GET

To get es un verbo muy utilizado en inglés, teniendo usos y significados muy variados:

Principales significados del verbo TO GET:

• obtener, conseguir, buscar, ganar:
Did you get my email? ¿Recibiste mi email?
Where did you get this information? ¿Dónde obtuviste esta información?
I got a raise. Obtuve un aumento de sueldo.

• ir, llegar (expresa el movimiento o el desplazamiento):

How can I get there? ¿Cómo puedo ir allí?
to get on (the bus) subirse (al bus)
to get in (the car) subirse (al coche)
to get away escaparse

• en su forma reflexiva (expresa la idea de pasar de un estado a otro estado diferente, una
evolución):
The kids are getting tired. Los niños empiezan a estar cansados.
Kevin got drunk last night. Kevin se emborrachó anoche.
Get ready! ¡Prepárate!
It's getting late. Se está haciendo tarde.

• En el pasado, to get se usa frecuentemente en lugar de to be para enfatizar la idea de algún

trámite realizado o de un esfuerzo:
to get invited ser invitado
to get hired ser contratado
to get killed ser asesinado

• hacer que alguien haga algo:

to get something done hacer que algo se lleve a cabo (= to have something done)
Icarus got his hair cut. Icarus se cortó el pelo.

• dar, servir:
Can I get you a drink? ¿Puedo traerle algo de beber?

• llevar:
I'll get you there on time. Te llevaré allí a tiempo.

• entender, comprender:
I didn't get what you just said. No he entendido (o no he pillado) lo que acabas de decir.

• atrapar o coger:
Get him! ¡Atrápenlo! (= to catch)

• seguido de un infinitivo, to get expresa la idea de una acción finalmente realizada:

Susie and Philip will eventually get to be friends. Susie y Philip terminarán siendo amigos algún
día.

• y muchos otros significados, especialmente cuando éste va seguido de preposiciones:

to get up levantarse
to get along entenderse
to get back volver, regresar
to get together reunirse
to get down to ponerse a hacer

Infinitivo
to get

Participio de pasado (got or gotten)

 I got my passport last week. (obtener)

 She got her driving license last week. (obtener)
 They got permission to live in Switzerland. (obtener)
 I got a letter from my friend in Nigeria. (recibir)
 He gets $1,000 a year from his father. (recibir)
 She got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome. (comprar)
 We got a new television for the sitting room. (comprar)
Participio de presente (Getting)
"to get" + adjetivo = denota un cambio de estado
 I am getting old.
 It's getting hotter.
 By the time they reached the house they were getting hungry.
 I'm getting tired of all this nonsense.
 My mother's getting old and needs looking after.
 It gets dark very early in the winter.
 Don't touch the stove until is gets cool.

Presente simple
I get
you get
he/she/it gets
we get
you get
they get

Presente continuo
I am getting
you are getting
he/she/it is getting
we are getting
you are getting
they are getting

Presente perfecto
I have got or gotten
you have got or gotten
he/she/it has got or gotten
we have got or gotten
you have got or gotten
they have got or gotten
Presente perfecto continuo
I have been getting
you have been getting
he/she/it has been getting
we have been getting
you have been getting
they have been getting

Pasado simple
I got
you got
he/she/it got
we got
you got
they got

Pasado continuo
I was getting
you were getting
he/she/it was getting
we were getting
you were getting
they were getting

Pasado perfecto
I had got or gotten
you had got or gotten
he/she/it had got or gotten
we had got or gotten
you had got or gotten
they had got or gotten
Pasado perfecto continuo
I had been getting
you had been getting
he/she/it had been getting
we had been getting
you had been getting
they had been getting

Futuro simple
I will get
you will get
he/she/it will get
we will get
you will get
they will get

Futuro continuo
I will be getting
you will be getting
he/she/it will be getting
we will be getting
you will be getting
they will be getting

Futuro perfecto
I will have got or gotten
you will have got or gotten
he/she/it will have got or gotten
we will have got or gotten
you will have got or gotten
they will have got or gotten
Futuro perfecto continuo
I will have been getting
you will have been getting
he/she/it will have been getting
we will have been getting
you will have been getting
they will have been getting

