Phrasal Verbs with GET
I GET _____ at 7 AM every day.
I GET UP at 7 AM every day.
GET UP = STAND UP
Create a phrase with GET that means you will arrange for someone (like a mechanic) to repair your car.
I'll get my car repaired (by a mechanic).
Rephrase with GET:
Women should always receive the same pay as men.
Women should always get paid the same as men.
Within a few days, everything will be fine. She'll GET _______ it very quickly. She's very resilient.
Within a few days, everything will be fine. She'll GET OVER it very quickly. She's very resilient.
GET OVER = RECOVER
Create a phrase that indicates that "they" hired someone to fix their damaged roof after the storm.
They got their roof repaired after the storm.
Rephrase with GET:
Some business owners have enriched themselves at the expense of their workforce.
Some business owners have got rich at the expense of their workforce.
My new job doesn't pay enough for us to GET ______, so my wife is looking for a part time job
My new job doesn't pay enough for us to GET BY, so my wife is looking for a part time job.
GET BY = SURVIVE (with the bare minimum)
Rephrase with GET.
Someone stole my bike yesterday.
I got my bike stolen yesterday.
Rephrase with GET:
Buying food from farmers' markets is eco-friendly, but much more expensive.
Getting food from farmers' markets is eco-friendly but much more expensive.
It's time to GET ____ _____ this bad habit.
It's time to GET RID OF this bad habit.
GET RID OF = TO ELIMINATE
With this "causative have", is the emphasis on:
a. the completion of the action?
b. the person who performs it?
Rephrase with GET:
You'll never make him understand.
You'll never get him to understand.
The company changed its name to GET _______ the law and avoid any other problems.
The company changed its name to GET AROUND/ROUND the law and avoid any other problems.
GET AROUND/ROUND = FIND A WAY TO SOLVE A PROBLEM
I wanted to repair the TV myself but apparently he ______________ before I got home.
I wanted to repair the TV myself but apparently he HAD GOT IT REPAIRED before I got home.
Rephrase with GET:
He's becoming more accustomed to the weather here.
He's getting used to the weather here.