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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Get off, get down, come down, come off

Hi,

Would you help me determine what verb phrases I should use in these contexts?

My son is standing on a chair. Which one should I say?
'get off", "get down", "come down" or "come off"?

If he is sitting on a seesaw, which is correct?
It is suppertime. ( ). Let's go home.

If I am holding him, what should I say?
( ). My arms are tired.

Thanks very much.
  

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stephenlearner My son is standing on a chair. Which one should I say? These would be most common: Get off that chair!

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  • stephenlearner My son is standing on a chair.
  • Which one should I say?
  • These would be most common: Get off that chair!
  • Get down off that chair!
  • Get down!
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stephenlearnerMy son is standing on a chair. Which one should I say?
These would be most common:

Get off that chair!
Get down off that chair!
Get down!
stephenlearnerIf he is sitting on a seesaw, which is correct?
It is suppertime.Get off the seesaw.

Get off the seesaw. My arms are tired.
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Hi,

Would you help me determine what verb phrases I should use in these contexts? Here are some natural sentences.

My son is standing on a chair. Which one should I say?
'get off", "get down", "come down" or "come off"?

If he is sitting on a sees
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Thank you all for your replies.

I have to put you down. My arms are tired.
This is really good. I will use it.
But can I say this?
You should come down. My arms are tired.

Secondly, by what criteria can I judge whether "get down" or "get off" should be used?

Thanks.
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