The example I gave in my comment below is a different one but this is what I was trying to do actually.
I was writing down this narrative that happened many years ago, like 10 years or so. I am saying about a particular day from 10 years back.
I wrote like this :
When I was a kid, I had many toys, but the toy train was my favourite.
That year too I demanded another toy train for my birthday present as few days back the previous toy train had got broken. So my father bought this new one. I was very happy. But on this very fateful day, I broke the new one too.
This is where I am getting confused.
I want to say that the toy was broken accidentally just few days before that fateful day. I didn't break it intentionally or consciously.
I feel like if I use 'The toy was broken', then the reader would think that somebody broke the toy because of some reason, which is not the case.
Same I feel with 'The toy had been broken'
It sounds odd to me if I say 'The toy got broken' or 'The toy had got broken'
So I am really confused about what to use here.
Hope I explained properly this time.
Best Answer
A few days back, the toy broke.
A few days back, the toy was broken by someone, somehow.
A few days back, the toy was broken.
A few days back, the toy had been broken.
The reason you're having trouble is because you should use passive voice here, not "got."
Hopefully, this also helps you hear the difference between having used the simple past and past perfect.