Grammar fix
get soaked
become very wet in the rain
To become extremely wet, usually because you are caught in heavy rain.
Hear it in context
Notice where the phrase sounds natural.
I forgot my umbrella and got soaked on the way home.
I got completely soaked once on the way to a job interview because the bus broke down, so I spent ten minutes drying my shirt under the hand dryer in the toilets.
Fix the pattern
One small grammar move makes it sound right.
Which sounds natural?
Tap the one a native speaker would say.
'Get soaked' is vivid and natural in conversation; the stiff version is not everyday English.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
get soaked to the skin
Take an umbrella or you'll get soaked to the skin.
I got soaked to the skin cycling home.
Don't confuse it
How heavy?
Weather · Rain: the words around “get soaked”.
Learners often say
Not: I got soaking in the rain.
Say: I got soaked in the rain.
Use 'soaked' as the adjective after 'got'.
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Say it in the rain
get caught in the rain
I got caught in the rain on my way back from lunch.
it looks like rain
It looks like rain, so let's bring the washing in.