Schedule English: More Get Verbs (Part Two)
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Last week, we started talking about the things you can say with the verb ‘get.’ A lot of English learners are surprised at how many different uses the word has. My guess is that it’s the second most useful verb after ‘do.’
Today, we’re not going to be able to cover the rest of the uses of get. But we are going to be able to talk about two more meanings.
Before You Listen to the Recording
If you have a meeting with a customer who lives an hour away, can you schedule a meeting in your office for nine in the morning? I don’t know about you, but I can’t. If you have five emails to write on your to-do list, how long will you need before you start working on item number five?
They might seem like crazy questions, but if they sound like something you might need to talk about, then it’s time for you to learn to use ‘get’ with ‘to.’ (Yes, I could have called this ‘part to’ of the get verbs.)
Start the recording now.
After You’ve Listened to the Recording
Okay. Look back at the questions in the first paragraph under ‘Before You Listen. . .’ How would you ask those questions using ‘get to?’ How do you get to work? How often do you get to practicing your English each week? How did you get to school when you went?
How many questions—and answers—can you think of for your life using these two meanings of ‘get to?’
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