The Verb Get

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Today’s

GET Lesson :

First, let us see two basic tenses of GET:

GET Simple present

get

Simple

past

gets

got

No trick here ! The formula for a sentence is simple: Subject + Verb + complement

( get ) Get me a Coke, please. Erick I

gets twenty dollars daily. got my diploma last week.

GET loves to get around with “friends”. Let us meet them.

Multiword Verb (compound verb)

GET + Particle

Now the details

•Preposition •Adjective

In other words, we can combine GET with any of these “particles”.

•Participle

GET a pencil and take notes !

Combination 1 GET + preposition Get + preposition Synonym

Spanish version

Get to Get in Get through Get on

llegar entrar acabar continuar

arrive enter finish continue

Now the application....

Application 1 – Let’s talk about Miss Bell Miss Bell is a busy clerk. She gets to work by bus. She gets in the office at 8:00 a.m. Now, can can you you get get the the Now, Spanish version version ?? Spanish

She gets through her paper work at 11. She gets on well with her boss.

Now, Combination 2 Get Get ++ adjective adjective Get + adjective Get angry

Spanish version disgustarse

Get dark

oscurecer

Get rich

enriquecerse

Get better

mejorar

Now the application

Application 2 – Get ready... The boss is here ! Mr. Davis never gets angry at work. He doesn’t want to get rich now.

Can you give the Spanish version ?

He cannot go to Rome until he gets better of his flue. He will leave the office before the day gets dark.

and Combination 3 Get + Participle Get + Participle

Spanish version

Get worried

Preocuparse

Get involved

involucrarse

Get tired

cansarse

Get confused

confundirse

Now the application.

Application 3 – Let’s talk about a frustrated secretary, Miss Taylor. Miss Taylor gets confused with just a few files. She also gets worried too much about her duties. Sometimes she gets tired of so many work.

Give the Spanish The other day she got version. involved in a silly problem.

Get your pen and copy this summary.

GET

+ Simple forms

With particles

get

prepositions

gets

adjectives

got

participle

Okay, time for a short practice. M,m,m...Don’t get nervous ! The next two pages collect some sentences. Underline the action. For those sentences with a expression in parenthesis beside, you may substitute the underlined action with the expression. This is another way to express the same idea.

1. She got a lot of paintings from her uncle 2. Get permission to take a few days off from work. 3. He got his friend into trouble. 4. She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight (reach to) 5. Get me those books over there, please. (bring or take back) 6. This time I got him. ( get even ) 7. The Brazilian team got 4 goals. ( achieve a.. ) 8. I got funny spots all over my body. 9. He got AIDS. 10. The operator couldn't get Kobe because of the earthquake. (communicate with)

11. Get someone mad. 12. Did you get it? She didn't get the joke. I just don't get him. ( grasp or understand... ) 13. What do you get when you add up these numbers? 14. Where did she get these news? 15. What did you get at the toy store? ( purchase ) 16. He got 5 years in prison. (receive ) 17. The cat got the goldfish. ( overcome or destroy ) 18. Got me--I don't know the answer! 19. Let's get down to work now 20. He got his arm broken in the scuffle.

Here is a collection of expressions with GET get down

get off

get dressed

get under one's skin

get out

get even

get about

get rid of

get into

get back

get started

get in touch

get by

get the best

get lost

get cracking

get together

get married

get down

get well

get married

Hey, do you know what the frog told the spider ?

I got you !

Well time to get out ! Here is a proverb:

The best way to get praise is to die.

Did you get it ? So we hope ! This presentation was prepared for Miss Cobas and Miss Lemus by Jaanrod Studio [email protected] July 2006