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ENGLISH VERB

get on

to get on / to board (a plane, a bus)

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: getting on
  • Past participle: gotten on

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I I get on
  2. you you get on
  3. he, she, it he gets on
  4. we we get on
  5. they they get on

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I I got on
  2. you you got on
  3. he, she, it he got on
  4. we we get on
  5. they they got on

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I I will get on
  2. you you will get on
  3. he, she, it he will get on
  4. we we will get on
  5. they they will get on

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I I am getting on
  2. you you are getting on
  3. he, she, it he is getting on
  4. we we are getting on
  5. they they are getting on

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I I have already got on
  2. you you have already got on
  3. he, she, it he has already got on
  4. we we have already got on
  5. they they have already got on

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I I would get on
  2. you you would get on
  3. he, she, it he would get on
  4. we we would get on
  5. they they would get on

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

  1. get on!

How to use get on

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    I get on the bus at the corner of my street.

    I get on the bus at the corner of my street.

  2. Past

    We got on the wrong train yesterday.

    We got on the wrong train yesterday.

  3. Future

    We will get on the plane in ten minutes.

    We're going to get on the plane in ten minutes.

  4. Present continuous

    Hurry up, people are getting on the bus already.

    Hurry up, people are already getting on the bus.

  5. Present perfect

    Have all the passengers gotten on yet?

    Have all the passengers already boarded?

  6. Conditional

    I would get on the first train in the morning.

    I would take the first train in the morning.

  7. Imperative

    Get on the bus, it's about to leave!

    Get on the bus, it's leaving!

Good to know

  • "Get on" is for buses, trains, planes and bicycles; for cars and taxis it's "get in".
  • The opposite is "get off": "get off at the next stop".

Where you hear get on

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • Now I get on the bus two blocks away. Now I catch the bus two blocks from here.
  • I called my grandma before I got on the plane. I called my grandma before I got on the plane.
  • We'll get on the bus after work. We'll take the bus after work.
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When missing someone can't fit into one word

Intermediate Level 2 · before I got on the plane

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