The uses of to get
Connect the verbs in the box, with the different ways to use the verb get.
Each pair has the same meaning.
Arrive
Become
Catch/take
Phrasal Verbs
Obtain/receive
Understand
1. get a present
get help
………………………
2. get home
get to work
………………………
3. get on well with
get through
………………………
4. get a joke
get the message
………………………
5. get the bus
get a cold
………………………
6. get wet
get tired
………………………
Now connect the following phrases with one of the six uses of get.
get a better job
get an early flight
get there
get better/worse
I don't get what you
mean
get angry
get lost
get 50 000 CHF
get up
get into trouble
get a shock
get stuck
How often do you ?
a) get home late?
b) get stuck in traffic?
c) get a bad cold?
d) get lost?
e) get a bus?
f) get tired in the middle of the afternoon?
g) get angry?
h) get a present?
OR
When was the last time you?
a) got home late?
b) got stuck in traffic?
c) got a bad cold?
d) got lost?
e) got a bus?
f) got tired in the middle of the afternoon?
g) got angry?
h) got a present?
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