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Unit 56 · Go, get, do, make and have

get

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A

get + noun = receive, buy, find etc.

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I got an email from Sam this morning. (= receive)

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I like your sweater. Where did you get it? (= buy)

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It's hard to get a job at the moment? (= find)

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'Is Lisa here?' 'Yes, I'll get her for you.'

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

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'Did you walk here?' 'No, I got the bus.'

B

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

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If you don't eat, you get hungry.

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Drink your coffee. It's getting cold.

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I'm sorry your mother is ill. I hope she gets better soon.

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It was raining very hard. We didn't have an umbrella, so we got very wet.

also get married

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Nicola and Frank are getting married soon.

get dressed (= put your clothes on)

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I got up and got dressed quickly.

get lost (= lose your way)

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We didn't have a map, so we got lost.

C

get to a place = arrive:

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I usually get to work before 8.30. (= arrive at work)

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We left London at 10 o'clock and got to Manchester at 12.45.

get here/there (without to):

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How did you get here? By bus?

get home (without to):

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What time did you get home last night?

D

get in/out/on/off

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Kate got in the car and drove away. (You can also say: Kate got into the car and ...)

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A car stopped and a man got out. (but A man got out of the car.)

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We got on the bus outside the hotel and got off in Church Street.

Exercises (5)

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56.1

Complete these sentences. Use get/gets and choose from the box.

a doctora lot of raina taximy emailthe joba good salarya new laptopa ticketsome milkyour boots
  1. 1
    Did you ? I sent it a week ago.example
  2. 2
    Where did you ? They're very nice.
  3. 3
    Quick! This man is ill. We need to .
  4. 4
    I don't want to walk home. Let's .
  5. 5
    Tom has an interview tomorrow. I hope he .
  6. 6
    When you go to the shop, can you ?
  7. 7
    'Are you going to the concert?' 'Yes, if I can .'
  8. 8
    Helen has got a well-paid job. She .
  9. 9
    The weather is horrible here in winter. We .
  10. 10
    I'm going to . The one I have is too slow.
56.2

Complete these sentences. Use getting + these words:

colddarklatemarriedready
  1. 1
    Drink your coffee. It's .example
  2. 2
    Turn on the light. It's .
  3. 3
    'I'm next week.' 'Really? Congratulations!'
  4. 4
    'Where's Karen?' 'She's to go out.'
  5. 5
    It's . It's time to go home.
56.3

Complete the sentences. Use get/gets/got + these words:

angrybetterhungrylostmarriedoldwet
  1. 1
    If you don't eat, you .example
  2. 2
    Don't go out in the rain. You'll .
  3. 3
    My brother last year. His wife's name is Sarah.
  4. 4
    Mark is always very calm. He never .
  5. 5
    We tried to find the hotel, but we .
  6. 6
    Everybody wants to stay young, but we all .
  7. 7
    Yesterday the weather wasn't so good at first, but it during the day.
56.4

Write sentences with I left ... and got to ....

  1. 1
    home / 7.30 → work / 8.15
    I left home at 7.30 and got to work at 8.15.example
  2. 2
    London / 10.15 → Bristol / 11.45
    I left London at 10.15 and .
  3. 3
    the party / 11.15 → home / midnight
    I left the party at 11.15 and .
  4. 4
    Write a sentence about yourself.
    I left .
56.5

Write got in / got out of / got on / got off.

  1. 1
    Kate the car and drove away.example
  2. 2
    I the bus and walked to my house from the bus stop.
  3. 3
    Isabel the car, shut the door and went into a shop.
  4. 4
    I made a stupid mistake. I the wrong train.