FluencyLab
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Recognize common uses of get meaning receive, obtain, become, arrive and fetch, and use frequent get expressions naturally.
Overview
Recognize common uses of get meaning receive, obtain, become, arrive and fetch, and use frequent get expressions naturally.
Form and rules
Get can mean receive or obtain: get a message, get a job, get a ticket.
Get + adjective often means become: get tired, get cold, get better.
Get to + place can mean arrive: What time did you get to work?
Use get home, get here and get there without to.
Get can mean fetch or bring: I'll get you a glass of water.
A closer look
Use get home, get here and get there without to.
Get can mean fetch or bring: I'll get you a glass of water.
Examples
I got an email from Sam.
It's getting dark.
What time did you get home?
She got a new job last month.
Can you get me a towel?
Common mistakes
Get + adjective can mean become; the continuous form shows a change happening now.
Use get to + most places when get means arrive.
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The test combines multiple choice, gap completion, error correction, and sentence building so students have to recognise and produce the grammar, not simply reread the rule.