros nos hemos convertido en buenos amigos. |
| they | 👤 Ellos | have become | 📝 have become | They have become more careful. | 💬 Ellos se han vuelto más cuidadosos. |
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Typical Complements
“Become” is commonly followed by an adjective to describe a new state, or a noun phrase to describe a new identity or role. It can also be followed by expressions like “a problem,” “a habit,” or “a tradition” to show something developing into a recognized thing. The focus is on the end state after change.
“Become” normalmente va seguido de un adjetivo para describir un nuevo estado, o de una frase nominal para describir una nueva identidad o rol. También puede ir seguido de expresiones como “un problema,” “un hábito,” o “una tradición” para mostrar que algo se desarrolla hacia una cosa reconocible. El enfoque está en el estado final después del cambio.
Word/Phrase | 🇪🇸 Español Palabra/Frase | Definition | 🇪🇸 Español Definición | Example | 🇪🇸 Español Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 become + adjective | Convertirse + adjetivo |  change into a state or quality | Cambio a un estado o cualidad | The room became quiet. | La habitación se volvió silenciosa. |
| become + noun | Convertirse + sustantivo | change into a role or identity | Cambio a un rol o identidad | She became an engineer. | Ella se convirtió en ingeniera. |
| become + more or less | Convertirse + más o menos | gradual change in degree | Cambio gradual en grado | He became more confident. | Él se volvió más confiado. |
| become + a problem | Convertirse + un problema | develop into something difficult | Desarrollarse en algo difícil | The delay became a problem. | El retraso se convirtió en un problema. |
Opción múltiple
Which completion shows 'become + adjective' rather than 'become + noun'?: The room ___ quiet / The room ___ a museum
Time Focus
Choose the form by the time relationship you want. “Become” is for present or general truths, “became” is for a completed past change, and “have or has become” connects a past change to now or emphasizes the result now. This helps you express whether the change is finished in the past or still relevant.
Elige la forma según la relación temporal que quieras. Become es para hechos presentes o verdades generales, became es para un cambio pasado completado, y have o has become conecta un cambio pasado con el presente o enfatiza el resultado ahora. Esto te ayuda a expresar si el cambio está terminado en el pasado o sigue siendo relevante.
Rule | 🇪🇸 Español Regla | Example | 🇪🇸 Español Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|
 Use become for present facts and habits | 📌 Usa convertirse para hechos presentes y hábitos | People become impatient in long lines. | 💬 Las personas se vuelven impacientes en filas largas. |
| Use became for a finished past change | 📌 Usa convertirse para un cambio pasado terminado | The situation became serious yesterday. | 💬 La situación se volvió grave ayer. |
| Use have or has become for a past change with present relevance | 📌 Usa have o has become para un cambio pasado con relevancia presente | The neighborhood has become safer. | 💬 El vecindario se ha vuelto más seguro. |
| Use had become to show the change happened before another past moment | 📌 Usa had become para mostrar que el cambio ocurrió antes de otro momento pasado | By 2019, she had become the team lead. | 💬 Para 2019, ella había llegado a ser la líder del equipo. |
Opción múltiple
Which sentence uses the form that connects a past change to the present (present perfect)?
Get vs Become
“Get” and “become” can both describe change, but they differ in tone and style. “Get” is more informal and common in conversation, while “become” is more neutral or formal and often used in writing. “Become” also sounds more deliberate and gradual in many contexts.
Get y become pueden describir cambios, pero difieren en tono y estilo. Get es más informal y común en la conversación, mientras que become es más neutral o formal y suele usarse en la escritura. Become también suena más deliberado y gradual en muchos contextos.
Rule | 🇪🇸 Español Regla | Example | 🇪🇸 Español Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use become for neutral or formal style | Usa convertí rse para estilo neutral o formal | The policy became effective in June. | La política entró en vigor en junio. |
| Use get for informal spoken change | Usa obtener para cambios informales hablados | I got tired after work. | 💬 Me cansé después del trabajo. |
| Become often sounds more gradual than get | Become suele sonar más gradual que Get | He became confident over time. | 💬 Con el tiempo, él se volvió más seguro. |
| Get is common with feelings and temporary states | Get es común con sentimientos y estados temporales | She got angry quickly. | 💬 Ella se enojó rápidamente. |
Become vs Be
“Be” describes a state, while “become” describes the change into that state. If you use “be,” you focus on what something is now; if you use “become,” you focus on the transition. This difference is essential for clear meaning in narratives and explanations.
Be describe un estado, mientras que become describe el cambio hacia ese estado. Si usas be, te enfocas en lo que algo es ahora; si usas become, te enfocas en la transición. Esta diferencia es esencial para un significado claro en narrativas y explicaciones.
Rule | 🇪🇸 Español Regla | Example | 🇪🇸 Español Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Use be for a stable state or identity | Usa ser para un estado estable o identidad | He is a doctor. | Él es un médico. |
| Use become for the transition into that state | Usa convertirse para la transición hacia ese estado | He became a doctor in 2018. | Él se convirtió en médico en 2018. |
| Become highlights change and result | Become resalta el cambio y el resultado | The sky became dark. | El cielo se volvió oscuro. |
| Be highlights description without change | Be resalta la descripción sin cambio | The sky is dark. | El cielo está oscuro. |
Opción múltiple
Which sentence focuses on the transition into a role rather than simply describing a state now?
Pronunciation
“Become” has stress on the second syllable. “Became” also stresses the second syllable, with a long vowel sound in that syllable. Keep the first syllable reduced in casual speech so the stress pattern stays clear and natural.
La palabra become lleva el acento en la segunda sílaba. Became también lleva el acento en la segunda sílaba, con un sonido vocálico largo en esa sílaba. Mantén la primera sílaba reducida en el habla casual para que el patrón de acento siga siendo claro y natural.
Rule | 🇪🇸 Español Regla | Description | 🇪🇸 Español Descripción | Notation | 🇪🇸 Español Notación | Example | 🇪🇸 Español Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stress pattern | 🔤 Patrón de acento | Stress the second syllable | Acentúa la segunda sílaba |  bi KUM | 🗣️ bi KUM | become | 💬 become |
| Vowel in became | 🔤 Vocal en became | Long vowel sound in the stressed syllable | Sonido vocálico largo en la sílaba acentuada | bi KAYM | 🗣️ bi KAYM | became | 💬 became |
| Reduced first syllable | 🔤 Primera sílaba reducida | The first syllable is often weak and quick | La primera sílaba suele ser débil y rápida | bi | 🗣️ bi | become, became | 💬 become, became |
| Final consonant | 🔤 Consonante final | Clear m sound at the end | Sonido claro de m al final | m | 🗣️ m | become | 💬 become |
Wrap Up
“Become, became, become” are the base form, simple past, and past participle of the same verb of change. Use “become” for present or general change, “became” for completed past change, and “have or has become” to connect a past change to the present. Use “become” when you want to emphasize transition rather than a simple state.
Become, became, become son la forma base, pasado simple y participio pasado del mismo verbo de cambio. Usa become para el cambio presente o general, became para un cambio pasado completado, y have o has become para conectar un cambio pasado con el presente. Usa become cuando quieras enfatizar la transición en lugar de un estado simple.
