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Phrasal with *be” and *get” LBE 1 [be in Ginter) be at home, be in this building 2_| be out (inte) ‘be away from home/ from this building 3_| be away (intr) ‘be away from home for at least a night 4 | be back (intr) have returned after an absence S| be for (tr) be in favour of | 6 | be against (tr) ‘be opposed to 7 [be in for (tr) be about to encounter smth unpleasant 8_| be over (intr) be finished 9 | be up (intr) be out of bed 10 | be up to (tr) be physically or intellectually strong enough to perform a certain action Ti [be up to some mischief/ trick [be busy with it 12 | His up to smb ‘tis smb’s duty or responsibility J IL GET 1_[ get about (intr) circulate; move oF travel in a general sense 2__| get away (intr) escape, be free to leave 3_| get away with (intr) perform some illegal action without being caught 4 | get back (tr) recover possession o 3_| get back (intr) reach home 6 [get off (intr) he acquitted and receive no punishment 7 | get on (intr), on with (r) | *make progress, “live, work amicably with smb | get out intr) ‘escape from, leave an enclosed place 9 [ get out of (tr) from oneself from an obligation or habit 10 | get over (tr) recover from illness, distress or mental or physical weakness Get it over deal with it and to be finished with it 11 | get round a person coats him into letting you do what you want 12 | get round a difficulty/ [find some solution to it/ evade it regulation 13 | get through (ror intr) finish a piece of work, finish successfully get through smth use smth up 14 | get through (to smb) _get into telephone communication 15 | get up (tr) ‘organise, arrange 16 | get up (intr) be up 17 | get round (intr) spread (ofnews) 18 | get by (intr) survive 19 | get along with smb ‘get on (well) with smb 20 | get smb down depress amb 21 | get behind (intr) fail to produce smth at the right time 22 | get together (intr) assemble 22 | get ahead (intr) succeed 23 | get in (intr) arrive at the stations (of trains) 24 | get at (tr) reach, find (of the truth), aim at (a person) 25 | get up to (tt) do smth bad Exercise on phrasal verbs *get" and *be” |. Fill in each blank using expression with GET 1. It is not time to throw these shoes away yet. | will ell you when you can them. 2, Max needs to talk to Alice right away. Do you know how 3. At frst he was upset about losing his girftiend, but already ne Is starting... it 4, Before we were able . the bus to downtown, we had to let the passengers on the bus = 5. Please and .. the car on the driver's side. The door on the passenger side is broken, 6. Phil is such a nice guy that itis easy him. 7, Sarah usually .... at about six o'clock in the moming, so WOK DY eight o'clock, and... home by around six o'clock in the evening, Il, Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs to finish the following sentences 4. + 1s Mary in? - No she is ‘and won't be tillten o'clock. 2. + What shall we do now? - | am keeping quiet and saying nothing 3. If you got your work instead of talking you'd be finished in half the time. 4. He promised to act as a chairman, so | am afraid he can't get... itnow. There is no one else to do it. 5, She wants to do all the work herself but I don't think she is .... it 6. He leaves his car at a parking meter for over two hours and always gets it (is never caught). When | do that, | am fined 7.1 don't think they will be yet. Its only five o'clock in the morning, 8, They didn't want the news of their engagement to get till it was officially announced. 9. The office closes early on Fridays and we get at five o'clock instead of six 10. If you don't give the children something to do, they will be some mischief. 111. The car stopped in front of the bank messenger and two men got 12, She is a friendly gir who gets everyone she meets. 13, As soon as the examinations are We are going away on holiday. 414, It took her a long time to get the death of her husband. 15. We usually get a play among ourselves at the end of the term. 16. | am going to Berlin on business and | shall be .......... for a week, 17. Tom hasn't been working; he won't get his examinations. 18. The police knew he had committed the crime but he got........... a8 there was not enough evidence against him 19, + Shall | marry him? - Well, itis you. I can't decide it for you 20. | tried to ring him up but | couldn't get : 1 think some of the lines are down after last night's storm, 24, She talks too much that itis dificult to get from her. 22, Why don't you have your operation at once and get it 2 23. He got his bieycle to pick up his pump. 24. Mary wants to study medicine but she is not very clever. | don't think she is tt 25. The train was delayed and only got.......... at midnight. 26. When the winter is . | am going to have the house painted, 27. Ifyou don't get (leave), | will send for the police. 28.1 am doing the washing up first and watching TV afterwards. 28, Get the bus at Victoria Station. 30. How are you getting ......... with your work? 31. I don't think she is... the level of the rest of the class. 32. [eft my umbrella in the bus but | got it. from the Lost Property Office. 33. | am not getting very fast because I can only type with two fingers. 34, The dog got ssseee @ String of sausages from the butcher's. 35. We got late because we missed the last bus. 36. Don't worry about my snake. He can't get... his box.

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