This is one of the most common verbs in the English language, specially in colloquial English. It can be used for almost everything to the point that an English writer once wrote a little book using "get" as the only verb in all the sentences, just to prove it was possible. On these videos, Steve Ford will explain some of the uses of GET.

This lesson has three parts, so check also PART 2 and PART 3.

Key to the test at the end of the video:

1-a: at using maps
2- anything except answer b  (remember than UNDERGROUND and TUBE (coll.) are the British equivalents to the AmE SUBWAY.
3-c: move from place to place
4-a: subway car
5- (no choices here)
6-a: to have a good relationship with
7-b: to recover
8-d: start giving serious attention
9-c: I couldn't contact her
10-a: express