English vocabulary practice | Top 10 phrasal verbs with Get

Hello and welcome everyone, this is Minoo at Anglo-Link.

Today, we're going to practice 10 common phrasal verbs with 'get'.

As I say at the start of every phrasal verb's lesson,

you need to learn phrasal verbs gradually and mainly to improve your listening comprehension of native speakers.

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So, now let's get on with the lesson.

I'm going to give you 10 sentences with phrasal verbs with the verb 'get'.

The preposition will be missing. So, I'd like you to supply the missing preposition.

If you're new to the idea of phrasal verbs, please watch my complete lesson on this topic here first,

and then come back and do these exercises.

Right! When you're ready, let's begin with  No.1

He ran and got ........ the bus before me.

What is the missing preposition?

He ran and got on the bus before me.

To get on the bus or train or plane or tram is to enter. We use 'get on' for public transport.

No.2 Let's look at the opposite.

He got .......... the bus as soon as it stopped.

He got off the bus as soon as it stopped.

So again, for public transport, you use 'get off'. 'get on' and 'get off'.

Okay! Let's try this one. No.3

We all managed to get ............ the same taxi.

What's the preposition here?

This time, the correct answer is 'into'.

We all managed to get into the same taxi.

So, 'taxi' is not considered public transport.

You get into a taxi. You get into a physical space (a car / a building).

You can also get into abstract things. You can get into a fight or a discussion. Or, you can get into a habit.

So, what's the opposite of 'get into'.

Look at the next sentence. No.4

We got ........... the taxi outside my house.

The answer is: We got out of the taxi outside my house.

To 'get out of' is to leave. Again, for a physical space or even an abstract situation.

You can get out of the car, get out of the building, get out of a habit.

Right! Let's look at No.5

Do you have a good relationship with your cousin?

Yes, we get ........... pretty well with each other.

What's the preposition here?

The preposition again is 'on'. We get on pretty well with each other.

To 'get on well with someone' or to 'get along with someone'  is to have a good relationship with them.

Right! No.6

Has she recovered from her operation?

Yes, she's already got ........... it.

She's already got over it.

To 'get over' is to recover.

You can get over an illness, an operation. You can even get over emotional things like get over a shock, a disappointment, etc.

No.7

What time did you arrive at the airport?

We got .......... the airport at 8.30.

We got to the airport at 8.30.

So, it's 'to arrive at' but 'to get to' for reaching your destination.

No.8

Are you getting annoyed by his remarks?

Yes, his remarks are beginning to get ......... me.

Yes, his remarks are beginning to get to me.

To 'get to someone' is to annoy someone.

No.9

How long does it take you to finish a carton of milk?

We usually get ........... a carton in two days.

We usually get through a carton in two days.

To 'get through something' is to finish it.

And finally, No.10

Did you succeed in contacting your supplier?

No, their number was continually engaged. I couldn't get ............. to them.

The answer here, again, is 'through'. I couldn't get through to them.

To 'get through to someone' is to connect with them over the phone.

Right, that's the end of this lesson on 'get' phrasal verbs.

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