{"id":869,"date":"2016-07-25T16:51:20","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T00:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/?p=869"},"modified":"2016-07-25T16:51:20","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T00:51:20","slug":"conversation-questions-get-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/home\/conversation-questions-get-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation Questions for &#8220;get&#8221; = &#8220;buy&#8221;","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Practice is Imperative<\/h1>\n<p>You already know that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/get-little-verb-everything\/\">\u201cget\u201d is a crazy verb<\/a> that has many meanings. And you already know that \u201cget\u201d sometimes means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollytreeenglish.com\/get-means-buy\/\">\u201cbuy.\u201d<\/a> Now it is time for the necessary next step: practice. Here is a list of conversation questions that you can use to practice using \u201cget\u201d to mean \u201cbuy\u201d when you speak English.<\/p>\n<p>Conversation Questions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who gets the groceries in your family?<\/li>\n<li>Do you like getting groceries?<\/li>\n<li>Do you sometimes get things for yourself that you wish you hadn\u2019t gotten?<\/li>\n<li>Do you often get things from online shops?<\/li>\n<li>Is getting things online better than getting things from a physical shop?<\/li>\n<li>What do you enjoy getting for yourself?<\/li>\n<li>What do you enjoy getting for others?<\/li>\n<li>Do you like to get gifts for others?<\/li>\n<li>Do you like to get gifts for your parents?<\/li>\n<li>Do you like getting gifts for your husband or wife?<\/li>\n<li>Do you like getting gifts for your boyfriend or girlfriend?<\/li>\n<li>do you like to get gifts for your kids?<\/li>\n<li>Do you get yourself gifts for your birthday?<\/li>\n<li>Do you get things for your pets?<\/li>\n<li>Do people often get you things?<\/li>\n<li>Do you feel embarrassed when people get things for you?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Your Turn<\/h1>\n<p>So now you should practice. Leave a comment to answer some of these questions. Or use them to practice with a friend. What questions can you make that use \u201cget\u201d to mean \u201cbuy?\u201d Leave them in the comments, and perhaps they will become part of this list.<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practice is Imperative You already know that \u201cget\u201d is a crazy verb that has many meanings. And you already know that \u201cget\u201d sometimes means \u201cbuy.\u201d Now it is time for the necessary next step: practice. 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