"To get" puede emplearse en diversas estructuras y tiene
varios significados.
"to get" + objeto directo = obtener, recibir, comprar
I got my passport last week. (obtener)
She got her driving license last week.
(obtener)
They got permission to live in Switzerland.
(obtener)
I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria.
(recibir)
He gets $1,000 a year from his father.
(recibir)
She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome.
(comprar)
We got a new television for the sitting room.
(comprar)
"to get" + expresión de lugar = alcanzar, llegar a un sitio
How are you getting home tonight?
We got to London around 6 p.m.
What time will we get there?
When did you get back from New York?
"to get" + adjetivo = denota un cambio de estado
I am getting old.
It's getting hotter.
By the time they reached the house they were
getting hungry.
I'm getting tired of all this nonsense.
My mother's getting old and needs looking
after.
It gets dark very early in the winter.
Don't touch the stove until is gets cool.
"to get" + preposición o adverbio = "phrasal verbs"
con diversos significados
|
"To get" + |
Significado |
Ejemplo |
|
to get at |
intentar
expresar |
I think I see
what you're getting at. I agree. |
|
to get away with |
evitar el
castigo por un delito o mala acción |
I can't believe
you got away with cheating on that test! |
|
to get by |
arreglárselas
(económicamente) |
Sam doesn't earn
much, but we get by. |
|
to get down |
deprimirse,
descender |
This rain is
really getting me down. |
|
to get off |
bajarse de un
medio de transporte (tren, bus, bicicleta, avión) |
We got
off the train just before the bomb exploded. |
|
to get on |
1. entrar o
sentarse en un medio de transporte (tren, bus, bicicleta, avión) |
1. He got
on his bicycle and rode down the street. |
|
to get on with |
seguir con,
ponerse a hacer |
I have so much
homework, I'd better get on with it. |
|
to get out of |
evitar hacer
algo, en especial una obligación o deber |
She got out
of the washing-up every day, even when it was her turn. |
|
to get over |
recuperarse (de
una enfermedad, una sorpresa) |
Have you gotten
over your cold yet? |
|
to get through |
usar o terminar
provisiones |
We've got
through all the sugar. Can you buy some more? |
|
to get up |
levantarse de la
cama |
He gets
up at 6.00 a.m. every morning. |
|
to get up to |
hacer
(normalmente, algo malo) |
The children are
very quiet. I wonder what they're getting up to. |
