Get home meaning in English
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Definition
to get home, to come home: to go to one's house
Examples
- "Horatio : This is Giuseppe, he is my Chief of Staff, Minister of Education, and Head of our Nuclear Program. When I get home, Giuseppe prepares me a mojito and rolls me a big cigar."
- "And when the au pair comes home, I'm gonna give her a spanking too!"
- "When he gets home, I'm gonna give him such a spanking."
- "When I get home, Giuseppe prepares me a mojito and rolls me a big cigar."
- "He's keen to get home."
- "Kevin : Jean, I'm asking you to help me get home after a surgical procedure which will leave me temporarily blind."
- "By the time I get home, I only have enough energy for a glass of Pinot Grigio, an episode of "Sex And The City" and then I'm off to bed."
Exercise 1
One or more of the verbs in bold can be replaced with “to have”. For each verb, either replace it with to have (conjugated correctly) if possible, or write the same verb again without changing it.
Example:
I’m drinking some wine. → I’m having some wine. (can be replaced)
Can you take this bag for me? → Can you take this bag for me? (cannot be replaced)
Polly’s day was very busy. She took some papers to the bank at lunchtime, and only had five minutes to eat her lunch. When she got home, she took a bath. She really took her time, which allowed her to relax fully.
Polly’s day very busy. She some papers to the bank at lunchtime, and only had five minutes to her lunch. When she home, she a bath. She really her time, which her to relax fully.
Example:
I’m drinking some wine. → I’m having some wine. (can be replaced)
Can you take this bag for me? → Can you take this bag for me? (cannot be replaced)
Polly’s day was very busy. She took some papers to the bank at lunchtime, and only had five minutes to eat her lunch. When she got home, she took a bath. She really took her time, which allowed her to relax fully.
Polly’s day very busy. She some papers to the bank at lunchtime, and only had five minutes to her lunch. When she home, she a bath. She really her time, which her to relax fully.
One or more of the verbs in bold can be replaced with “to have”. For each verb, either replace it with to have (conjugated correctly) if possible, or write the same verb again without changing it.
Example:
I’m drinking some wine. → I’m having some wine. (can be replaced)
Can you take this bag for me? → Can you take this bag for me? (cannot be replaced)
Polly’s day was very busy. She took some papers to the bank at lunchtime, and only had five minutes to eat her lunch. When she got home, she took a bath. She really took her time, which allowed her to relax fully.
Polly’s day [not done] was 1 very busy. She [not done] took 2 some papers to the bank at lunchtime, and only had five minutes to [not done] have 3 her lunch. When she [not done] got 4 home, she [not done] had 5 a bath. She really [not done] took 6 her time, which [not done] allowed 7 her to relax fully.
Example:
I’m drinking some wine. → I’m having some wine. (can be replaced)
Can you take this bag for me? → Can you take this bag for me? (cannot be replaced)
Polly’s day was very busy. She took some papers to the bank at lunchtime, and only had five minutes to eat her lunch. When she got home, she took a bath. She really took her time, which allowed her to relax fully.
Polly’s day [not done] was 1 very busy. She [not done] took 2 some papers to the bank at lunchtime, and only had five minutes to [not done] have 3 her lunch. When she [not done] got 4 home, she [not done] had 5 a bath. She really [not done] took 6 her time, which [not done] allowed 7 her to relax fully.
1 was: This verb cannot be replaced here. We use the verb "to be" to describe the qualities or characteristics of something. For example: "That album is incredible", "She was very charming".
2 took: This verb cannot be replaced here. We use the verb "to take" to describe transporting or carrying something to a destination. Another example: "I need to take my shoes to the cobbler's".
3 have: We can use either the verb "to eat" or "to have" to refer to consuming food. Therefore, replacing "eat" with "have" doesn't change the meaning of the sentence. More examples: "Would you like to have an apple?", "I will have a late dinner tonight".
4 got: This verb cannot be replaced here. "To get home" means "to arrive home". For example: "What time did you get home last night?".
5 had: We can say either "to have a bath" or "to take a bath" in English: both expressions refer to washing (or bathing) in a bathtub. Therefore, replacing "took" with "had" doesn't change the meaning of this sentence. Note that both verbs are in the simple past tense. Another example: "You look tired, darling. Why don't you have a bath while I cook dinner?".
6 took: "To take one's time" means to do something slowly or in a relaxed way. The verb "to take" cannot be replaced by another verb in this expression.
7 allowed: This verb cannot be replaced here. Polly taking her time allowed, permitted or enabled her to relax fully. Another example: "Working in the donkey shelter allowed me to grow as a person".
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