Passive Voice
Causative Voice
Phrasal Verbs
Idioms
100
They invited us to the concert.
We got invited to the concert.
100
I asked someone to paint the house.
(active and passive)
I got the house painted.
I got someone to paint the house.
100
I need to _____ (avoid) of the meeting.
get out
100
I'm still trying to _____ (understand) this difficult problem
Get my head around
200
In which contexts can we use "get" for passive voice?
Spoken English and more informal context.
200
I convinced my friend to join the gym.
(active)
I got my friend to join the gym.
200
We need to _____ (solve) this problem soon.
get through
200
Come on gang! Let's _______ of this mystery. We need to find out who did this.
get to the bottom
300
They've blamed the player for the loss.
The player got blamed for the loss.
300
I'll call someone to fix my car tomorrow.
(active and passive)
I'll get someone to fix my car tomorrow.
My car will get fixed tomorrow.
300
She's having a hard time _____ (recovering from) her illness.
getting over
300
In 2 years, I'll definitely buy a new lamborghini.
Come on! ___________. There is no way that'll happen. You're just a student.
Get real!
400
If you had follow my instructions, your boss wouldn't have fired you.
If my instructions had gotten followed, you wouldn't have gotten fired.
400
They've asked a plumber to fix the shower.
(active and passive)
They've got a plumber to fix the shower.
They've gotten the shower fixed.
400
They really want to _____ (continue) with their project. There have been too many interruptions.
Get on
400
They quickly became friends. I suppose having the same love of pop music helps them get on like ________
a house on fire.
500
The manager is going to ask her to resign tomorrow.
She is going to get asked to resign tomorrow.
500
I will always have my students do their homework.
( active and passive)
My students will always get their homework done.
Their homework will always get done.
500
I have just enough money to pay all my bills this month.
I make enough to ________
Get by
500
I keep dropping hints to my students that learning English is fun, but they never notice. They never ____________
get the message.