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Get / Become

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Tue, 02/14/2012 - 08:15 — Chris McCarthy

The word get has many different meanings in English, such as 'receive'. However, another very common meaning is also 'become'.

For example: “I’m getting cold” means the same as “I’m becoming cold”
The only real difference is that get is more informal and popular to use.

The structure is: GET + ADJECTIVE.

BUT BE CAREFUL:
For this meaning you can't use GET + NOUN.
This structure means 'receive' or 'buy'. For example: get some news means the same as receive some news and get a new car means the same as buy a new car.

Lesson by Sebastian E’Silva, EC Cape Town English School

Now choose the correct phrase to complete each sentence:

  • 1. I'm ___, let's go to a restaurant.




  • 2. I will study at university for a few years and ___.



  • 3. Wear your jacket or you'll ___.




  • 4. When you work a lot, you ___ easily.




  • 5. It's so hot today, I'm really ___.




  • 6. Yesterday I ___, so we can play games together.




  • 7. I think I'll go to the shop and ___.




  • 8. When Barcelona plays a big match I ___.




  • 9. I worked hard for many years to ___.




  • 10. When I was a child I ___ for my birthday.








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Comments

Tue, 02/14/2012 - 09:01 — Manish2811

Get or become

All correct!

Thanks for the exercise Smile

Tue, 02/14/2012 - 10:26 — Chris McCarthy

Glad you like it!

You're welcome (and well done)!

Chris

Tue, 02/14/2012 - 16:33 — jansofia

thanks!

..did it too! no mistakes! thanks for the exercises per lesson it helps a lot!

Tue, 02/14/2012 - 18:36 — Yura

Two Mistakes

I didn't know this rule Sad
Thank you for the Lesson!Smile

Wed, 02/15/2012 - 04:16 — ty898812

Thanks

Great lesson.

Wed, 02/15/2012 - 04:52 — bradley

Got them all correct!

Got them all correct!Smile

Wed, 02/15/2012 - 08:27 — hweijoy

one is wrong,but I don't

one is wrong,but I don't know the correct answer.

Wed, 02/15/2012 - 09:05 — paniz

Gratefulness

Thanks a lot, dear teacher

I get them all right.SETE
Would you please elaborate my sentence?

GET + pro.+ N. What's the syn for "get" here? I use this structure unconsciously.

Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:50 — Chris McCarthy

it means...

The meaning in this context is "achieved".

Good question!

Chris

Fri, 02/17/2012 - 17:34 — dinacct

Bingo

I got all right.

Sat, 02/18/2012 - 15:49 — cloydszcky90job

perfect

i got a perfect score..^_^

Sat, 02/18/2012 - 22:05 — augustobessone

So Clear!

That's a clear and very easy rule for meanings and uses of GET. From now I'm going to use it more and more on my English messages and talkings.

Sun, 02/19/2012 - 01:57 — raman13

thanx alot nw i m getting

thanx alot nw i m getting all this...really gud exercise...

Tue, 03/06/2012 - 08:57 — Elizabeth . .

:)

It's so easy
I've one mistake ;p , but i will done ^^
Thank u <3

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" Worship the Creator Not his Creation "

Smile

Tue, 07/31/2012 - 12:35 — Namen

Meaning of get

i get repaired the bike yesterday.In sentense what will be meaning of get

Tue, 07/31/2012 - 13:07 — Chris McCarthy

Got/Had

Because it was yesterday, we should use got: "I got my bike repaired yesterday."

In this context, got means had. i.e. someone repaired your bike for you, you did not do it yourself.  the same as "I got/had my hair cut yesterday." - someone cut  my hair for me.

Hope that helps.

Chris

Thu, 08/02/2012 - 03:50 — Namen

Get

Dear Chris ,

may we use had in place of got,i had my hair cut yesterday,is it right

Thu, 08/02/2012 - 07:40 — Chris McCarthy

Had a haircut

Yes, that's correct. Good point.

Thu, 08/02/2012 - 13:02 — Namen

thanks dear

thanks dear