How to Use Have and Get in English - Improve English Grammar

This video lesson from Oxford Online English explores the verbs 'have' and 'get' through five dialogues, each illustrating different meanings and uses. The lesson covers 10 meanings for each verb, including participation in events, auxiliary uses, buying, becoming, health contexts, and understanding. Viewers are encouraged to watch dialogues multiple times and reflect on the meanings before explanations are provided.

What is the main focus of the lesson in the video?

• Practicing pronunciation

• Learning about different tenses

• Understanding the verbs 'have' and 'get'

• Improving vocabulary

In the first dialogue, what does 'have' mean in 'I have judo class'?

• To experience something

• To take part in an event

• To own something

• To eat or drink

What does 'get' mean in the phrase 'I'll get a taxi'?

• To receive

• To arrive or reach

• To become

• To buy

How is 'have' used in the sentence 'Have you seen the email I sent?'?

• As an auxiliary verb

• As a main verb

• To mean own

• To mean experience

What does 'get' mean in 'I got a new tablet for my birthday'?

• To understand

• To become

• To receive

• To buy

In the context of illness, what does 'get' mean in 'I got a cold'?

• To become

• To catch

• To receive

• To buy

What does 'have' mean in 'She's just had her baby boy'?

• To own

• To give birth

• To experience

• To eat or drink

What does 'get' mean in 'I don't get it'?

• To buy

• To receive

• To understand

• To become

In the phrase 'have something done', what does 'have' imply?

• To pay someone to do something

• To own something

• To do something yourself

• To experience something

What does 'get' mean in 'People get a lot of money for basic jobs'?

• To buy

• To understand

• To earn

• To receive