Ampersand Lab

Foundation grammar · Lesson 56 · A2

get

Get + noun means receive, buy, find or fetch; get + adjective means become; get married, get dressed and get lost are fixed phrases; get to a place means arrive.

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In this lesson

get + noun = receive, buy, find, fetchA2 screens of questions
get + adjective = becomeB1 screen of questions
get married, get dressed, get lostC2 screens of questions
get to = arriveD1 screen of questions

Point A of 4

get + noun = receive, buy, find, fetch

get + noun can mean receive, buy, find or fetch.

  • "Did you get my message?" "Yes, thanks." (receive)
  • I like your jumper. Where did you get it? (buy)
  • Is it hard to get a job round here? (find)
  • Could you get me a glass of water? (fetch)
  • We got a taxi home. (take)

Point A · Exercise 56.1 · part 1 of 2

Complete the sentences with get or gets and a phrase from the box: a taxi, my letter, some milk, a doctor, your jacket, a good salary, a ticket, the job.

Use these

a taximy lettersome milka doctoryour jacketa good salarya ticketthe job

  1. Example

    I emailed you on Monday. Did you get my email?

    AnswerI emailed you on Monday. Did you get my email?

  2. Where did you ? It's very smart.

  3. Quick! This man's ill. We must .

  4. It's pouring down. Let's home.

  5. I did my best in the audition, but I didn't .

Point A · Exercise 56.1 · part 2 of 2

Complete the sentences with get or gets and a phrase from the box: a taxi, my letter, some milk, a doctor, your jacket, a good salary, a ticket, the job.

Use these

a taximy lettersome milka doctoryour jacketa good salarya ticketthe job

  1. When you go out, could you ?

  2. "Are you going to the gig?" "Yes, if I can ."

  3. Margaret has a well-paid job. She .

Point B of 4

get + adjective = become

get + adjective means become: get hungry, get cold, get tired, get dark, get better, get old.

  • Drink your tea. It's getting cold.
  • Turn on the light. It's getting dark.
  • If you don't eat, you'll get hungry.
  • My cold is getting better.

Point B · Exercise 56.2

Complete the sentences with getting + one of these: cold, dark, late, married, ready.

Use these

colddarklatemarriedready

  1. Example

    Drink your tea. It's getting cold.

    AnswerDrink your tea. It's getting cold.

  2. Turn on the light. It's .

  3. "I'm next week." "Oh, really? Congratulations!"

  4. "Where's Sally?" "She's to go out."

  5. It's . It's time to go home.

Point C of 4

get married, get dressed, get lost

Also get married, get dressed (put your clothes on), get lost (lose your way), get ready.

  • Sam and Ella are getting married in June.
  • I got up, got dressed and had breakfast.
  • We got lost on the way to the campsite.
  • Hurry up and get ready.

Point C · Exercise 56.3 · part 1 of 2

Complete the sentences with get or got + one of these: angry, better, hungry, lost, married, nervous, old, wet.

Use these

angrybetterhungrylostmarriednervousoldwet

  1. Example

    If you skip breakfast, you get hungry by eleven.

    AnswerIf you skip breakfast, you get hungry by eleven.

  2. Take an umbrella, or you'll .

  3. My cousin in June. Her husband's called Rob.

  4. Why did you with your sister? She was only joking.

  5. We tried to follow the map through the forest, but we .

Point C · Exercise 56.3 · part 2 of 2

Complete the sentences with get or got + one of these: angry, better, hungry, lost, married, nervous, old, wet.

Use these

angrybetterhungrylostmarriednervousoldwet

  1. Nobody likes the idea, but we all in the end.

  2. The first episode was a bit slow, but the series .

  3. Most people before exams.

Point D of 4

get to = arrive

get to a place means arrive there. get home, get here, get there take no to.

We also say get in, get out of a car, and get on, get off a bus, train or plane.

  • I left home at half seven and got to work at a quarter past eight.
  • What time did you get home last night?
  • How did you get to the stadium? On the tram?
  • Get in the car. Get out of the car.
  • Get on the bus. Get off at the next stop.

Point D · Exercise 56.4

Write sentences with I left ... and got to ... .

  1. Example

    home / 7.30, work / 8.15

    I left home at 7.30 and got to work at 8.15.

    AnswerI left home at 7.30 and got to work at 8.15.

  2. Leeds / 10.15, York / 11.00

  3. the party / 11.45, home / midnight

Lesson 56 · Result

How you did

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Each point

A. get + noun = receive, buy, find, fetch–Not checkedB. get + adjective = become–Not checkedC. get married, get dressed, get lost–Not checkedD. get to = arrive–Not checked