Get Up

How to Conjugate Get Up

  • Infinitive: Get Up
  • Present Tense: Get Up/ Gets Up
  • -ing Form: Getting Up
  • Past Tense: Got Up
  • Past Participle: Gotten Up
Get Up is a separable phrasal verb and has 4 definitions.

Definitions of Get Up:

1. To move to a higher level/position.

Examples: When does your mother get up from Atlanta?
Sorry, I haven’t had a chance to get up to the attic yet.

2. To rise from your bed.

Examples: What time do you usually get up?
I didn’t want to get up this morning.

3. To change your posture from lying or sitting to standing.

Examples: Get up from the couch and help me with housework.
Sir, can you please get up and let this lady have a seat?

4. To meet with someone.

Examples: Let’s get up later this week for dinner or something.
Farah and Vina get up every week for happy hour.

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