Expressions with get (get + adjective / noun / to / ...)
In the sentence “I’m getting tired,” what does get mean?
a) buy
b) become
c) bring
b) become
What's the correct form of get in this sentence?
“My phone ___ stolen yesterday.”
got
Fill in the missing word:
“She got him ___ help her.”
to
True or False:
In “I got my car washed,” I washed the car myself.
False
Which phrasal verb means “to return”?
a) get on
b) get back
c) get out of
b) get back
Which sentence uses get to mean understand?
a) I’m getting nervous.
b) I got a new phone for my birthday.
c) I don't get the joke.
d) The manager got tired of James.
c) I don't get the joke.
Is this sentence active or passive?
“He got promoted last month.”
Passive
What does this sentence mean?
“They got their son to clean his room.”
They persuaded / made their son clean his room.
What is the difference between these two sentences?
a) I washed my car.
b) I got my car washed.
a) I did it myself
b) someone else did it for me
Match the meaning:
“get over an illness” means:
a) avoid it
b) survive it
c) stop it
b) survive it
Match the sentence with the meaning of get:
“I got an email from my teacher.”
what does "get" mean in this sentence?
receive
explain the difference between:
👉 “Our flight got cancelled at the last minute.”
👉 “Our flight was cancelled at the last minute.”
- was cancelled → more formal / neutral (news reports, writing)
- got cancelled → more informal / spoken English, often shows surprise or annoyance
Choose the correct sentence:
a) She got him help her.
b) She got him to help her.
b) She got him to help her.
Complete the sentence:
“We need to get the computer ___.”
repaired
Complete the sentence:
“It’s hard to get ___ ___ such a negative person.”
along / on with
rewrite the sentence using "get"
"Can you bring me a glass of water?"
Can you get me a glass of water?
Rewrite the sentence using get.
“Her phone was stolen on the bus.”
Her phone got stolen on the bus.
Rewrite the sentence using get.
“They persuaded their teacher to give them more time.”
They got their teacher to give them more time.
Rewrite the sentence using get.
“Someone repaired our air conditioner yesterday.”
We got our air conditioner repaired yesterday.
Rewrite the sentence using "get":
I rise from bed at 7 a.m.
I get up at 7 a.m.
rewrite the sentence using "get"
"We took the train to school yesterday"
We got the train to school yeaterday
Rewrite the sentence using get.
“I was invited to the wedding at the last minute.”
Rewrite the sentence using get.
“She managed to convince her parents to let her travel alone.”
She got her parents to let her travel alone.
Rewrite the sentence using get.
“Someone is going to redecorate their office next week.”
They are going to get the office redecorated next week.
We don’t earn much, but we survive.
We don’t earn much, but we get by.