El verbo get es uno de los más usados en inglés en muchas expresiones habituales y también como verbo «base» para convertir en phrasal verb. Hoy te mostramos algunos de los mejores y más comunes phrasal verbs con get, pero no te preocupes, que a veces es oir la palabra phrasal verb y ya nos ponemos nerviosos y empezamos a sudar. Para te resulten mucho más sencillos te los detallamos, con significado y ejemplos, a continuación:

Get across – to communicate – comunicar, hacer entender

E.g.
I think I didn’t get my message across, they didn’t understand it.
He’s not very good at getting his ideas across.

Get along – to have a good / friendly relationship with someone – llevarse bien.

E.g.
She gets along with everybody, she’s a kind person.
We all get along in the team.
They don’t get along.

También get on with tiene un significado parecido

E.g.
Our boss is very easy to get on with.
I don’t get on with my mother-in-law.

Get at – to reach, to access something- alcanzar

E.g.
The papers are on the higher cabinet and I can’t get at them.

Get at – to suggest something indirectly- ¿A dónde quieres llegar?

E.g.
What are you getting at?

Get away – to go away or to escape – alejarse, escapar

E.g.
Get away from her now!
They got away from the police.

Get away – to have a holiday – irse de vacaciones

E.g.
Let’s get away for a couple of weeks.
We need to get away to a sunny place.

Get by– to have enough to deal with a situation- apañárselas

E.g.
My English is not very strong but I get by.
They try to get by with the little money they have.
We can get by with a few computers now but we’ll need more in the future.

Get down to – to start doing something – ponerse con algo, ponerse a ello

E.g.
Ok, let’s get down to business.
It’s time I get down to serious work.
We will get down to painting the house next spring.

Get on / get off – to go into a car, bus, train – subir a un bus

E.g.
It’s easy to get on a plane.
When we got on, the train left.
You have to get off at next bus stop.

Get out of – to go out -salir de un sitio

E.g.
Let’s get out of this noisy bar.
I got out of bed as soon as the alarm went off.

Get over – to recover from something- recuperarse (de una enfermedad, de una situación)

E.g.
She finally got over her backache.
It’s difficult for them to get over it, it was a shocking experience.
I’m sure you can get over losing your mobile phone.

Get through – to finish, to be successful – acabar, superar (con éxito)

E.g.
It was a lot of work, but I got through it.
I don’t know if he will get through all his exams.

Get together – to meet – reunirse, quedar

E.g.
They will get together for a family meal.
Why don’t we get together for some beers?

Seguro que algunos ya los conocías o te sonaban y aunque la lista podría ser más larga, es un buen punto de partida para empezar a soltarnos un poco con estas combinaciones de phrasal verbs con get. De todos modos y si te has quedado con ganas de más siempre puedes descargarte nuestra guía GRATUITA «Phrasal verbs para el día a día» que encontrarás justo aquí debajo????

¿A qué esperas? Let’s get down to it!

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Hey buddies!, a veces cosas tan sencillas como hablar sobre nuestras preferencias puede resultar un poco lioso cuando empezamos a mezclar expresiones con los verbos prefer, like better y would rather. Hoy os damos las claves (y muchos ejemplos) para saber cómo utilizar cada uno de ellos de manera correcta.

En inglés hay varias estructuras que podemos usar para expresar preferencias:

Which do you prefer tea or coffee? I prefer tea to coffee.
Which do you like better coke or pepsi? I like coke better than pepsi.
Do you prefer beer drinking beer or wine? I prefer drinking beer to wine.
Would you prefer to live in a big city or in a small town? I’d prefer living in a big city to living in a small town.
Would you rather take a nap? I‘d rather take a nap than go for a walk.

Vamos a ver estas estructuras una por una:

Prefer (something) to (something)

E.g.
I prefer tea to coffee.
I prefer beer to wine.
Which do you prefer coffee or tea?
Do you prefer coffee or hot chocolate?

Prefer (doing something) to (doing something)

E.g.
I prefer drinking beer to (drinking) wine.
I prefer reading a book to going for a walk.
I prefer watching series to reading books.
Do you prefer watching series or reading books?

Like (something) better than (something)

E.g.
I like coke better than pepsi.
I like the beach better than the mountain.
Which do you like better the beach or the mountain?
Which do you like better beer or wine?

Like (doing something) better than (doing something)
E.g.
I like living in a city better than (living) in the countryside.
I like reading a book better than going for a walk.
Which do you like better going for a walk or reading a book?
Which do you like better visiting monuments or museums?

Would prefer (something) to (something)

E.g.
I’d prefer a big city to a small town. > I’d (I would)
I’d prefer a bicycle to an electric scooter.
I’d prefer an ice cream to a pizza.
Would you prefer a pizza to an ice cream?

Would prefer (doing something) to (doing something)

E.g.
I’d prefer going for a walk to watching series.
I’d prefer eating out to cooking.
I’d prefer having more time to having more money.
Would you prefer eating out or cooking dinner tonight?
Would you prefer watching series or going for a walk?

Would rather (do something) than (do something)

E.g.
I’d rather stay at home than go out.
I’d rather take a nap than go for a walk.
I’d rather have more time than (have) more money.
Would rather take a nap than go for a walk?
Would you rather have more time than money?
Would you rather visit a big city than live there?

Para expresar preferencias podeis utilizar cualquiera de ellas, pero prestad atención a las diversas variantes con to or con than / better than y el uso de los verbos en infinitivo con / sin «to» o bien en gerundio «-ing».

Un breve resumen

Prefer (something) to (something)
Prefer (doing something) to (doing something)
Like (something) better than (something)
Like (doing something) better than (doing something)
Would prefer (something) to (something)
Would prefer (doing something) to (doing something)
Would rather (do something) than (do something)

Esperamos que todos estos ejemplos te hayan ayudado a ver las diferencias de uso y que a partir de ahora utilices algunas de estas expresiones para hablar sobre tus gustos y preferencias en inglés.