Jerónimo's Lesson

Uses of get

Uses of get

1. GET + NOUN

GET cambia de significado según el sustantivo que esté después:

• Receive: Did you get a present for your Birthday?
• Obtain: He got an award for bravery.
• Buy: We have to get some extra milk.
• Bring: Can you get my jacket, please?
• Take: We get train to go to the stadium.

He got money from his father.

I'm going out to get some wine for the party.

Let me get you a drink.

You can get information at the bank office.

2. GET + ADJECTIVE

Cuando usamos GET seguido de un adjetivo indicamos un cambio o estado (start to be):

• The couple was unhappy so they got divorced.
• She got rich when she won the lottery.
• He got confused when he looked at the map.
• We got lost when we traveled to Paris.

Why did you get anxious?

3. GET TO + PLACE

Usamos GET para explicar que hemos llegado a algún lugar:

• They got to the store and went shopping.
• My manager gets to work at 8am every day.
• I will get home after taking the bus.
• When I got to the bus stop, I realized I forgot the keys.