get + noun = receive, buy, find etc.
° I got an email from Sam this morning. (= receive)
° I like your sweater. Where did you get it? (= buy)
° It's hard to get a job at the moment? (= find)
° Is Lisa here? Yes, I'll get her for you.
also get a bus / a train / a taxi (= take a bus / train etc):
° Did you walk here? No, I got the bus.
get hungry / get cold / get tired / etc (get adjective) = become
° If you don't eat, you get hungry.
° Drink your coffee. It's getting cold.
° I'm sorry your mother is ill. I hope she gets better soon.
° It was raining very hard. We didn't have an umbrella, so we got very wet.
also get married
° Nicola and Frank are getting married - get dressed (= put your clothes on)
° I got up and got dressed quickly.
° We didn't have a map, so we got lost. - get lost (= lose your way).
get to a place = arrive:
° I usually get to work before 8.30. (= arrive at work)
° We left London at 10 o'clock and got to Manchester at 12.45.
get here/there (without to):
° How did you get here? By bus?
get home (without to):
° What time did you get home last night?
get in/out/on/off:
get in (a car) get out (of a car) get on get off (a bus / a train / a plane)
° Kate got in the car and drove away. (You can also say: Kate got into the car and ... )
° A car stopped and a man got out.(but A man got out of the car.)
° We got on the bus outside the hotel and got off in Church Street.
Make sentences. Use get/gets.
1. Did you get my email ? I sent it a week ago.
2. Where did you get your boots ? They're very nice.
3. Quick! This man is ill. We need to get a doctor.
4. I don't want to walk home. Let's get a taxi.
5. Tom has an interview tomorrow. I hope he gets the job.
6. When you go to the shop, can you get some milk.
7. Are you going to the concert? Yes, if I can get a ticket?
8. Helen has got a well-paid job. She gets a good salary.
9. The weather is horrible here in winter. We get a lot of rain.
10. I'm going to get a new laptop. The one I have is too slow.
Make sentences. Use getting:
1. Drink your coffee. It's getting cold.
2. Turn on the light. It's getting dark.
3. I'm getting married next week Really? Congratulations!
4. Where's Karen? She's getting ready to go out.
5. It's getting late It's time to go home.
Make sentences. Use get/gets/got:
1. If you don't eat, you get hungry.
2. Don't go out in the rain. You'll get wet.
3. My brother got married last year. His wife's name.
4. Mark is always very calm. He never get angry.
5. We tried to find the hotel, but we all got lost.
6. Everybody wants to stay young but we all get old.
7. Yesterday the weather wasn't so good at first, but it got better during the day.
Make sentences with I left ... and got to ....
1. home / 7.30 -> work / 8.15
I left home at 7.30 and got to work at 8.15.
2. London / 10.15 -> Bristol / 11.45
got to Bristol at 11.45.
3. I left London at 10.15 and.
I left the party at 11.15 and got home at midnight.
4. the party / 11.15 -> home / midnight.
I left home at 8.30 and got to the airport at 10 o'clock.
Make sentences Use got in / got out of / got on / got off.
1. Kate got in the car and drove away.
2. I got off the bus and walked to my house from the bus stop.
3. Isabel got out of the car, shut the door and went into a shop.
4. I made a stupid mistake. I got on the wrong train.
