Have you sent the boy to get the car?
¿Ha mandado usted al mozo a traer el automóvil?
I get a letter from home every Tuesday.
Recibo carta de casa todos los martes.
There was a fire at the Zoölogical Gardens yesterday and a lion got out (away).
Hubo incendio en los jardines zoológicos ayer y se escapó un león.
(a) To get meaning to grow or become is translated ponerse or hacerse, the former indicating a temporary change of state, the latter a more permanent one.
She gets very cross if she has to wait for us.
Se pone muy enojada (enfadada) si tiene que esperarnos.
He got rich quickly, but his methods couldn't be admired.