SOME ENGLISH IDIOMS

ADJECTIVES & VERBS WITH PREPOSITIONS

More examples of how prepositions are used in English, this time how they are combined with adjectives.

Link to British Council page on adjectives+prepositions page with exercises.

Links to British Council pages on:
- Verbs & prepositions with exercises.
- Prepositional phrases with exercises.

SPORTS (+verbs GO, DO or PLAY?)

Some names of sport in English and below a chart to know which verb to use with them: GO, DO or PLAY:

Link to SPORT VERBS.

EVERYDAY ACTIVITIES

Here are charts of everyday activities, we frequently use with the PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE.

DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH ON IDIOMS?

Here's another post for Valentine's Day with specific vocabulary for relationships. Check on the meanings of these expressions seen above (ordered alphabetically):

BLIND DATE = a social meeting between two people who have not met before
DOUBLE DATE = when a person dates two different people at the same time
FALL FOR someone =  have interest in going out with someone
FIND MR RIGHT = find the perfect man to marry
GET DUMPED = when someone ends up a relationship with you
GO DUTCH = share expenses equally
LOVE TO PIECES = deeply in love
HAVE A CRUSH ON somebody/thing = have a real interest in somebody/something
POP THE QUESTION = propose marriage
TIE THE KNOT = get married

USES OF "GET"



- "GET" as a phrasal verb:

Get is one of the commonest words in English. It is used in many different ways. Note that get is sometimes avoided in very formal writing, but it is correct in most kinds of speech and writing.

Get + noun/pronoun
When get is followed by a direct object, it usually means ‘receive’, ‘fetch’, ‘obtain’, ‘catch’ or similar ideas.

He has got a prize.
I get a headache whenever I watch TV.

Get can be followed by two objects.

Can you get me a drink?

Get + adjective
Before an adjective, get usually means ‘become’.

My hands and feet were getting cold.

Get can also be followed by object + adjective.

Can you get the kids ready for school?

Get + adverb particle or preposition
When get is followed by an adverb particle or preposition.

I get up at 6 o’clock.

When I went to see him, he told me to get out.

Get + past participle
Get can be followed by a past participle. This structure is often used to talk about things that we do to ourselves.

I only take two minutes to get dressed.

Get + past participle is also used in passive structures.

My watch got broken while was playing.


Get + object + past participle
This structure can be used to talk about things that happen to us.

I got my car stolen last week.

We got our roof blown off in the storm.

Note that in American English, the past participle of get is gotten.
See some examples:

Collocations with GET:

LINKS:

- Uses of GET.
- Phrasal verbs with GET.
- Phrasal verbs with GET (+Spanish translation).
- Exercises meanings of GET.
- Exercises GET (2).

Exercises / Ejercicios (gracias a basic grammar in use)

Videos "GET":

DO OR MAKE? SPOT THE EXPRESSIONS...

Once again, we're back with common expressions with DO & MAKE. Watch these videos and discover which expressions are mentioned. If you want to get more information on these set expressions before you watch the video, have a look to a previous post about DO OR MAKE in this blog.

Video 1:

Video 2:

DO OR MAKE?

Expressions in English with the verbs DO and MAKE sometimes can be mistaken. In the picture above you see the expressions that go with each verb. Watch the videos below for some explanation.

Video DO vs MAKE (1)Explanation:

Video DO vs MAKE (2)Practice in use:

+ practice.