Phrasal verbs
Nov 28, 2014
Phrasal
verbs
PH
RA
SA
L V
ER
BS
FORM:VERB + PARTICLE (PREPOSITION OR
ADVERB)
Examples:
◈ Wake up
◈ Turn on
◈ Look like
ABOUT:
♪ They come from the
Vikings.
♪ No PV in old Englisn.
♪ Phrasal Verbs are not
informal. Phra
sal verb
s
Phra
sal verb
s
♪PV in most cases are verbs of moviment.
♪ In PV the stress falls on the particle, not on the verb:
put ON, not PUT on
♪ The meaning of the verb affects the meaning of the particle and vice-versa.
Phra
sal verb
s
Examples:
I don’t know if I’ll be able to get that day off.
What time do you get off on Fridays?
His father hired the top lawyer to get her off.
I’m getting off at the next stop.
Phra
sal verb
s
Some tricky situations:
Same PV, different meanings:
Bring up a child / Bring up your lunch
Same PV, different grammar, different meanings:
Across the river / Get the message across
exercises
PHRASAL VERBS
WITH GET
exerc
ises
Choose the best option:
1. He’s not very good at getting his ideas ___________.
a)Over
b) Through
c) Across
Get Across:Communicate (specially
details)
exerc
ises
Choose the best option:
2. He doesn’t get _______ well with his mother-in-law.
a)In
b) Along
c) Across
Get along (with):
Have a good relationship
Choose the best option:
3. The news of his arrest got _______ quickly.
a) On
b) By
c) Around
Get around:Spread / circulate
3. This weather is getting me _____.
a) Down
b) Through
c) Over
exerc
ises
Get down:Cause someone to be
depressed.
4. I thought he would never get ______ his illness.
a) Down
b) Through
c) Over
exerc
ises
Get over:Recover from something.
5. Paul got ______ the bus to go to the store.
a) Up
b) On
c) At
exerc
ises
Get on:Enter
6. Let’s get ________ tomorrow at 9?
a)Together
b) Through
c) Across
exerc
ises
Get together:
Meet
exercises
Choose the
correct
Phrasal Verb
OTHER PHRASAL VERBS
exerc
ises
Someone _______ last night and stole our TV.
a)Broke in
b) Broke into
c) Broke at
Break in:
Force entry to a building
exerc
ises They ________ last night,
after 3 years dating.
a)Broke in
b)Brought in
c)Broke up
Break up:
End a relationship
exerc
ises
Jason ______ the wedding_______ because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.
a)Brought in
b)Got off
c)Called off
Call off:
Cancel
exerc
ises Please _______ your
answers before you submit your test.
a) Go by
b) Go over
c) Go along
Go over:
Review
exerc
ises Please ______ while I
transfer you to the Sales Department.
a) Go on
b) Hold on
c) Try on
Hold on:
Wait a short time
exerc
ises We ______of shampoo so
I had to wash my hair with soap.
a) Ran out
b) Ran off
c) Ran over
Run out:
Have none left