Prática de Shadowing: How to Use GET in English ⚡ 15 ESSENTIAL Ways! - Aprenda a falar inglês com vídeo

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get is one of the most important verbs in english
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but many learners get confused because native speakers use this verb all the time in
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so many different ways in this lesson you're going to learn
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15 common ways to use get at all levels from basic
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to advanced i've separated them into six groups based on their meanings.
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This will make it easier to remember how to use get naturally in many different contexts.
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I've also created a free pdf worksheet with all of the notes and information from today's lesson.
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You can find the link in the description below.
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Let's get started!
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Let's review all the verb forms of get and their pronunciations.
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get is the base form the third person singular form is
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gets this changes to got in the simple past form the
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present participle form is getting spelled with two t's now there
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are two possibilities for the past participle form generally got is used in the uk and gotten is used in the us
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but there are some exceptions.
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Notice my pronunciation.
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Gotten.
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Gotten.
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The T is pronounced with a glottal stop.
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This pause is the same thing that happens when a child knows that he's in trouble.
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Uh-oh.
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Most Americans, including myself, pronounce gotten this way.
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The first group of meanings is about ways to obtain results.
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We already know that the basic meaning of get is to receive.
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I got a present for my birthday.
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This means that someone gave me something or sent me something.
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Did you get my email yesterday?
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I got some really good advice from my teacher.
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Sometimes getting something requires more effort than just receiving something.
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In this case, get means to obtain something by asking for something, finding something, or maybe paying for something.
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Can I get a glass of water, please?
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This is a common way to ask for something at a restaurant.
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I need to write this down.
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One second.
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Let me get a pen.
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Here, get means to go to a different place, find something, and bring it back here.
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You can also get someone something or get something for someone, meaning to buy.
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I have to go to the store after work.
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Do you want me to get you anything?
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Yes, can you get some eggs and milk for me?
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We also use get to talk about services that we pay for.
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For example, you can get a haircut, get a manicure, get a taxi,
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etc. Next, get plus a noun can mean achieve, earn, gain, or win something.
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Did you get a good score on your exam?
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The actor got an award for his performance.
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I hope my favorite teen will get first place in the competition.
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Sometimes we use get for punishments.
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Look at the title of this news article.
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Florida teen gets a year in jail for impersonating a health worker.
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To impersonate someone means to pretend to be another person.
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Next, it's very common for the word get to indicate a change of state.
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We can use get plus a noun to talk about something that develops as the result of something we do or experience.
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I get a headache every time I drink coffee.
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Drinking coffee results in a headache for me.
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I got food poisoning from the food at that restaurant.
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I'm never going there again.
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I should get some sleep because it's getting late.
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This is a more informal way to say go to bed or go to sleep.
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Here, sleep is a non-count noun, so we don't say a sleep.
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It's getting late.
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What does that mean?
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Well, in my opinion, this is the most important sense of the word get, so pay close attention.
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In this context, get plus an adjective means to become.
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So you could say, it's becoming cold outside, or he becomes angry very easily.
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But it's much more common to hear native speakers say,
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it's getting cold outside, and he gets angry very easily.
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Get in everyday English
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and become in more formal situations both describe a change of
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state it focuses on the process of the change oh I think I'm getting sick
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so I'm not 100% healthy
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and I'm not 100% sick yet right now I'm just starting to have
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that feeling do you think famous singers still get nervous on stage I'm not ready yet what needs to happen
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if I want to be ready I have to get ready there's an important connection between be
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and get be describes a state
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and get describes an action you can also create a similar meaning of become with passive sentences
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that use get plus a past participle verb.
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Let's look at an example with the verb to marry.
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In 1987, my parents were not married.
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They were single.
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This was their status at the time.
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Then, my parents got married in 1988.
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And today, in 2024, my parents are still married.
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They have been married for 36 years.
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In everyday English, we don't say my parents married with no object.
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In this example, get married makes it clear that my parents received the action.
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Now, if you're an intermediate or advanced English learner, you might be thinking, I've already learned the passive voice with the verb be.
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What's the difference between the get passive and the be passive?
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Well, there are some important differences, but that is a really advanced topic.
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If you're interested in learning more about this, I created a free audio lesson about this on my blog.
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So you can read it and listen to it at the same time.
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Sometimes the get passive is just the most natural choice in spoken and written English.
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Here are some of the most common expressions that use the get passive.
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Get married.
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Get divorced.
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Get paid.
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Get dressed.
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Get caught.
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Get hurt.
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Oh yeah, and I said this one at the beginning of the video.
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Let's get started.
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This is not a complete list, so you will get more expressions and examples in the free PDF.
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The word get can also indicate movement.
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We can use get plus a preposition to mean move, come, or go in a specific direction.
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This is usually very casual.
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You can get up or get down, which means to raise or lower your body.
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Mr. Jones, such a pleasure to meet you.
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Please don't get up.
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Don't worry.
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I can't.
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Just joking.
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I can get up.
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But it's difficult.
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Get over here is a very casual way to say, come here.
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People often use this when they're angry.
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Anthony, get over here.
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Get over here.
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There was a very popular movie from a few years ago called Get Out.
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Get out means to leave or escape from a place.
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However, this is also a slang expression to show disbelief.
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If someone shares some amazing news, or maybe if someone says something really silly that you don't believe,
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you might say, get out or get out of here.
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Hey, I learned to swim.
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No way, get out of here!
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You can also get something somewhere.
