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have something done / make somebody do something / get somebody to do something / let somebody do something

Choose the best answer.

1. She ________ that he wouldn’t tell anyone.

a) made him promised b) made him promise c) promised to make

2. Does your tooth still hurt? Yes, I have to get a dentist ________ soon.

a) look at it b) to get it looked at c) to look at it

3. I ________ a couple of days ago.

a) had my bike to be fixed b) had my bike fix c) had my bike fixed

4. I will not ________ with this!

a) allow you get away b) let you get away c) to let you get away

5. Don’t ________ these things about you!

a) let him say b) let him to say c) let him said

6. The movie ________ sad.

a) made to feel b) made him feel c) made him to feel

7. I get my ________ from my other address.

a) mail forward b) mail to forward c) mail forwarded

8. Have your assistant ________ these letters immediately!

a) to send b) to be sent c) send

9. He ________ yesterday.

a) had his hair cut b) had his hair to be cut c) had hair to be cut

10. The professor ________ early.

a) to let the students leave b) let the students leave c) let the students to leave

KEY: 1. b  2. c 3. c 4. b 5.a 6.b 7. c 8.c 9. a 10. b<-->

GET

Complete the sentences with the correct form of get and one of these words

angry – emails- home- married – taller – tickets – on – better – off – lost

1.  A:The pain in my back’s __________________. B: I’ m happy to hear that.

2. Alex didn’t have a map and a GPS system in his car so he _______________.

3. Look at Sara’s daughter. She ___________________. She’s growing very fast.

4. What’s the best age for people to _________________?

5. Because I work for a very big firm, I always ___________nearly 75___________ from the clients everyday.

6. It will be the most important match in this season, so we must ______________ early.

7. Although he is new in the team, he _____________with everybody.

8. Scolfield will call his brother as soon as he _____________ in the evening.

9. Mary’s boss _______________ because she couldn’t finish writing the orders on time.

10. I _____________ the bus quickly as soon as I noticed that I had taken the wrong bus.

KEY:

1. getting better  2. got lost  3. is getting taller 4. get married  5. get nearly 75 emails  6. get tickets  7. gets on  8. gets home  9. got angry  10. got off

Expressions with GET

Choose the best alternative

1. The product manager failed to get his ideas ____________to his team.

a) across     b) down     c) in

2. It’s not easy for them to get __________from prison.

a) away     b) into     c) down

3. She has got a good salary, so she can get __________without any help from her husband.

a) about     b) over     c) by

4. OK friends. It’s time to get __________to business.

a) in     b) down     c) away

5. We all hope you don’t get __________trouble again.

a) into     b) on     c) in

6. The inspector was lucky to get the truth ___________of him.

a) up     b) out     c) away

7. Stop getting __________my nerves.

a) on     b) at     c) down

8. I doubt my sister’ll ever get _________her trauma.

a) out     b) over     c) in

9. I can’t get __________all this work. I need some help.

a) about     b) away     c) through

10. What time do you usually get _________ at the weekends?

a) on     b) up      c) about

11. The rumors of dismissal will soon get __________.

a) along     b) away     c) about

12. If you’re in trouble, get ___________ to lawyer.

a) by     b) on     c) in

KEY: 1.a 2.a 3.c 4.b 5.a 6.b 7.a 8.b 9.c 10.b 11.c 12.b

Rewrite the following sentences by the words given. Do not change the meaning.

1. They’ll finish writing all the letters by tonight.  (will)

All ___________________________________________by tonight.

2. Nobody can deny that his left foot is strong.  (denied)

It____________________________________ has a strong left foot.

3. Somebody has fixed her motorbike for $50. (repaired)

She _____________________________________ for $50.

4. They’re going to demolish that old football stadium. (pulled)

That old football stadium ____________________________ down.

5. Everybody says that Prague is a romantic city. (supposed)

Prague __________________________________ a romantic city.

6. You are not allowed to bring your children to the office. (must)

Your children ______________________________ to the office.

7. My car really needs to be serviced soon. (get)

I really ______________________________________ soon.

GET OVER

Check these sentences

After I had a traffic accident, it took me a long time to get over its negative effects.

As she’s very weak, she can’t get over the flu easily.

I couldn’t get over the divorce for a long time. However, I’m fine now.

Once you get over the first shock, everything will be OK.

Murat couldn’t get over the tragedies in his life and he decided to commit a suicide.

MEANING

get over = to recover from, release from stress or something bad.

CAUSATIVES; have something done 1

READ THESE SENTENCES AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND THE STRUCTURE

I wash my car at the weekends. ( I wash my car myself )

I have my car washed at the weekends. ( Somebody washes it for me )

Simple Present Tense

Liz has her house painted every five years.

My father has his car serviced at the beginning of winter and summer.

I don’t have my shoes polished. I always do it myself.

Do you have your hair dyed every month?

have something done = get something done

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Murat is having his shoes polished at the moment. ( Somebody is polishing Murat’s shoes for him )

A: Where’re you?       B: I’m at the doctor’s. I’m having my eyes tested.

Sinan and Suna are having their documents printed as they don’t have a printer.

Simple Past Tense

• She had the flat tyre changed as she didn’t know how to change it by herself.

• Fatih had his hair cut before going to the wedding ceremony.

• She had the business letter translated into Japanese.

• Did you have your car repaired?

GET ( 3 )

get = become

get depressed / angry / tired / upset / excited / suprised / annoyed etc…

I got angry when I learnt that she had lost my favorite cd.

get lost: Since I didn’t take a map with me, I got lost in the Southern Turkey.

get fed up with something: I really get fed up with this boring computer game.

get better at something: I’m getting better at French.

get worse at something: As he never told the truth, things got worse and worse.

get older: Where would you like to live when you get older?

GET ( 2 )

get = travel / arrive

get home: In summers I usually get home at about 6 p.m. but in winters it changes according to weather.

get here / there: When Murat got there, the party had already finished.

get back from somewhere: Janet got back from Brazil yesterday.

get to work: Because of the road construction, I got to work very late. As a result my boss got angry.

GET ( 1 )

Get = receive / obtain

get a message: He’s got three voice messages so far.

get a job: After I finished the university, I got a job in a small factory in Bursa.

get a present: As he was the most successful worker, he got a golden watch as a present.

get a phone call: While I was driving, I got three calls from a bank.

get an email: She got an email from his uncle yesterday.

get something to drink / eat: As my wife didn’t cook anything, I got pizza to eat yestarday.

GET OFF something

Check these sentences

• As my motorbike has got a flat tyre, it is better for me to get off and walk.
• Don’t forget you’re going to get off the train when you arrive the fifth station.
• While I was sitting at a cafe, a black car stopped and three people got off it.

MEANING: leave a vehicle ( araçtan inmek )

OPPOSITE ( X )

get off something X get on something