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The difference between wake up and get up is very small. But I thought it would be beneficial to know the exact difference. Wake up is when you wake up from sleep. Get up is when you get out of bed. Usually, when people wake up, they get up. However, sometimes people just stay in bed. In that situation, they couldn't use these two words interchangeably. Here is an example dialog showing the difference.

Person A: 'When did you get up this morning?'
Person B: 'I got up at 11.'
Person A: 'You slept at 11 last night. So you slept for 12 hours?'
Person B: 'No. I actually woke up at 9, but I just stayed in bed.'

When you talk to people, go ahead and use either of these two words. Just keep in mind that there is a small difference.

On a side note. When you ask someone when they woke up, you don't use the past tense of 'woke' although it is referring to the past. 'What time did you woke up this morning' is incorrect. The correct way to ask this question is, 'What time did you wake up this morning?'

Likewise, you wouldn't say, 'What time did you got up?' The correct way to say this is, 'What time did you get up?'

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11:16 PM Jan 09 2008 | 回复

Vikkizuo

China

Normally, I don't know there have difference between "wake up' & 'get up'. Thanks for clarify the differences.  I like this section very much!

08:12 PM Jan 09 2008 | 回复

liuweicheng123

China

thank you very much for the lesson .

 

09:08 AM Jan 09 2008 | 回复

the ant elbow

Australia

Thank you my brother :)

09:21 AM Jan 08 2008 | 回复

shanzay

India

thnxs you so much

05:06 AM Jan 08 2008 | 回复

koink28

Philippines

thanks. well said. claps

04:41 AM Jan 08 2008 | 回复

agribil

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

thanks very much only today i known the differe nce bettween wake up and get up and expleaningyou is veryeasy

04:01 AM Jan 08 2008 | 回复

pavanna

India

Thank you

05:45 AM Jan 07 2008 | 回复

Nonty

Bangladesh

thanks a lot…Loads ma love

03:41 PM Jan 06 2008 | 回复

mohan_pardhu

India

yaa!thats great u hit the nail on the head.

06:24 AM Jan 05 2008 | 回复

rihab2008

rihab2008

Tunisia

thanks

12:00 AM Jan 05 2008 | 回复

Gost Whisper

United Arab Emirates

thank u very much

02:48 PM Jan 04 2008 | 回复

Thyago

Thyago

Brazil

Thanks.. it's very important to know =)

01:31 AM Dec 30 2007 | 回复

so young

so young

Saudi Arabia

so nice..

I did not know that….

thanks so much…

04:38 AM Dec 28 2007 | 回复

wendy冯

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

wa  I have  got it!  thank you !

10:54 AM Dec 26 2007 | 回复

guoyong1220

China

Thank you! this is a good lesson for me !

12:58 PM Dec 22 2007 | 回复

dr.saly

dr.saly

Jordan

thank you  alot man really small diffrent but big meaning

 

12:06 PM Dec 22 2007 | 回复

wangchoooooo

China

In my mind it is quite different from each other .Somotimes wo wake up but we are not want to get up .generally speaking speaking ,we do sleep in bad for a long time ,however if we get up ,we will not sleep again.

02:23 PM Dec 20 2007 | 回复

meyling01

meyling01

Peru

of course!! very easy!!

08:17 AM Dec 20 2007 | 回复

wuyin

wuyin

China

i think i always get up ,open my eyes and then i wake upTongue out

04:10 PM Dec 18 2007 | 回复

emmanuela

Brazil

thank you

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