Unit 55

get

Grammar
Examples
Exercises

A. get a letter / get a job etc. (get + noun) = receive / buy / fetch / find:

you don't have something
→
you get it
→
you have it
  • 'Did you get my letter?' 'Yes, I got it yesterday.' (= receive)
  • I like your pullover. Where did you get it? (= buy)
  • (on the phone) 'Hello, can I speak to Ann, please?' 'One moment. I'll get her.' (= fetch)

It's difficult to get a job at the moment. (= find)

also get a bus / a train / a taxi (= take a bus/train etc.):

  • 'Did you come here on foot?' 'No, I got the bus.'

B. get hungry / get cold / get tired etc. (get + adjective) = become:

you're not hungry
→
you get hungry
→
you are hungry
  • 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.
  • We got very wet because we didn't have an umbrella.

also get married

  • Linda and Frank are getting married soon.

get dressed (= put your clothes on)

  • I got up and got dressed quickly.

get lost (= lose your way)

  • We went for a walk and got lost.

C. 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.
  • How did you get here? By bus?

get home (without to)

  • What time did you get home last night?

D. get in / out / on / off

get in (a car)
get out (of a car)
get on (a bus / a train / a plane)
get off
  • Kate got in the car and drove away. (You can also say: Kate got into the car ...)
  • 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.

get + noun

  • I got a letter from Sue this morning.
  • Where did you get that jacket?
  • I'll get her for you.
  • I got the bus to work.

get + adjective

  • I'm getting hungry.
  • It's getting dark.
  • She got married last year.
  • We got lost.

get to / get home

  • I got to the office at 9.
  • What time did you get home?

get in/out/on/off

  • Get in the car.
  • Get out of the car.
  • Get on the train.
  • Get off at the next stop.
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55.1 Complete these sentences. Use get(s) and choose from the box.
my letter
a good salary
a doctor
a taxi
a ticket
your jacket
some milk
1. I wrote to you last week. Did you ?
2. Where did you ? It's very nice.
3. This man is ill. We must .
4. I don't want to walk home. Let's .
5. I had an interview with the manager but I didn't .
6. When you go out, can you ?
7. 'Are you going to the concert?' 'Yes, if I can .'
8. Margaret has got a well-paid job. She .
55.2 Complete these sentences. Use getting + one of these words:
cold
dark
late
married
ready
1. Drink your coffee. It's .
2. Turn on the light. It's .
3. I'm to go out.
4. 'Where's Sally?' 'She's next week.'
5. It's . It's time to go home.
55.3 Complete the sentences. Use get / got + one of these words:
angry
better
hungry
lost
married
nervous
old
wet
1. If you don't eat, you .
2. Don't go out in the rain. You'll .
3. My mother last year. His wife's name is Julia.
4. Why did you with me? I didn't do anything wrong.
5. We tried to find the hotel but we .
6. Everybody wants to stay young but we all .
7. The beginning of the film wasn't very good but it before examinations.
8. Most people .
55.4 Write sentences with I left ... and got to ...
1. home / 7.30 → work / 8.15 →
2. London / 10.15 → Bristol / 11.45 →
3. the party / 11.15 → home / midnight →
4. (write a true sentence about yourself) →
55.5 Put in got in / got out of / got on / got off.
1. Kate got in the car and drove away.
2. I the bus and walked to my house from the bus stop.
3. Ann the car, shut the door and went into a shop.
4. I made a stupid mistake. I the wrong train.