O verb to get can take on many meanings and is one of the most used in the language. It is used in association with the direct object. Its basic meanings are: “take”, “obtain”, “buy”, “get”.
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Topics of this article
- 1 - Summary about the verb to get
- 2 - Video lesson on the verb to get
- 3 - How to use the verb to get?
- 4 - What are the meanings of the verb to get?
- 5 - How is the verb to get conjugated?
- 6 - Phrasal verbs with the verb to get
- 7 - Solved exercises on the verb to get
Summary about the verb I'mget
The verb to get takes on many meanings depending on contexts.
to get usually means “take”, “obtain”, “buy”, “get”.
It is used in association with the direct object.
your shape simple present é get/gets. simple past: got. past participle: got/gotten (the latter is more common in the US). present participle: getting
Video lesson on the verb I'mget
How to use the verb I'mget?
The verb to get is used in association with the direct object. It can take on different meanings depending on contexts. Your basic meaning is: “take”, “obtain”, “buy”, “get”.
I get you at ten.
Caught you at ten.
she got the new car.
She bought/she got/she got a new car.
They need to get some milk at the store.
they/they need pick up/buy milk in the store.
Hey got food poisoning.
He he picked up food poisoning.
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What are the meanings of the verb I'mget?
Here, we'll look at some of the many other meanings the verb can take.
- understand/comprehend
She gets you.
She understand you.
- to receive
we got her call last night.
Us we received her call last night.
- to win
what did he get for his birthday?
What he it won of birthday?
- to arrive
It will be late when you get there.
It will be late when you to arrive there.
- become/transform
The plants are getting big.
The plants are growing.
(get + big has the meaning of “becoming big”.)
They're getting better.
They are improving.
(get + better, “become better”, “get better”, “improve”.)
- to do
I can't get my cellphone work properly.
I am unable to do my cell phone works fine.
- answer phone or bell
will you get the phone, please? It's ringing.
You can to meet the phone, please? It's playing.
Note that this translation is not literal. will you it is a polished form. The literal translation would be: “Will you answer the phone, please?”, and this escapes the search for equivalence of the meaning of the language.
- to achieve
the ball got his face.
The ball reached his face.
- to disturb
The colors of these walls are getting me!
The colors of these walls are me bothering!
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How is the conjugation of the verb I'mget?
- simple present:
I, we, you, they get
she, he, it gets
She gets excited when it's raining.
She he is excited when it's raining.
(In the sense of “becoming”.)
- simple past:
I, she, he, it, we, they, you got
That part of the movie always got me.
That part of the movie always he picked up.
(Take in the sense of “hit”, “affect”.)
- Past participant:gotten (more common in the US)/got
Have you gotten the news?
You it received The news?
Have you got the news?
You it received The news?
O past participle is associated with the formation of different verb tenses, the perfect tenses.
- present participle: getting
we are getting rich!
We are staying rich!
O present participant is associated with the formation of continuous times.
To learn more about English verb tenses (verb tenses), in case of doubts about your constructions, click here.
phrasal verbs with the verb to get
Below is a list of some phrasal verbs involving the verb to get. It is important to note that the list can be much longer, as idiomatic expressions are multiple, flexible, and are always emerging.
to get far:get far
to get going/moving:go
to get up to:to do
to get along:have a good relationship/get along well
to get rid of something/someone:get rid of something/someone
to get over:overcome
to get on with it:act agile
to get out:to go out
to get in:to enter
to get through:finish
to get around:circle/circle
to get up:rise
to get down:lower
Solved verb exercises I'mget
question 1
What is the meaning of the verb get in the picture above?
A) arrive
B) bother
C) Understand
D) win
Resolution:
The image deals with a special promotion. The first sentence is “Buy 1”: Buy 1. Therefore, let us understand the use of get in this context in reaction to something one acquires. We have in the letter A: “Arrive”, which does not apply. Letter B, “Discomfort”, also does not apply. The letter C, “Understand”, also does not apply to the context. The correct alternative is the letter D: "Ganhe".
question 2
Imagine this is a virtual card sent to someone. What would the context be?
A) Sales promotion
B) Illness
C) Understanding
d) welcome
Resolution:
get well soon means "get well soon". Its about get in terms of transformation. Therefore, the only alternative that applies is the letter B.
By Beta Maria Xavier Reis
English teacher
Would you like to reference this text in a school or academic work? Look:
REIS, Beta Maria Xavier. "Verb get"; Brazil School. Available in: https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/ingles/verbo-get.htm. Accessed on April 30, 2023.
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