How to Understand and Use the verb "to get" easily - Part 2 | Improve your English Vocabulary

How to use "to get" in English: TO GET + Adv/ Prep: to arrive at or reach a place or point.

TO GET + PLACE EXPRESSION meaning: to reach, arrive at a place (always + adv/prep).

​+ to arrive at or reach a place or point

What time does he normally get home from work?

How are you getting home tonight?

We got to San Diego at 7 o'clock.

Let me know when you get there.

What time did you get here?

I got back an hour ago.

We hadn't even got as far as London when the car broke down.

You got in very late last night.

Wait till we get home.

We're aiming to get to the party at about nine.

When did you get back from New York?

Some kids spent 7-8 hours getting home on the bus.

What time will we get there?

We got to London around 6 p.m.

If you get to the restaurant before us, just wait at the bar.

We only got as far as Denver when the car broke down.

Your bags will be waiting for you when you get to the hotel.

We enjoyed wonderful views when we got to the top of the mountain.

He was exhausted by the time he got to the finish line.

TO GET + ADVERB OR PREPOSITION + SOMETHING meaning:

+ to reach a particular stage, condition, or time:

I haven't got very far with the book I'm reading.

We’re not getting very far (= not advancing) with this computer program, are we?

        I’ve got as far as chapter 5.

Where have you got up to in the story?

It was disappointing to lose, having got this far in the competition.

My honesty often gets me into trouble.

+ get to:

The aid was getting to the people who needed it most.

You earn loads of money if you get to the top in that profession.

It got to Thursday and she still hadn't heard any news.

(informal) I'm getting to the stage now where I just want to give up.

Your earnings increase hugely if you get to the top in the legal profession.

        I couldn’t wait to get to the end of the book.

        How to I got to level 20 in 8 days.