Get and go exercise

Get and go exercise
Complete the following sentences using get or go.
Hints
Go
is used to talk about a whole movement.
Get
is mainly used to talk about the end of a movement – the arrival.
Get
can also mean ‘make somebody / something do something’.
1. I ………………………… to work by car and Susie ………………………… by train.
2. Let’s see who will ……………………… there first?
3. I …………………………. to see him yesterday.
4. Although the train was late, I managed to ……………………. to the meeting in time.
5. It wasn’t easy to ……………………… through the crowd.
6. Could you tell me how to ………………………… to the post office?
7. We had better ………………………. going – it’s late.
8. It is ……………………… late.
9. When do I ……………………… to see your new baby?
10. I couldn’t …………………… the car to start.
Answers
1. I
go
to work by car and Susie
goes
by train.
2. Let’s see who will
get
there first.
3. I
went
to see him yesterday.

4. Although the train was late, I managed to
get
to the meeting in time.
5. It wasn’t easy to
get
through the crowd.
6. Could you tell me how to
get
to the post office?
7. We had better
get
going – it’s late.
8. It is
getting
late.
9. When do I
get
to see your new baby?
10. I couldn’t
get
the car to start.
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