TO GET

TO GET

INSTEAD OF OTHER VERBS
1. TO RECIEVE
  1. to get a present
  2. to get a message
  3. to get an e-mail
  4. to get a promotion
  5. to get a call
2. TO INDICATE A CHANGE = TO BECOME
  1. to get + adjective
    1. to get angry/hot/nervous
    2. to get lost/interested/bored
    3. To get pregnan
    4. to get married
    5. to get mad
  2. to get + comparative
    1. to get bigger
    2. to get taller
    3. to get more interesting
3. TO FIND/TO BRING/TO BUY
  1. Can I get you a drink?
  2. to get a book at the bookshop
  3. to get a job
4. TO ARRIVE
  1. to get home
  2. to get to school
  3. to get to work
AS PART OF SOME EXPRESSION
1. to get it = understand
2. to get it right = to do it wcorrectly
3. to get down to something = to start something
4. to get somewhere = to get a success
5. to get off a good or bad start
6. to get going = to start lo leave
7. To get down on someone = to critizise
AS PART OF SOME PHRASAL VERBS
1. to get up = leave your bed
2. to get on ( transport except car)
  1. to get on a bus
  2. to get on a train
  3. to get on a bike
3. to get over an illness = to recover
4. to get on with people = to have a good or bad relationship
5. to get rid of something = throw away
ADDED TO 'TO HAVE' AND 'TO HAVE TO' (NO CHANGE OF MEANING)
1. possession
  1. I have a sister= I have got a sister
  2. I don't have a brother= I haven't fot a brother
  3. Do you have a son? = Have you got a son?
2. Obligation
  1. she has to wear a uniform = she's got to wear a uniform
  2. She doesn't have to wear a uniform = she hasn't got to wear a uniform
  3. Does she have to wear a uniform = has she got to wear a uniform

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	Created by Isabel Andrés over 4 years ago