Syllabus topic 16: Uses of get
Uses of get. Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become.
Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
Notice how each form fits its sentence. Read the context before choosing a form.
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Practice my mistakesBack to my daily planI ___ an email from Sara yesterday.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: got
Completed sentence: I got an email from Sara yesterday. Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
It's getting ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: cold
Completed sentence: It's getting cold. Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
What time did you get ___ the station?
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: to
Completed sentence: What time did you get to the station? Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
We got ___ at midnight.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: home
Completed sentence: We got home at midnight. Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
Get ___ the bus at the next stop.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: off
Completed sentence: Get off the bus at the next stop. Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
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Correct answer: got
Completed sentence: I got an email from Sara yesterday. Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
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Correct answer: cold
Completed sentence: It's getting cold. Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
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Correct answer: to
Completed sentence: What time did you get to the station? Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
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Correct answer: home
Completed sentence: We got home at midnight. Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
Not quite. Keep learning.
Correct answer: off
Completed sentence: Get off the bus at the next stop. Get can mean receive, obtain, arrive or become. Use get to + a place, but get home without to. Get + adjective describes a change; get on/off is common for buses and trains, while get in/out of is used for cars.
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