2. What are Phrasal Verbs?
• A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb and
preposition, a verb and an adverb, or a verb with both
an adverb and a preposition.
• A phrasal verb has a meaning which is different from the
original verb.
• Phrasal verbs are usually used informally in everyday
speech as opposed to the more formal verbs.
3. To get =
She got this information from the internet.
To obtain,
To take, to
acquire, to
understand
4. get + going =
We need to get going because we have to study.
To leave
5. get + away with
That boy thinks he’s going to get away of not
cleaning up his room!
To escape from
consequences
or punishment
6. Get along with
I get along well with most of
my classmates.
To be friendly to
each other
7. Get + away
1. to escape from
someone who
is chasing you
2. go on holiday
• People come to the national park to get away
from city noise and traffic.
• The officer went after him, but he got away.
8. get + through =
I called her cell phone, bul I couldn’t get through.
To
communicate
by phone.
9. get + even =
Mary hasn’t forgiven his coworker yet. She’s anxious
to get even.
To obtain
revenge
10. Get + over
It can take weeks to get over an illness like that
To feel good again
after ilness
11. get + together =
Unfortunately, he couldn’t get together with the friends
because needed to work.
To gather
or meet
with
12. Get + across
What idea are you trying to get across to him?
To make people
understand smth
13. To get + by =
• I always get by with a little help from my friends.
• He earns just enough to get by.
To survive
a difficult
situation
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get + on with
to continue doing smth
that you were doing
before. (Br.E. get along
with)
Don’t mind me here, just get on with
your work!!
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Get + down to
start doing
something seriously
After this health crisis I’m going to get down to
some seriously jobhunting.
17. Get + down
Doing the same thing every day can get you down
To make smb feel
sad or lose hope
18. Get + over with
I wanted to get over with the interview as quickly
as possible.
Do and finish smth
difficult or
unpleasant
19. 1) Choose the correct particle
• I’m afraid of injection so let’s get …… …… it as
soon as possible.
• How do you and John get ……?
• I haven’t found a job yet and it is really getting
me …….
• I sometimes have problems getting my
meaning …… in English.
• I had such a bad cold but I get …….
20. 2) Paraphrase the sentence
• Do you have good relationship with your parents?
• The sooner we start writing the report, the sooner we finish it.
• The rainy weather makes me sad
• Alice hasn’t been recovered from the fact that she failed her
exams
21. Ex 1 Answers
1-get over with
2 get on with
3-get down
4-get across
5-get over
Ex 2 Answers
1-get on with
2-get over with
3-get down
4-get over
