How to use GET in English: MASTERCLASS!

get has so many meanings I honestly think it's one of the most confusing words in the English language get can mean to understand do you get it it can mean obtain I got a new job it can mean to receive did you get my message it can mean to buy where did you get your bag it can mean to take shall we get a taxi there are so many meanings which is why I have created the the get master class this is the only video about get you will ever need by the end of this long but essential Master Class you will have a full understanding of how to use the word get to make this even easier for you to process I have created an ebook everything you need to know about get and I have decided to give it to you for free so you can download it now all you have to do is click on the link in the description box enter your name and your email address you sign up to my mailing list and the ebook will arrive directly in your inbox after that you will automatically receive my free weekly PDFs along with my news course updates and offers it's a free service and you can unsubscribe at any time the ebook also contains some extra phrasal verbs with get and idioms with get and of course a quiz to test what you've learned to put what you've learned into practice you'll also receive a secret link to an interactive exercise covering the materials from this video okay this is going to be a long video so I'm going to tell you exactly what you're going to learn so you know what to expect first I'm going to go through the forms of get then we'll look at get when followed by an adjective or a noun phrase in this section we'll look at the many different uses of get some of the ones I mentioned at the beginning after that we'll look at get plus I verb get plus to infinitive and have got we'll also discuss how we use get in the passive voice and in causitive structures we'll end the video with five phrasal verbs expressions and idioms with get okay let's start with the verb forms of get I swear by the end of this video get will not sound like a real word we have said it so many times get is an irregular verb the past simple is got and the past participle is got or gotten in British English we typically use got as the past participle while gotten is more common in North American English gotten is also used in some Regional varieties of British English in this video I'm going to use got as the past participle but you can use either now let's look at our first usage of get we use get followed by an ad objective to talk about things changing and to say we reach a particular state or condition in this case it can be useful to think of get as become I'm getting tired I'm becoming tired it's getting dark it's becoming dark eat up your dinner's getting cold or it was cold this morning but it's getting warmer now we can use comparative adjectives like warmer or we got married last year married is an objective or I got used to waking up early when my children were little to get used to is a phrase meaning to become familiar we can also use get plus object plus adjective to say that we make someone or something change in some way for example can you get the dog ready to go for a walk please now let's talk about some more uses of get when it's followed by a noun or a noun phrase and we're going to do a little quiz I'm going to read you four sentences which have get in them and I will show you four verbs that have the same meaning as get in each sentence can you match the uses of get to the verbs okay so we have I got a new dress for my birthday we got a bus to the airport we got to roome at 5:00 p.m. and will is going to get a new coat in the sail the verbs I want you to match to each sentence are buy receive take and arrive don't worry about the prepositions in the sentences just think about the meanings of get I'll give you 5 seconds but pause the video if you need to okay time's up let's go through the answers number one I got a new dress for my birthday I received a new dress for my birthday get can mean receive here are a couple more examples I hope Julie gets a good Mark on her Physics Exam or the orchestra got a huge round of applause number two we got a bus to the airport we took a bus to the airport get can mean take a form of Transport you can get a taxi or get a train number three we got to Rome at 5:00 p.m. we arrived in Rome at 5:00 p.m. get can mean arrive get is often followed by the preposition to but arrive is usually followed by in or at remember that get home is a common exception because we don't use a preposition some more examples I got to the restaurant 10 minutes early I arrived at the restaurant 10 minutes early and number four only one option left left buy will is going to get a new coat in the sale will is going to buy a new coat in the sale get can mean buy it can also mean obtain meaning to receive something by making an effort for example we often say you get a job which has the same meaning so to recap get means receive take as in a form of Transport arrive and buy or obtain let's take a look at four more sentences with four more verbs that could be used to replace get number one I'm getting a headache number two can you get me my phone please number three it got to 6:00 and they still weren't there and number four I didn't get the joke here are the verbs we have develop reach bring and understand again don't worry about the prepositions I'll give you 5 seconds but pause the video if you need to okay here are the answers number one develop I'm getting a headache I'm developing a headache we often use get to talk about having an illness or an illness starting for example I got the flu last winter and I was in bed for 2 weeks number two is bring can you get get me my phone please can you bring me my phone please we can use get to mean bring often we use two objects after get with this meaning here me is the first object the indirect object and my phone is the second object the direct object another example I got you some books from the library or I brought you some books from the library the two objects are you and some books number three we have reach it got to 6:00 and they still weren't there it reached 6:00 and they still weren't there get to can mean reach as in reach a time or reach a stage notice that in the example sentence it was got to but just reach on its own without a preposition another example I can't believe I got to 50 without ever breaking a bone and number four understand I didn't get the joke I didn't understand the joke we can use get to mean to understand understand we often use it with jokes or to understand information or a lesson another example I didn't get the point of the film I didn't understand the point of the film to recap again get can mean develop or have an illness bring or give and reach a time or stage and understand now let's look at what happens when get is followed by an ing verb or a two infinitive get plus ing verb often means St start or happen with an object it means make something start or make something happen for example sorry I'm late I got talking to Jessica I started talking to Jessica or I can't get the car going I think the batter's flat meaning I can't make the car start the car is the object we use get plus to infinitive to talk about managing to do something being allowed to do something or having the opportunity to do something for example I didn't get to see him or we got to ride the roller coaster twice these examples could have any of the meanings I mentioned previously you might have to ask the person speaking to clarify now I want to talk about got as part of the structure have or has got have got means the same as have when we talk about things like possessions illnesses and relationships we often use contractions I've got she's got instead of the full form for example have you got a pen or Camila's got a headache I've got one sister and two brothers I haven't got any brothers or sisters have got is considered less formal than