Get is a very versatile word. Not only does it have
various meanings by itself, but get can be combined with prepositions
to form phrasal verbs. These phrasal verbs are very useful for
talking about daily life, as you can see in the story below.
From Monday to Friday, I have to get
up[1]
at seven o’clock in the morning for work. This means that I get out[2]
of bed and walk into the bathroom where I have a quick shower. After having tea
and toast for breakfast, I get on[3]
the number thirteen bus at the end of my road and get off ten minutes later at
the local train station. There I get on3
a train that goes to the city centre. Twenty minutes later I get off[4]
the train at Manchester Piccadilly.
I have a very tiring day at the office, but with the
help of six cups of coffee every day I manage(5) to get through[5]
the week. I get along[6]
well with my colleagues, with whom I enjoy several pints of beer at the local
Irish pub. In the early hours of Saturday morning, I get back[7]
home at four in the morning. On these occasions, I get into (3) a taxi that takes me back home, as
there are no buses or trains at that time. I feel exhausted when I get out[8]
of the taxi to pay the taxi driver.
Get phrasal verbs
|
Spanish translation
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Definition
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Get up
|
Levantarse
|
Arise from a bed, chair, etc.
|
Get on
|
Subir
|
Enter a bus, train, etc.
|
Get off
|
Bajar
|
Leave a bus, train, etc.
|
Get through
|
Terminar
|
Finish something
|
Get along
|
Llevarse bien
|
Have a good relationship
|
Get back
|
Volver
|
To return from somewhere
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Get into
|
Entrar
|
Enter a taxi or car
|
Get out of
|
Salir
|
Leave a taxi or car
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