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This means to make something move or go to a specific place.
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Can you help me get this couch upstairs?
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My truck is stuck in the mud.
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I can't get it out.
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Another important meaning of get is to arrive at, on, in a place.
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You can get to a place or you can use get plus an adverb of place like here,
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there, somewhere, etc. If you want to take the bus, you have to get to the bus station before nine o'clock.
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The movie starts at 8 p.m.
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We should try to get to the theater around 7 45 to get some snacks and to get good seats.
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I ordered something online.
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I hope it gets here soon.
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There was a lot of traffic this afternoon, so I got home an hour later than usual.
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Remember, it's incorrect to say get to home and go to home.
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I talk more about that in this lesson.
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Also, get to can mean to reach a point.
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I got to the final level of the video game and then I lost.
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I started reading a book last night.
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I only got to chapter two before I got tired and fell asleep.
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We often use get to talk about different tasks and responsibilities.
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In English, we use a lot of modal verbs to express things like necessity,
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possibility, permission, etc. We also have semi-modal verbs like have got to.
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Have got to is much more common in British English.
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I have got to finish my homework.
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Or more commonly with the contraction, I've got to finish my homework.
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Have to is more neutral and more standard across different English dialects.
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So I would usually say, I have to finish my homework.
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Sometimes in very casual American English, have got to is reduced to got to.
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And in fast speaking, got to is pronounced like gotta.
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I gotta finish my homework.
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You gotta relax, Linda.
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I gotta go.
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See you later.
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If you get to do something, that means you have the opportunity or the chance to do something.
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I love teaching English because I get to talk to so many people around the world.
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I've worked at a travel agency for five years, but I haven't gotten to take a trip, not even once.
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If you got to ask your favorite celebrity one question, what would you ask him or her?
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Sometimes if you get something, that means you deal with something or handle something.
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For example, if you're at home with your family and the phone rings, you can say, I'll get the phone,
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or just, I'll get it, you're saying that you will answer the phone.
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Similarly, if someone rings the doorbell and there are a few people available to open the door,
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You can volunteer by saying, I'll get it.
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Or maybe you're busy and you want another person to get it.
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Frank, can you get that?
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What?
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The door.
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If you notice that someone is struggling to carry something heavy, you might offer some help.
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Let me get that.
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Can I get that for you?
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Imagine there's a situation at work that requires attention.
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You could get it, but what if you don't want to get it?
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Maybe the task is really difficult, or you just don't feel like doing it today.
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Maybe you can get someone else to do it.
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Hmm.
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Another important sense of get is cause.
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In English, there are many causative verbs which show the cause of a particular action or event.
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Some of these verbs include let, have, make, get, etc. All of these verbs have a different feeling.
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They each show different levels of responsibility and intensity.
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To let someone do something means to allow or give someone permission.
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But to make someone do something, you force someone to do it.
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What if you just want to persuade or convince someone to do something?
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Then you get someone to do something.
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Notice the grammar.
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With get, we need an infinitive with to.
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So, how do you get someone to do something?
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Maybe you give someone really good reasons why they should, or you ask many, many times,
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or you offer some money or a favor.
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Imagine you're at work and you really don't want to call a specific customer because you know he'll be very angry.
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Maybe you should try to get your coworker to do it.
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We know that he committed the crime.
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Now we just need to get him to confess.
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To confess means to say that you have done something wrong.
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How can I get my children to eat more vegetables?
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Now we've just talked about get as a causative verb.
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earlier we talked about the get passive but what happens if we try to put these ideas together
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well you get an advanced grammar topic the passive causative let's compare two sentences
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i wash my car once per month uh wait that's too
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formal once a month i get my car washed once a a month.
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In both cases, you are responsible for causing the action to happen.
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But in the second sentence, you are not the person who performs the action.
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You don't wash the car yourself.
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This is what the passive causative is all about.
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You cause something to happen, but you don't actually do the action yourself.
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This is extremely common when we talk about services or work done for you by another person.
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The grammatical structure is get plus noun plus past participle verb.
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After the storm, we decided to get our roof replaced.
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I really need to get my nails done.
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Have you gotten your wisdom teeth removed?
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Wisdom teeth are the teeth that grow in the very back of your mouth when you're an adult.
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In most states, you have to get your car inspected every year.
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There are tons of informal expressions that use the verb get.
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Today, we only have time to look at a few of them.
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If you watch a lot of English movies and TV shows, you've probably heard people say something like,
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I get it, or I don't get it.
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In this context, get means to understand.
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Hey, I have a joke for you.
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Which room in your house do ghosts avoid?
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The living room.
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Wait, I don't get it.
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Well, ghosts are not living.
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They're dead.
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Get it?
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Oh, now I get it.
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You can also get what, how, who, etc. I don't get why he wants to quit his job.
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He always talks about how much he loves his company.
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So what's the difference between get it and got it?
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If someone asks got it, they're asking, is that clear?
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Do you understand me?
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But this can be very rude if you don't have a close relationship with someone, so I don't recommend asking someone this.
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However, if you want to show that you understood someone's instructions or you understood someone's clarification,
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you can say, got it.
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You might hear, I've got it in another context,
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like if you've suddenly thought of a good idea or a solution to a problem.
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Wait a minute, I've got it.
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I hope this lesson helped you understand more about this crazy little word.
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Maybe you'll get inspired to write some sentences using get in the comments.
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If you enjoyed this lesson and you want more, please like this video and subscribe to my channel.
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Remember to click the link in the description to download the free PDF worksheet.
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Thank you so much for watching.
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I'm Gina, this is Your World in English, and I'll see you in the next lesson.
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Bye!

