Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

37.3 got to (past tense)

37.3.1 Mary is talking to her friend, Wei, about her father who used to be a teacher at a high

school.

Wei: My dad was a cop in Hong Kong before he retired.

Mary: Didn’t you want to be a cop like your dad?

Wei: No. Really not my scene. How about your dad?

Mary: He used to be a high school teacher, but he decided to retire early.

Wei: How come?

Mary: The bad pay and lack of respect from parents got to him in the end

and he decided he’d had enough so he quit.

Wei: I’d hate to be a teacher. I’m sure it feels great to inspire children, but

there  are  so  many  annoying  kids  out  there  who  just  aren’t  interested  in

learning.

Mary: I think my dad loved the kids. He just didn’t like their parents or the

education system.

Wei: I see.

37.3.2 Trey is talking to Jemma about her job at Google. Jemma used to run her own tech