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Now, I know, English is hard,
it is a hard language to learn,
there are so many questions, like :
Why aren't phrasal verbs just called "Phrerbs"?
#phrerbs
You don't know what a hashtag is, wait sixty years, you'll know!
Well, ladies and gentlemen, get excited,
because today's lesson is: Phrasal verbs!
Using the verb "Get"!
What?! It's good, it's different... you need to learn this stuff!
It's fine, it's not difficult, I promise!
We'll start easy, maybe you know this one :
but maybe you don't know the little details of it.
For example :
Get on/Get along with someone :
Yon don't need the "with", but, if you use "with", you must have an object.
The other person.
You probably know this, you know it has a good relationship with someone.
A romantic relationship?
No!
It justs means that when you're together, you don't hate each other.
For example :
if you're together and you hate each other,
you would say :
"we don't get on"
or "we don't get along"
How would I use it with this?
What would the object be?
I don't like him,
he doesn't like me,
we don't like each other.
So, we'd say "we don't get on / we don't get along...
... with each other."
"with each other", it's not necessary,
but, if you use "with", you must have the object and in this case, it's "with each other".
Or we could say "he doesn't get on with him",
It's fine!
So, that's when they don't have a good relationship, right?
But,
these guys,
they're not best friends,
but they have a good relationship,
when they see each other : - "Hey it's you!" - "It's me!"
In this case, they "get on", they "get along".
But that just means they don't hate each other,
What if I wanted to say "when we're together, when I see him, when I see her,
we laugh, we joke, we play XBox..
we're very happy!"
In this case, we could say :
You can emphasise it and say :
"We really get on"
or "we really get on well"
the same for "along",
"We really get along", "we really get along well".
That's fine! Or
"we get along well"
you wanna say "we're good together, nothing special",
"We get on, that's fine!"
you wanna say "we're bestest friends"?
"Wow, we really get on!"
But, if you wanna say "hmm, I don't like this person"
"Me and him... hmmm, we don't get on."
Another phrasal verb with "get"!
Number 2 :
I can't draw buses, sorry!
This is the one that everyone is confused with.
When do I use "get in / out",
"get on / off"?
For a bus you would say "get on" or "get off".
To "get on the bus", that means to enter the bus.
And to exit, "get off".
Another way to use "get on" is this one :
You know when you're studying or you're at the office,
or somewhere,
and someone comes behind you,
and they're all like :
"Hey, how's it goin'?"
I just want to continue with my work, don't bother me, I want to continue!
That is how you use "get on",
it can mean "continue with something", "continue with work".
So, he would say :
"Sorry, face!"
So, just remember that in this case,
"get on" means "continue".
But "continue with work".
Again, notice that we've got "with",
that's an option.
So, just to clarify :
two options :
"I need to get on"
or "I need to get on with my work".
For the next one, we'll do...
Now, there are two main meanings :
the first one means "to connect with someone",
when you're trying to call someone,
but, maybe they're listening to music and
they don't hear their phone,
so it goes to voicemail or maybe
their phone is busy, they're calling someone else...
So he can't connect with her on the phone,
so he's thinking :
"hmmm, I can't get through..."
That's one meaning of "get through",
the other meaning
it's when you have a difficult situation,
that you're trying to finish.
For example, a difficult exam :
maybe his friend comes to visit him because he's studying so hard and she's a good friend :
and she wants to ask this :
"How's Uni?" (how's University?)
and he's really having a difficult time,
so much to study!
"Oh my God, it's too much, it's too difficult!"
"I want to cry, it's so hard"
so much studying!
But, remember, she's a good friend,
she wants to reassure him :
so she wants to say :
"it's a difficult time, but you'll finish!"
She could say this :
She's gonna say : "don't worry, you will (you'll) get through it!"
"No problem!"
"You"ll get through it, you'll finish the difficult thing!"
So, there you have one meaning is "finish something difficult",
the other meaning is, if you remember from before
"connect on the phone".
How are you doing? Are you confused?
I know it's annoying and English is stupid,
but don't worry, together, we're gonna get through phrasal verbs with get.
Next one :
To start a conversation, you could say "which TV shows do you like?".
A good answer would be this :
"OMG! I got into Game of Thrones last week!"
What does she mean by "get into Game of Thrones"?
Well, it means to become interested in something,
but more than a little bit,
for example, she could say :
"hmm, I watched Game of Thrones, it's ok, I watched two episodes, it's ok!"
But, if she gets into Game of Thrones,
now she's a fan.
Now, one very important thing you need to know about "get"
it can mean "become".
So, that means the start of being interested in something,
"I started to be really interested in Game of Thrones last week".
"I get into Game of Thrones now"?
No, that doesn't mean "I am interested",
with "get", it means "start",
so it's only correct to say "I got into Game of Thrones"
now, "I am interested",
you would say :
"I am into Game of Thrones",
without "last week".
"I am into", that's right now,
you could use this in the past if you're not interested in something anymore...
"I was into Game of Thrones but then ... died so now, I am not into it anymore."
So, going back to this question "which TV shows do you like?"
a more common question to ask someone :
"Which TV shows...
... are you into?"
So, if you meet someone, a good first question is :
"Which TV shows are you into?"
Another one, this time with "over" : "'get over".
If a boyfriend and a girlfriend break up,
and he says "this relationship is finished",
how is she gonna feel?
Very sad, right?
She has a good friend,
and she wants to reassure her, she wants to say :
"He's an idiot, don't worry!"
"Soon, the bad feelings... will finish."
When you want to say "finish with bad feelings", you can say "get over".
"Don't worry, you'll get over him!"
"Those bad feelings, you won't care soon, it won't be important to you, you'll get over him."
Now, can I say "you'll get over"?
No! With this, you must have an object!
"You"ll get over him"; or "you'll get over it" (the relationship)
"you'll get over it, it's fine!"
Also, if you want to tell someone :
"Ok.. 3 months you mmmm.. about your ex boyfriend, get over it already!"
So, just to clarify :
"get over" means to lose negative feelings about something or someone,
or, to generally stop caring about that situation.
"I did care but now, I got over it"
"I am over it"
Next one, we'll do "get by" :
Let's imagine someone offers you a job and you want to ask :
"How much is the salary?"
"How much money does it pay?"
And they say this :
Now, if someone offers you £3 an hour for a job,
at least in London, you can't survive on that!
You can't survive on that money...
So if you wanna say "survive", but "financially survive",
you could say "get by".
£3 an hour?! I can't get by on that money, I can't survive! What am I gonna do? Buy a sandwich?
Probably, because I'm British.
"Survive financially"
"Living in London is difficult, but if you have the right job, you can get by."
Next one!
One maybe you haven't heard of is this one :
"to get around".
Doesn't have a positive feeling to it, it's kinda negative.
Let me give you an example :
Girls, you probably know this situation.
If a guy comes up to you and says :
"you are the most beautiful girl in the world!"
Probably, you're not the only one he's saying this to, right?
But don't worry, she has good friends,
friends who know better.
And she wants to say :
"Don't trust him, I know him, he gets around!"
What does that mean, to get around?
Well it means to...
be...
with lots of people...
sexually...
So you want to say : "this person... is with a lot of people..." : they "get around".
Well, ladies and gentlemen, you've been fantastic,
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