Phrasal verbs

by reza-r 17. April 2009 17:48

·         Get along:         work or play with others without difficulty

                                I get along well with Tom.

                                Our children don’t get along at all.

·         Get back:           return

                                We got back from our vacation yesterday.

·         Get across:       make understood,cause someone to understand

                                He didn’t get the point across.

                                The teacher tried hard to get the idea across.

·         Get around:     1.escape or evade a rule, problem, or obstacle.

                                Good citizens don’t try get around the law.

                                We easily got around that problem .

                                          2.move about, as after an illness

                                My grandmother still gets around, although she is old.

                                Mrs. Walker had pneumonia, but she gets around nicely now.

·         Get away:         1.escape

The thief got away.

                  2.leave

Let’s try to get away by 7 A.M.

·         Get on:                               board  or enter a vehicle, usually a large one

He gets on the bus  at Maple Street

·         Get in:                                enter a car or small vehicle

Let’s get in the car.

·         Get off:                              1.leave a vehicle

Tom got off the train at Maple Avenue.

                                  2.begin a journey

They got off yesterday

·         Get over:           recover, as from an illness,return to normal

After he got over his cold, he felt fine.

·         Get through:    finish

I got through with my work on time.

·         Get up:                               1.rise from a chair or bed

I get up at seven every morning.                                                                                             

                                  2.prepare or organize

They got it up as a surprise for the teacher.

                               

                                               

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