Get as a Phrasal Verb - Learn Fluent American English

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Hey, how's it going?
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Welcome to Go Natural English.
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I have a great question from an audience member, Mobarek.
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Mobarek asked, "How can I use "get" as a phrasal verb?"
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Oh my gosh, this is an amazing question because it's so essential to speaking natural English.
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So, Mobarek, I'm not sure if my answer is going to make you happy because this is a
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quick English tip and the reality of the situation is that "get" as a phrasal verb comes in dozens
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of varieties.
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What I mean is, it would take me a long time to explain how to use "get" as a phrasal verb
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in a thorough way.
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That's what I do in the Go Natural English premium course which you can find out about
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at gonaturalenglish.com.
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What I'm going to suggest in this quick English tip is that if you're going to study any verbs
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at all, you should throw away your list of formal academic verbs unless you're studying
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for an academic test.
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But if you want conversational English, you should focus on how to use "get" as a phrasal
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verb because in conversation American English speakers, or native English speakers replace
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almost every formal verb with a phrasal verb, and many of those phrasal verbs use "get."
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So, knowing those combinations of "get" plus a preposition in order to have meaning as
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a phrasal verb are so essential to understanding native English speakers.
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So, my tip is to focus on "get" as a phrasal verb and understand that there are many different
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ways to form a phrasal verb with "get."
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Start with perhaps a collection of a dozen phrasal verbs with "get" --- "get started,
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get going, get up, get out, get on, get along, and so on, and see how we use them, practice
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them, get feedback and see if you have questions along the way.
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Again, if you want to learn more, and you'd like to learn in a natural way, come back
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to gonaturalenglish.com where you can find out about the premium course.
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Alright I hope this was at least a little bit helpful and that it motivates you to focus
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on those phrasal verbs that are so essential.
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I promise you, you won't regret learning phrasal verbs.
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You'll really be able to understand native English speakers and improve your conversational
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skills if you understand phrasal verbs.
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Thanks so much for watching and I'll see you again real soon.
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Bye for now.
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