Objetivos de fala para este vídeo

Este vídeo é perfeito para quem quer dominar um dos verbos mais versáteis do inglês: get. Ao aprender 15 usos essenciais, você alcançará um marco de fluência crucial: usar expressões naturais em contextos variados, desde o básico até o avançado. Isso vai ajudar na prática de conversação em inglês, tornando suas falas mais fluidas e próximas do que os nativos usam no dia a dia.

Banco de frases reutilizáveis

  • "I got a present for my birthday" (Recebi um presente de aniversário)
  • "Can I get a glass of water, please?" (Posso pegar um copo de água, por favor?)
  • "Let me get a pen" (Deixe-me pegar uma caneta)
  • "Do you want me to get you anything?" (Quer que eu pegue algo para você?)
  • "Did you get a good score on your exam?" (Você tirou uma boa nota no exame?)
  • "The actor got an award for his performance" (O ator ganhou um prêmio por sua performance)

Essas frases são ideais para shadow speech – pratique repetindo elas em tempo real, imitando a pronúncia e o ritmo do narrador. Isso ajuda a internalizar os usos de get de forma natural.

Corrija seus pontos fracos

Um dos maiores desafios com get é a pronúncia, especialmente do particípio passado gotten (usado nos EUA). O vídeo explica que o "t" em gotten é pronunciado com um "glottal stop" (uma pausa na garganta), como no "uh-oh". Essa dica é fundamental para melhorar a pronúncia em inglês. Além disso, o shadowing em inglês com as frases do banco ajudará a dominar o ritmo e a intonação, evitando erros comuns de fluência. Não perca a chance de baixar o PDF gratuito com todas as notas – é um recurso perfeito para revisar e fixar o conteúdo!

Gramática neste vídeo

As estruturas que o falante mais usa, com as palavras exatas do vídeo:

EstruturaNo vídeo
Present perfect have/has + particípio passado — uma ação passada que ainda importa agorai've separated · I've also created · have been married
Voz passiva be + particípio passado — o foco está no que acontece, não em quem fazis pronounced · is stuck · is reduced
Orações relativas who / which + oração — informação extra sobre uma pessoa ou coisadown, which means · person who performs
Possibilidade com “might / may” might/may + verbo — algo possível, mas não certomight be · might say · might offer

O que é a Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing é uma técnica de aprendizado de idiomas com base científica, originalmente desenvolvida para o treinamento de intérpretes profissionais. O método é simples, mas poderoso: você ouve áudio em inglês nativo e repete imediatamente em voz alta — como uma sombra seguindo o falante com 1-2 segundos de atraso. Pesquisas mostram melhora significativa na precisão da pronúncia, entonação, ritmo, sons conectados, compreensão auditiva e fluência na fala.

Técnica de shadowing: leia o guia completo passo a passo →