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Unit
5 6 get
g et + n ou n = receive, buy, find et c
you g et it
you d o n ' t have som ething
you h ave it
O I g o t an email from Sam this m orning. (= receive)
O I like yo ur sweater. W here did you g et it? (= buy)
O It's hard to g et a job at the m om ent? (= find )
O 'Is Lisa here?' 'Yes, I'll g et her for you.'
also g et a b u s / a t ra in / a t ax i (= take a bus/ train etc.):
O 'Did you w alk here?'
'No, I g o t the bus.'
g et h u n g ry / g et co ld / g et t ire d etc. (g et + a d ject ive) - becom e:
you g et h u n g ry
you're n o t h u n g ry
^ you a re h u n g ry
O If you don't eat, you g et h u n g ry.
O Drink yo ur coffee. It's g e t t in g co ld .
I'm sorry yo ur m o ther is ill. I hope she g et s b e t t e r soon.
O It was raining very hard. W e didn't have an um brella, so we g o t very w et .
also g et m a rrie d
g et d re sse d (= put yo ur clothes o n)
g et lo st (= lose yo ur w ay)
O N icola and Frank are g e t t in g m a r r ie d soon.
O I got up and g o t d re sse d quickly.
O W e didn't have a map, so we g o t lost.
g et t o a place = arrive:
O I usually g et t o w o r k before 8.30. (= arrive at w o rk)
O W e left London at 10 o'clock and g o t t o M a n ch e st e r
at 12.45.
g et h e re / t h e re (w it ho ut to):
O H o w did you g et here? By bus?
g et t o
g et h o m e (w it h o u t to):
O W h at tim e did you g et h o m e last night?
g et in / o u t / o n / o f f
g et in (a car) g et o u t ( o f a car) g et o n g et o f f
(a bus / a train / a plane)
O Kate g o t in t h e ca r and drove away. (Yo u can also say: Kate got in t o the car and ...)
O A car stopped and a m an g o t o ut . (b ut A man got o ut o f t h e car.)
O W e g o t o n t h e b u s outsid e the hotel and g o t o f f in Church Street.
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