The verb to get is one of the most common  verbs in English. The many uses of get can be confusing.

*GET - GOT - GOT/GOTTEN ('gotten' es la forma en inglés americano)

 

Look at the table and study some of the main uses and the examples.

to catch   to receive   to become   to buy or obtain                                                   to arrive   arranging for somebody to do something for you   phrasal verbs with get   other phrases with get

Now look at some more phrases that are often used with get and write them in the correct column in the table above.

 

get tired get on (well/badly) with someone get there by train get your hair cut get rich get your photo taken get the wrong number get a shock get a new car get pneumonia get dad to give me a lift get a passport

get sight of something get ready get away get a discount get to the office on time get a present for someone don't get me wrong get better get your flat painted get by in English get a good impression of someone get a text message

get the flu the last bus get 300 euros get drunk get around the city get a surprise get to the station get a headache get to school get a disease get it right get going

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Choose the best get expression to complete the sentences.

1. She was the sexiest girl I had ever seen. After hitting on her for nearly half an hour she finally poured her drink over my head and slapped me in the face. I finally - ? - got a picture got a whiff got a rise out of it got the message . But I still haven’t - ? - got better got over got about got a glimpse of the experience. 2. It was raining so hard that I could hardly believe my luck when I managed to flag down and get in - ? - a bicycle a train a plane a taxi . 3. He's been quite sick lately, but he seems to be - ? - getting good getting health getting recovered getting better now. 4. After spending nearly two weeks at home doing nothing, I decided to turn on the computer and - ? - get up to get down to get over to get through to some serious work. 5. This guy knocked on my door the other day and asked me to sign a petition against immigration. I told him to - ? - get stuffing get a fix get fired get lost and I slammed the door in his face. 6. They tied the knot nearly eleven years ago, so it was a very sad day when they decided to - ? - get engaged get divorced get married get hitched . 7. When Pepito told his boss that he’d lost his laptop with all the company’s information on it, his boss - ? - got really angry got really sad got really happy got really bored and then started shouting! 8. Do you know what time your plane - ? - gets on gets in gets at gets to ? Let me know and I'll meet you at the airport. 9. I must admit life has got a bit boring since I stopped drinking alcohol, but at least I don’t - ? - get well hung get the flu get over it get hangovers anymore. 10. I can’t handle getting - ? - out in over ahead at 3 o’clock in the morning anymore. As soon as it gets past midnight I just want to go home to bed. I must be - ? - getting old getting fit getting up getting my act toghether . 11. Shut up, will you? You’re getting - ? - on my case on my bike on my nerves on my trolley ! 12. She earns a good salary, so she can - ? - get by get over get about get down without any help from her ex-husband.

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