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topic: PHRASAL VERBS (“to get ”)
For each sentence, choose which phrasalverb fits best.
1. The river's current is very strong. It will be hard to ________.
a) get across b) get ... to
________ with her life.
a) get along b) get in c) get on
4. My girlfriend's mother and I don't ________ at all.
a) get along b) get on c) get in
5. It's OK. Don't ... worry. You'll ________ this.
a) get along b) get on c) get through
6. The museum? You should ________ at the third stop.
a) get through b) get off c) get on
7. As soon as he ________...
... ON: phrasal verbs with get, 1
335
get back 335
get behind 336
get down 337
get in 337
get out 338
get over 339
get up 340
43. FOCUS ON: modals and present perfect
phrasal verbs
... Used in this Textbook
verb Verb refers to the verb part of a phrasal verb. In other words, the phrasalverb minus the
particle. In the phrasalverb pull over, pull is the verb and over is the ... found it.
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5. FOCUS ON: pronunciation of two-word
phrasal verbs
Nonseparable phrasal verbs
Intransitive nonseparable phrasal verbs (verbs that do not allow an object)
are usually accented...
... FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with get, 1 337
get back 337
get behind 338
get down 339
get in 339
get out 340
get over 341
get up 342
43. FOCUS ON: modals and present perfect phrasal verbs 346
blow ... I found it.
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5. FOCUS ON: pronunciation of two-word
phrasal verbs
Nonseparable phrasal verbs
Intransitive nonseparable phrasal verbs (verbs that do not allow an object)
are usually accented ... participle adjectives and passive phrasal verbs with the verbget 355
beat up 356
mix up 357
piss off 358
rip off 358
45. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the verb turn 363
turn down 363
turn...
... __________ travel.
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get married to so John got married to Mary.
get rid of He got rid of his old clothes.
get through with I'm never going to get through with this work.
get tired of He got ... going to get through with this work.
get tired of He got tired of the complaining.
get used to He needs to get used to the new working conditions.
give st to so He gave the book to me.
glare ... __________ the good old days.
312. He yearns __________ more adventure __________ his life.
Answer
phrasal verbs Examples
account for He accounted for such problems.
accuse so of st He accused her of...
... the sight in wonder.
get back from (a place) He got back from work at 6 o'clock.
get married to so John got married to Mary.
get rid of He got rid of his old clothes.
get through with I'm ... bravery.
be responsible for She is responsible for the new policies.
get tired of He got tired of the complaining.
get used to He needs to get used to the new working conditions.
give st to so He gave ... married to Mary.
get rid of He got rid of his old clothes.
get through with I'm never going to get through with this work.
stop so from (doing something) The environmental group stopped them...
... computer. You can get by
with the typewriter.
get down to + get serious about a topic
Enough small talk. Let's get down to
business.
get in + enter ( a car, a small boat)
Get in the front ... you get this spider off my shirt?
get off + leave (a bus, plane, train, boat) We need to get off the bus at the next stop.
get off leave It's dangerous to sit on the roof. Get off!
get off
idiomatic ... house up.
get * across + cause to be understood
It's difficult to get humor across in another
language.
get ahead make progress I can't get ahead even though I work two jobs.
get ahead...
... Used in this Textbook
verb Verb refers to the verb part of a phrasal verb. In other words, the phrasalverb minus the
particle. In the phrasalverb pull over, pull is the verb and over is the ... 202
26. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs and the adverb back 205
get together 205
go over 206
go up 207
let in on 207
open up 208
put together 208
shut off 208
start up 209
27. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the ... true — most phrasal verbs are acceptable at all levels of spoken or written
English. In fact, for many of the phrasal verbs in this textbook, there is no alternative to the
phrasal verb — there...
... began
19. As soon as he____ a certificate in English, he will apply for a job.
a. would get b. got c. gets d. will get
20. He was told that he____ knocked out in the first round.
a. had been b. was ... c. had rained d. has rained
6. Michael, is it true that you________ married next week?
a. get b. are getting c. got d. have got
7. Mr. Black did teach that lesson along tome ago, but now he never ... Did they have c. Were they having d. have they had
2. They ________ serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant.
a. will stop b. stopped c. are stopping d. will have stopped
3. Mark was...
... three-word phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs are not always composed of two words. Three-word phrasal verbs are
composed of a verb and two particles: the first particle is normally an adverb, and
the ... before I found it.
5. FOCUS ON: pronunciation of two-word phrasal verbs
Nonseparable phrasal verbs
Intransitive nonseparable phrasal verbs (verbs that do not allow an object) are usually
accented ... in 237
let in 237
plug in 238
sneak in 238
sneak out 238
get back 241
get behind 242
get down 242
get in 243
get out 243
get over 244
get up 245
blow out 248
give out 249
gross out 249
run up...