Phrasal verbs

1. Phrasal verbs

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2. Meanings of phrasal verbs with ‘’Get’’ …

GET AT
GET INTO to be involved with
GET OFF to receive extreme pleasure
Get on something step onto a vehicle
Get over to overcome, recover from
Get around to evade
to access or reach

3.

Get
throught to finish something
completely; to arrive at the end of something
Get stg across communicate, make
understable
Get along/on like each other
Get back return stg back

4.

Get together meet (usually for social
reasons)
Get up get out of bed
Get up stand
GET to to annoy
GET into arrive

5. One phrasal verb with many meanings…

GET OUT to become know
The news about Mary got out very quickly.
GET OUT to escape or leave
Sam wouldn't stop talking so we asked him to
get out.
GET OUT cause to escape or leave
Please get that cat out of here.

6.

Get away go on vacation
Why are you packing? I’ ll get away for some time .
Get away with stg do without being noticed or
published
GET AWAY to escape
He manage to get away from the police.

7. Exercises

8.

get by
1. Sheila can…....................on
only one meal each day. She doesn't need any more.
Get over
Get by
Get on
get along
2. Jimmy doesn't ………………with his brother. They are always fighting or saying bad things to
each other.
Get along
Get around
Get in
get down to
3. Sarah had finished watching the video, so now it was time to………………..preparing her
presentation. She had stopped working on it and now it had to be finished.
Get away
Get down to
Get away
get way with
4. Those little kids ……………………..making
a lot of noise because they are so cute. How can I
punish them.
Get away with
Get across
Get on

9.

Get out
5. The teacher told Joey to ……….............of the classroom. He was causing problems and the
teacher wanted him to leave.
Get in
Get out
Get on
Get around
7. Linda and James…………………………..town in that little car. They are able to go
everywhere.
Get down to
Get around
Get from
Get over
8. Renee couldn't………………..…the death of her husband. In her mind she could see his face
and hear his voice.
Get away
get through
Get over
9. I don't know when I can………………………..to helping you. I have been really busy. But I
Get around
promise I will help you soon.
Get around
Get away with
Get over

10.

Let's get down to business.
How do you get along with your classmates?
Quick, get
in
the car. I'm not supposed to stop here.
I tried to get my point across , but nobody seemed to
care.
With 10 dollars per day, one can hardly get
My sister helped me get throught the exam.
.
What you did was very mean. I don't think you'll
get away so easily.
We won't get to
faster.
the sea today if you don't cycle a bit