General English Unit 8 Phrasal Verbs and Prep by- -until -

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get up get away withtake care take afterlook for look after

Are you going to

look after me?

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Verb +Phrasal Verbs

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Verb +Phrasal Verbs

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Some common Phrasal Verbs:

Look intoMeaning: Research, investigateExample: We'll LOOK INTO the problem and come back to you when we have the information.

Get inMeaning: Arrange for someone to do a job in your home, workplace, etcExample: The air conditioning has broken down; we'll have to GET a technician IN to fix it.

Take careMeaning: make arrangements (for something to happen); take responsibility for.Example: "Will you take care of making reservations for our flight to Boston?"

Phrasal Verbs

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See toMeaning: Deal with somethingExample: He SAW TO the arrangements and everything ran smoothly and efficiently

Get backMeaning: ReturnExample: The train was held up so we didn't GET BACK home until midnight

Get onMeaning: Continue doing somethingExample: The teacher asked the pupils to GET ON with some work quietly as she had to leave the classroom.

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1. Prepositions ‘by’ and ‘until’

1. ‘By’ Followed By a Time

‘By’ means 'not later than'.  

Let's see the following examples:- I sent the parcel on Wednesday morning. You should receive it by Friday. ( on or before Friday )

- Where's the teacher? He should be here by now. (now or before now)

2. ‘Until’ ( Till ) Followed By a Time

Until is used to say how long a situation continues.

Let's see the following examples: - I'm not leaving until you give me the money. ( I will continue staying and I will stop when you give me the money.)

- This week I will have a mid semester test, so I study until ten or eleven o'clock every night.

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1. Prepositions ‘by’ and ‘until’

Exercise

In this exercise you have to complete the sentences with by or until.

1. I've been asked to marry him. I have to answer him ....... next Friday.

2. I'll wait for you …….. 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

3. If we leave on Monday, we should be in Sweinstein … ... Tuesday.

4. I hope to finish this project ……... the end of this year.

5. We have to be at the airport ……. 7 o'clock.

6. You can’t drive a car ……… you are eighteen.

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