Excepciones y variantes
En inglés americano, el participio pasado de “to get” suele ser “gotten”, en vez de “got”, así que
puedes utilizar cualquiera de ellos.
-Cuando llegamos, vimos que habían llegado a la fiesta antes que nosotros.
When we arrived, we saw that they had got to the party before us (Reino Unido).
When we arrived, we saw that they had gotten to the party before us (EE. UU.).
En la tabla anterior habrás notado que es frecuente encontrar combinaciones formadas por “to get +
preposición” (off, on, by, etc.) cuando en español se usa un verbo reflexivo. Eso ocurre también con
las combinaciones de “get + sustantivo”. Aquí tienes ejemplos de algunas expresiones muy
comunes:

Get sick ponerse enfermo, Jo always gets sick in the holidays.

enfermar Jo siempre se pone enferma en vacaciones.

Get well ponerse bien, We hope you get well soon!

mejorarse ¡Esperamos que te mejores pronto!

Get mejorar My English got a lot better after regularly reading that blog.
better Mi inglés mejoró muchísimo gracias a que leía con
frecuencia ese blog.

Get empeorar The political situation can’t get much worse, can it?
worse La situación política no puede empeorar mucho, ¿verdad?

Get emborracharse Miriam always gets drunk after a couple of beers.

drunk Miriam siempre se emborracha en cuanto se toma un par de
cervezas.
 Get wet mojarse Jack got really wet because he forgot to take an umbrella.
Jack se puso chorreando porque olvidó llevarse el paraguas.

Get casarse They’re getting married at the end of the month!

married ¡Se casan a finales de mes!

Get divorciarse Mike got divorced last month, and he’s already dating a new
divorce woman.
d Mike se divorció el mes pasado, y ya está saliendo con otra
mujer.

Get lost perderse We got completely lost and it was getting dark.
Nos perdimos completamente y estaba anocheciendo.

Get cobrar I don’t get paid much for my job, but I really like my work.
paid No me pagan mucho por mi trabajo, pero me encanta.

"to get" + preposición o adverbio = "phrasal verbs" con diversos significados

"To get" + Significado Ejemplo

to get at intentar expresar I think I see what you're getting at. I

agree.

to get away evitar el castigo por un delito o mala I can't believe you got away
with acción with cheating on that test!

to get by arreglárselas (económicamente) Sam doesn't earn much, but we get by.

to get down deprimirse, descender This rain is really getting me down.

to get off bajarse de un medio de transporte (tren, We got off the train just before the bomb
bus, bicicleta, avión) exploded.

to get on 1. entrar o sentarse en un medio de 1. He got on his bicycle and rode down
transporte (tren, bus, bicicleta, avión) the street.
2. llevarse bien con alguien 2. Amy and I really get on well.
 "To get" + Significado Ejemplo

to get on with seguir con, ponerse a hacer I have so much homework, I'd better get
on with it.

to get out of evitar hacer algo, en especial una She got out of the washing-up every
obligación o deber day, even when it was her turn.

to get over recuperarse (de una enfermedad, una Have you gotten over your cold yet?
sorpresa)

to get usar o terminar provisiones We've got through all the sugar. Can
through you buy some more?

to get up levantarse de la cama He gets up at 6.00 a.m. every morning.

to get up to hacer (normalmente, algo malo) The children are very quiet. I wonder
what they're getting up to.

Otras expresiones con "get"

 "Do you get it" significa ¿lo entiendes?
Do you get what the teacher was explaining in class?
 "He's getting dinner tonight" significa que él está preparando la cena.
You can relax. It's my turn to get dinner tonight.
 "I'll get the bill" significa que yo voy a pagar la cuenta.
Put your wallet away! I'll get the bill.
 "That really gets me!" significa que eso me irrita.
It really gets me when my sister shows up late.
 "To get rid of something" significa deshacerse de algo.
I'm going to get rid of all these old newspapers.
 "To get out of bed on the wrong side" significa estar de mal humor.
He got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning and he's been horrible all day.
 "To get your own back" significa vengarse o castigar a alguien.
She's getting her own back for all those rude things you said at the party last night.