have in these sentences and you're more likely to hear it in spoken English have got is also more common in British English than in American English in this context in more formal language or in American English people tend to use have more often for example do you have a pen Camila has a headache I don't have any brothers or sisters we also use have or has got when we talk about obligation in this case it's followed by a two infinitive we replace have or has to with has or have got to for example have you got to finish all that work today or I've got to go sorry you'll often hear have got got to contracted to gotta or got sometimes with the flap t a got to go again have got to is less formal than have to or have to and got or got is really informal we use get in several ways in the passive voice and in causative structures get can replace B in passive sentences with the structure get Plus past participle using get is more informal for example Cathy got promoted yesterday get can replace have in causitive structures and again get is less formal than have we use the causative when we talk about causing people to do things or causing something to happen in active sentences the structure is get plus person plus to infinitive for example I'll get my grandpa to make us some sandwiches before our hike tomorrow this means I'll persuade my grandpa to do this in passive causative sentences the structure is get plus object Plus past participle for example Pete got his teeth whitened meaning someone whitened Pete's teeth get can also replace have in sentences with the get plus object Plus past participle structure with a different meaning we use it to say that something happened to us and it's often something negative for example we got our van broken into last night we didn't arrange for someone to break into our van it just happened I have a video about causative structures that I'll link below I'm going to teach you five phrasal verbs with get five really important collocations with get and five amazing idioms with get we're starting with phrasal verbs be aware that most of these phrasal verbs also have multiple meanings I'm introducing one of the most common meanings and uses here but there's more information in my get ebook the link for that is in the description box number one get away to get away means to go on holiday this is a nice positive phrasal verb to start with an example we want to get away for a few days in August number two to get over something or somebody to get over means to feel better after an illness or a bad experience like a breakup for example it took me a week to get over my cold or you really need to get over her you need to forget about her and feel better number three to get back to get back this means to return to a place we often use it when we're talking about returning home for example I got back late last night number four to get on to get on this means to have a good relationship my parents and I have always got on we often use well to get on well I really get on well with my teacher get is often followed by get on with someone do you get on with your workmates get along or get along with is a synonym for get on and I have a bonus idiom for you even though we haven't started the idioms yet to get on like a house on fire to get on like a house on fire means to like someone very much and to become friends quickly it sounds like it's going to be a negative one because who wants a house on fire but it means it progresses quickly it does very well I met her at school and we got on like a house on fire we got on so well and number five my final phrasal verb to get together to get together means to meet someone often to talk about something for example Carrie and I will get together next week to discuss the party get together can also be followed by with someone to get together with someone I got together together with my colleagues to plan the upcoming event finally get together is also a noun a get together is an informal meeting or party often for a particular purpose for example we're having a get together on Saturday to say goodbye to Abdula okay next should we do collocations or idioms I choose collocations we're going to look at five common collocations with get there are of course many many more this is just a taster but I have put more in the ebook number one to get to know if you get to know somebody or something you slowly start to learn more about them and you become more familiar with them for example I really want to get to know my colleagues better number two get in trouble get in trouble if you get in trouble you face problems because you've done something wrong or you've done something against the rules example I need to get home in time or I'll get in trouble with my parents number three get the impression get the impression we use this to say we form an opinion or get a feeling about someone or something for example we got the impression that Jules was bored we thought she was bored even though she didn't say it number four we spoke about this one before but get the joke is a really common collocation to get the joke means understand the joke everyone laughed but I didn't get the joke as I mentioned you'll often hear people saying I don't get it meaning I don't understand the joke or I don't understand what's happening and number five get some sleep get some sleep we say get some sleep to suggest it's a good idea to go to bed and rest I need to get some sleep before my exam tomorrow okay we're in the final part of this get master class idioms and to make this really stick in your head I'm going to do another quiz I'm going to show you some sentences containing the idioms with one word missing and I want you to choose a word from the list I give you to complete them you will need your pause button for this one because we're running out of time but here are the sentences the words to fill in are rid feel nerves act and weigh I'm going to give you 5 seconds so please pause because you're probably going to need more time okay here are the answers we have that loud noise is really getting on my nerves two I need to get rid of my old school books three you're going to have to get your act together if you want to pass the exam four I'm starting to get a feel for this place and five You Can't Always Get Your Own Way how do what did you do out of five and do you know what these idioms mean if not I'm going to explain them now number one to get on somebody's nerves if someone or something gets on your nerves it or they annoy you for example the students constant chatter is getting on my nerves it's annoying me two to get rid of something to get rid of something means to throw something away or remove something or someone for example I need to get get rid of some of the old clothes in my wardrobe three to get your own way if you get your own way you get or do what you want despite other people trying to stop you you can replace your with other possessive adjectives like my and her my daughter wanted to wear her pajamas to the supermarket today and of course she got her own way she is wearing the pajamas four get your act together this phrase means to become organized or behave more responsibly it implies that someone's situation now is disorganized and not satisfactory you can say this to someone although it's quite strong or you can say it about yourself or someone again you can replace your with other possessive adjectives Rich finally got his act together and now he's got a job and he's saving for a flat and number five our final idiom is to get a feel for something to get a feel for something means to begin to understand something after a few lessons Johan started getting a feel for playing the guitar or I'm getting a feel for how to use the word get right that is it for your master class on the word get there is loads more to cover and there are loads of exercises to complete so make sure 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Published: Wed Mar 27 2024