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Le verbe get et ses différents sens

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Get (got, got) change de sens selon ce qui le suit. C'est un verbe très courant à l'oral.

Get + ...SensExemple
un nomobtenir, recevoir, acheter, aller chercherI got a letter. Can you get some bread?
un adjectifdevenirIt's getting dark. I'm getting tired.
to / homearriverWhat time did you get home? How do I get to the station?
it (familier)comprendreI don't get it.

Les expressions à connaître

AnglaisFrançais
get upse lever
get dresseds'habiller
get on / get off (the bus, the train)monter dans / descendre de
get in / get out of (the car)monter dans / sortir de (la voiture)
get marriedse marier
get lostse perdre
get better / worses'améliorer / empirer
get on well with someonebien s'entendre avec quelqu'un
I get up at seven, get dressed and get on the bus at half past.
Je me lève à sept heures, je m'habille et je monte dans le bus à la demie.

Mise en situation : dans le bus

Tourist : Excuse me, does this bus go to the museum?
Excusez-moi, ce bus va-t-il au musée ?
Driver : Yes, it does. Where do you want to get off?
Oui. Où voulez-vous descendre ?
Tourist : At the museum, please. I don't want to get lost!
Au musée, s'il vous plaît. Je ne veux pas me perdre !
Driver : No problem. Get off at the third stop.
Pas de problème. Descendez au troisième arrêt.

À retenir

  • get + nom = obtenir, recevoir ; get + adjectif = devenir ; get to = arriver.
  • get up, get dressed, get married, get lost.
  • Bus, train : get on / get off ; voiture : get in / get out of.
  • I don't get it = je ne comprends pas.

Exercice 1 : Le verbe get : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. I got a letter yesterday. Ici, « got » veut dire :
    1. ai reçu
    2. suis arrivé
    3. suis devenu
  2. It's getting dark. Ici, « getting » veut dire :
    1. aller chercher
    2. devenir
    3. obtenir
  3. What time did you get home? Ici, « get » veut dire :
    1. arriver
    2. se lever
    3. recevoir
  4. I don't get it. Ici, « get » veut dire :
    1. recevoir
    2. comprendre
    3. devenir
  5. « Je me lève à 7 h. »
    1. I get off at 7.
    2. I get on at 7.
    3. I get up at 7.
  6. « Il s'est marié l'an dernier. »
    1. He got married last year.
    2. He was get married last year.
    3. He got marry last year.
  7. « Descends du bus ici. »
    1. Get out the bus here.
    2. Get down of the bus here.
    3. Get off the bus here.
  8. « Nous nous sommes perdus. »
    1. We lost us.
    2. We got lost.
    3. We got lose.
  9. « Habille-toi ! »
    1. Get dress you!
    2. Get dressed!
    3. Dress you!
  10. « Il commence à faire froid. »
    1. It's getting cold.
    2. It gets to cold.
    3. It's becoming to cold.

Exercice 2 : Le verbe get : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. I usually get .......................... at seven. (se lever)
  2. She .......................... a present from her aunt. (a reçu)
  3. We .......................... home very late last night. (sommes arrivés)
  4. Hurry up and get .......................... ! (s'habiller)
  5. My sister is getting .......................... next month. (se marier)
  6. It's getting .......................... . Turn on the light. (sombre)
  7. Get .......................... the bus at the next stop. (descendre)
  8. Could you .......................... me a glass of water, please? (aller chercher)
  9. Sorry, I don't .......................... the joke. (comprendre)
  10. Get .......................... the train quickly, it's leaving! (monter)

Exercice 3 : Le verbe get : mise en situation

  1. Dans le bus, tu demandes où descendre pour aller à la gare.
    1. Where do I get off for the station?
    2. Where do I go down for the station?
    3. Where do I get out for the station?
  2. Tu racontes ta routine du matin à ton correspondant.
    1. I get up at 7 and get dress.
    2. I get up at 7 and get dressed.
    3. I go up at 7 and dress me.
  3. Ton ami raconte une blague, mais tu ne la comprends pas.
    1. Sorry, I'm not getting it the joke.
    2. Sorry, I don't get.
    3. Sorry, I don't get it.
  4. Tu proposes d'aller chercher les boissons.
    1. I'll go to search the drinks.
    2. I'll get the drinks.
    3. I'll get to the drinks.
  5. Tu expliques que tu t'es perdu en ville.
    1. I was lost myself in town.
    2. I got lose in town.
    3. I got lost in town.
  6. Tu demandes comment aller à la gare.
    1. How do I get to the station?
    2. How do I get the station?
    3. How I get to the station?
  7. Tu dis à ton petit frère de monter dans la voiture.
    1. Get in the car!
    2. Get into car up!
    3. Get on the car!
  8. Tu annonces que ta cousine va se marier.
    1. My cousin is getting marry.
    2. My cousin is getting married.
    3. My cousin is marrying herself.
  9. Pendant une promenade, la nuit commence à tomber.
    1. It gets darkly. Let's go home.
    2. It's getting dark. Let's go home.
    3. It's becoming dark of. Let's go home.
  10. Tu demandes à ton ami à quelle heure il est rentré hier.
    1. What time have you got home yesterday?
    2. What time did you get to home yesterday?
    3. What time did you get home yesterday?

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) ai reçu · 2. b) devenir · 3. a) arriver · 4. b) comprendre · 5. c) I get up at 7. · 6. a) He got married last year. · 7. c) Get off the bus here. · 8. b) We got lost. · 9. b) Get dressed! · 10. a) It's getting cold.

Exercice 2

1. up · 2. got · 3. got · 4. dressed · 5. married · 6. dark · 7. off · 8. get · 9. get · 10. on

Exercice 3

1. a) Where do I get off for the station? · 2. b) I get up at 7 and get dressed. · 3. c) Sorry, I don't get it. · 4. b) I'll get the drinks. · 5. c) I got lost in town. · 6. a) How do I get to the station? · 7. a) Get in the car! · 8. b) My cousin is getting married. · 9. b) It's getting dark. Let's go home. · 10. c) What time did you get home yesterday?