LanguageGuide: English Grammar: Introduction: Pôr, Pegar

Put, Take, Get, Turn

Pôr, Pegar, Receber/Obter/Ganhar

weight	peso	scale	escala
heavy (adj.)	pesado	light (adj.)	leve

English system

ton	tonelada	pound	libra
ounce	onça (medida de peso)

Metric system

kilogram	quilograma
gram	grama

pesar

Blue whales can weigh up to 300,000 pounds. That's heavy!
Baleias-azul podem pesar até 300,000 libras. Elas são pesadas!

pacote

	Put the object in the box. Ponha o objeto na caixa.
	Take this package and put it on the table. Pegue o pacote e ponha aqui.!!!!!!
	I took the money.
	The thief took the painting off the wall.

	Take the food to him. Pegue a comida para ele.
	Did you get the book?
	Bring the book here. Traga o livro aqui.
	He brought his wife to the party.
	Could you carry the world for awhile? Você poderia carregar o mundo ...!!!!!!!

Into é a combinação de in e to.

	Put your hand into the box. Ponha sua mão dentro da caixa.
	The brave explorers went into the cave. Os bravos exploradores entraram na caverna.

Expressions

Get has a many additional meanings in addition to the one above as you can see in the sentences below.

	You'll get to see her.
	I will get there tonight.

	How do you get to your house?
	Go up Main street.
	Turn left at the first stop light.
	Go three blocks.
	Then turn right on 1st street.
	It is the second house on the left.

	He became a policeman.
	Tadpoles become frogs.

Get is usually used instead of become with adjectives.

	You're getting tall.
	I'm getting old.