Here are the correct answers to complete the worksheet. The verb "get" changes form depending on the tense of each sentence (past, present, or future).
To receive:
1. Did you
get my email yesterday?
2. I
got my driver's license in the mail this morning.
3. How did you
get that?
4. I
got a letter from my friend in Nigeria. *(Note: "get" is also acceptable if this is a habitual action, but "got" fits best with the specific context of receiving a letter).*
5. He
gets $1,000 a year from his father.
To obtain:
6. Peter
got his Master's degree from Boston University in 2005.
7. We
got permission to build the extension on our house.
8. I
got my passport last week.
9. She
got her driving license last week.
10. They
got permission to live in Switzerland.
To buy:
11. Can you
get some milk while you are at the supermarket?
12. Carrie is
getting a new car next week.
13. She
got a new coat from Zappaloni in Rome.
14. We
got a new television for the sitting room.
To arrive:
15. How are you
getting home tonight?
16. We
got to London around 6 p.m.
17. What time will we
get there?
18. When did you
get back from New York?
To become:
19. I am
getting old.
20. It's
getting hotter.
21. By the time they reached the house they were
getting hungry.
22. I'm
getting tired of all this nonsense.
23. My mother's
getting old and needs looking after.
24. It
gets dark very early in the winter.
25. Don't touch the stove until is
getting cool. *(Note: In standard grammar, this is often "until it gets cool," but based on the "to become/progressive" pattern of this section and the missing subject "it", "getting" is the intended answer to show the process of cooling down).*
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of get worksheet.
