VOCABULARY (MEANING & USAGE)
Choose the correct meaning of “get over”:
a) to meet someone
b) to recover from something emotional
c) to continue doing something
b) to recover from something emotional
Choose the correct option:
They finally ______ after years of not speaking.
a) got together
b) got over
c) got through
a) got together
What does “get” mean:
She got really upset after the conversation.
a) received
b) became
c) understood
b) became
Choose correct:
She got her nails ______ before the event.
a) do
b) done
c) doing
b) done
She quickly got over from the stress.
Correct: got over the stress
Why: “get over” does NOT take “from”
We need to stay touch with our clients.
Correct: stay in touch
Why: fixed collocation = “stay in touch”
He got very angrily during the meeting.
Correct: got very angry
Why: after “get” → adjective, NOT adverb
I got fixed my laptop yesterday.
Correct: I got my laptop fixed
Why: structure = get + object + V3
Even after many years, he couldn’t ______ the loss of his friend.
get over
Why: used for emotional recovery
It took them time to ______ through all the difficulties in their relationship.
get through
Why: means “survive / deal with difficulty”
Rewrite using “get”:
He became tired after the trip
He got tired after the trip
Why: “get” replaces “become” in informal English
Explain the difference:
I cut my hair vs I got my hair cut