Phrasal Verbs with GET — 8 You’ll Use Every Day
🎯 B1
⏱️ 5 min
💬 From real life: My first week in Australia, a colleague said: “Just get on with it, mate.” I nodded. I had absolutely no idea what “get on with” meant. I spent the afternoon pretending to be busy. Phrasal verbs with GET — let’s fix that today.
8 Phrasal Verbs with GET You’ll Use Every Day
get up — leave bed
I get up at 6 every day.
I get up at 6 every day.
get on with — continue / have a good relationship
Just get on with your work!
Just get on with your work!
get over — recover from
She got over the flu quickly.
She got over the flu quickly.
get along with — have a good relationship
Do you get along with your boss?
Do you get along with your boss?
get back — return
What time did you get back?
What time did you get back?
get away — escape / go on holiday
We need to get away for a weekend.
We need to get away for a weekend.
get rid of — remove / throw away
I need to get rid of old clothes.
I need to get rid of old clothes.
get through — finish / survive something
How did you get through the exam?
How did you get through the exam?
🎯 Quick Practice — Fill the Gap
- It took me months to ___ ___ the break-up.
- I can’t ___ ___ with my neighbour — we argue constantly.
- She ___ ___ early to catch the flight.
- We must ___ ___ of this old furniture before we move.
Reveal Answers ▼
- get over
- get along
- got up
- get rid
✅ Takeaway: Phrasal verbs with GET are everywhere in spoken English. Learn them in context sentences, not lists. Use them in your own sentences today.
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