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Phrasal Verbs

The document discusses phrasal verbs in English. It begins by distinguishing between normal verbs and phrasal verbs. It then covers the common prepositions used in phrasal verbs and how they are classified as transitive or intransitive. The summary concludes with a brief overview of how phrasal verbs are used in different tenses and whether they are separable or inseparable.

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Phrasal Verbs

The document discusses phrasal verbs in English. It begins by distinguishing between normal verbs and phrasal verbs. It then covers the common prepositions used in phrasal verbs and how they are classified as transitive or intransitive. The summary concludes with a brief overview of how phrasal verbs are used in different tenses and whether they are separable or inseparable.

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Phrasal Verbs

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How to use phrasal verbs in English

First, the difference between a compound verb and a "normal" verb...

Normal verb: I got this jacket for my birthday.

Phrasal verb: I got up early this morning

Normal verb: He turned the corner and saw her.

Phrasal verb: He turned down the music.

Phrasal verbs are accompanied by a preposition. These are some of the most common
prepositions:
The phrasal verbs are divided into transitive and intransitive. In general, the verbs are
divided in transitive and intransitive
● Transitive verbs: require an object to complete their meaning
○ I need a dictionary
Need is a transitive verb because the verb need an object after the complete the
sentence
Transitive phrasal verbs:
- I’m looking for my keys
- He’s looking for his passport.
- You should put on a jacket because it’s cold outside.
- Can you turn off the light when you leave the room please?

● Intransitive verbs: Can’t have a direct object after them, so the subject is doing the
action of the verb and nothing receives the action. An intransitive verb doesn't pass
the action to an object.
○ We smiled

Intransitive phrasal verbs:


- My car broke down on the way to work.
- Can you sit down please
- You are driving too fast. Can you slow down?
- I get up at 7 every morning.
Another classification for phrasal verbs are separable and inseparable
● Separable phrasal verbs: If a phrasal verb is separable, it means you can separate
the two words and put the direct object in the middle.
○ Please turn off the TV.
Please turn the TV off.
○ His students write down everything he says.
His students write everything he says down.
● Inseparable phrasal verbs: Some phrasal verbs cannot be separated. This means that
when we want to use an object, it must always come after the complete phrasal verb.
○ I’ll look after your dog while you’re on vacation.
I’ll look your dog after while you’re on vacation. (Incorrect)
○ I always run into Molly at the mall.
I always run Molly into at the mall. (Incorrect)
I always run Molly at the mall into. (Incorrect)

Phrasal verbs in the present simple

● I get up at 7 o’clock every day.


● i don’t get up at 7 o’clock every day.
● What time do i usually get up?

Phrasal verbs in the past simple

● She got up at 9 o'clock this morning.


● She didn't get up at 9 o'clock this morning.
● What time did she get up?

Phrasal verbs in the present perfect

● She’s gotten up yet.


● She hasn’t gotten up yet.
● Has she gotten up yet?

Phrasal verbs in the future with “will”

● I will go into the bathroom


● I won't go into the bathroom
● Will i go into bathroom

Phrasal verbs in the future with “going to”


● I'm going to call away my uncle.
● I'm not going to call away my uncle
● Am i going to call away my uncle?

Activities:
1. Associate a phrasal verb with each sentence and image.

closed down / back up / break out / asked around /

I _____ ______, and everybody said that this is the best restaurant in town.

Some trucks make a beeping sound when they ____ __.


When did World war II _____ ___?

She ______ ____ door in my face

2. Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb.

o It’s warm in here. Why don’t you your coat?

a) Call off b) Come across c) Do with d) Get in e) Take off

o The meeting today was for no reason.

a) Called of b) Come across c) Done with d) Got in e) Taken off

o I could a holiday.

a) Call of b) Come across c) Do with d) Get in e) Take off

o Quick, the taxi.

a) Call of b) Come across c) Do with d) Get in e) Take off

o Yesterday, I a word that I had never heard before.

a) Called of b) Came across c) Did with d) Got in e) Took off

3. Use the following phrasal verbs to make up sentence you can use in the morning.
wake up / get in / go out / look for / turn on / get up / take off / put on

● _ i wake up at 6 o'clock
● _ i get in the shower
● _ i go out of the shower and go to my room
● _ i look for my clothes for the day
● _ i turn on the tv and watch the news
● _ i get up from my bed and go to the kitchen
● _ i take off my pijama
● _ i put on my shoes and go to run

4. What do the following sentences mean?, cross with an x the one you consider
correct.

a) She broke up with her boyfriend.


● She got married to her boyfriend.
● She went on holiday with her boyfriend.
● She ended her relationship with her boyfriend.

b) He brought up his dinner.


● He got sick and vomited.
● He ate his own dinner and not what was offered by the others.
● He served the dinner that he had cooked.

c) I feel a bit run down today.


● I had an accident and was hit by a car.
● I have worked too much and now I feel tired.
● I have run too much and I am out of breath now.

d) The flight was put off.


● The flight will depart at a later time.
● The flight was cancelled.
● The flight was overbooked.

e) The thief got away.


● The thief was imprisoned.
● The thief escaped.
● The thief was killed.
5. Select the correct phrasal verb for each group of phrases.

● I’m going to ____ __ (dejar) drinking beer. I’m so fat that I can’t see my feet
anymore!
a) taken up b) hurry up c) give up d) puts up whit
● Rafa’s _____ __ (empezar, dedicarse) photography. He’s just bought one of
the latest and most expensive digital cameras.
a) taken up b) hurry up c) give up d) puts up whit
● I don’t know how my wife ____ ____ (aguantar, soportar) me. I drink too
much, I’m a bad husband and a I'm terrible person to live with.
a) taken up b) hurry up c) give up d) puts up whit
● If you don’t _____ __ (darse prisa), we’ll miss the train!
a) taken up b) hurry up c) give up d) puts up whit

6. Correct any errors you find in the text.

working from home


It’s a challenge for many people to get up early in the morning and get to their offices
on time.

Like many others, I believed that working from home was a blessing.

So last Tuesday I called in sick to work and told my boss that I would stay at home
and do my job remotely.

I switched on my computer and logged in to Facebook first thing.

Then I reminded myself that I needed to concentrate and quickly logged in (out).

Since I wasn’t going into the office, I called off a meeting I had planned with a
coworker and texted my friend to say I was staying at home.

After that I managed do a bit of work before my friend called me out saying she
would drop by in half an hour for a cup of tea.

I checked out the contents of my cupboard only to discover that I had no tea. So I put
off (on) my coat and went to the nearby shop.
When I got by (back) home, I understood that there would be no chance for me to get
around to working again.

My friend turned down (up) minutes later and we spent hours chatting over tea and
sweets.

I returned to the office the following day, sure that I would never try working from
home again.

Working at home isn’t bad!

7. Listen to the audio, identify ten phrasal verbs and describe the situation
Get on
Get through
Put on
Looking for

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● Connect the sentence with the phrasal verb that complements it.

1) Prices have fallen. a) went off


→ Prices have ________.
2) His application was rejected. b) coming round
→ His application was _______.
3) The bomb exploded. c) come down
→ The bomb _________.
4) Our friends are visiting us tonight. d) takes after
→ Our friends are ________ tonight.
5) He resembles his father in appearance. e) turned down
→ He _______ his father.
● Connect the image with the sentence that describes it

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