Phrasal verbs

PHRASAL VERBS: 

PHRASAL VERBS

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Words consisting of a verb and a particle (preposition or adverb) Prepositions : in, of, for, into, up, etc. Adverbs : ahead, away, back, etc . The meaning of a phrasal verb is different from the meaning of each word if it was considered separately. Ex: The scientists carried out an experiment. vs. I carried out some chairs in the garden. What are Phrasal Verbs?

Types of Phrasal Verbs: 

Types of Phrasal Verbs Intransitive phrasal verb (phrasal verb that does not take an object) Ex: We need to be careful and plan ahead . Transitive phrasal verb (phrasal verb that takes an object) a. object can come either before the particle or after it Separable b. object must come before the particle Inseparable object must come after the particle

Examples: 

Examples Separable a. I chewed over the problem for a few days. OR I chewed the problem over for a few days. But if the object is a pronoun (him, her, etc.), it always comes before the particle. I chewed it over for a few days. b. If I miss the meeting, I’ll feel I’ve let everybody down . not let down everybody Inseparable I ran into an old friend yesterday.

We have: 

We have Verbs with three parts Verbs with two parts 1 2

Verbs with three parts: 

Verbs with three parts Cut down on : reduce the amount of Jack has decided to cut down on the time he spends watching television . Catch up with : reach the same place as They are too far ahead for us to catch up with them . Come up against : meet We’ve come up against many political crises recently . Come up with : think of I’ve come up with an answer to the problem . Drop in on : visit I dropped in on Julie on my way home . 1

Verbs with three parts: 

Verbs with three parts Face up to : accept / deal with Face up to your failure, be courageous ! Feel up to : feel fit to do I don’t really feel up to going to the party . Get away with : steal sth and escape with it Jack stole the money and got away with it . Get along/on with : have good relations with I get along with my sister . Get on with : continue with Get on with your homework! 1

Verbs with three parts: 

Verbs with three parts Get out of : avoid a responsibility I managed to get out of working late . Get round to : find time to do I just can’t get round to buying a gift to my girlfriend . Get up to : do, often sth wrong What has Bill been getting up to ? Go in for : have sth as a hobby What do you go in for ? Grow out of : become too old for Old Tom has grown out of boxing . 1

Verbs with three parts: 

Verbs with three parts Keep up with : move / make progress at the same rate as Slow down! I can’t keep up with you . Look down on : feel superior to The way they look down on everyone makes me feel unpleasant. Look up to : respect I really look up to my teacher . Look forward to : expect with pleasure We are looking forward to our holidays. Make up for : compensate for Please let me make up for the attitude of my staff . 1

Verbs with three parts: 

Verbs with three parts Put up with : tolerate I can’t put up with the new neighbor . Run out of : use up sth We’ve run out of gas . Stand up for : struggle for We must stand up for our benefits . 1

Verbs with two parts: 

Verbs with two parts Ask after : ask for news of Jim asked after you yesterday . Call for : come and collect I’ll call for you at six . Call on : visit He called on me yesterday . Come across : find by chance Yummy came across that new dress on her way home. Come into : inherit Sue came into a fortune . 2

Verbs with two parts: 

Verbs with two parts Count on : depend on I count on you, my friend. Deal with : take action about Have you dealt with these letters yet? Do without : manage without I can’t do without coffee in the morning. Get at : suggest Are you getting at something? Get over : recover from Don’t worry, you will get over your illness soon. 2

Verbs with two parts: 

Verbs with two parts Go over : discuss the details Let’s go over the plan . Join in : contribute to There are many people joining in the campaign . Live on : depend on sth to live She lives on the money she inherited. Look into : investigate The police are looking into the crime. Look round : look at everything Let’s look round the town . 2

Verbs with two parts: 

Verbs with two parts Make for : go in the direction of We’ll make for the nearest gas station . Pick on : treat sb unfairly / choose sb She was picked on because of her weight . Run into : meet by chance I ran into Steve in the supermarket yesterday . See about : arrange We’ll have to see about getting you an office. See to : take care of Can you see to the dog’s food? 2

Verbs with two parts: 

Verbs with two parts Stand for : tolerate / be a candidate I won’t stand for such rudeness. Andrew is standing for Parliament . Take after : look like Helen takes after her mother . 2

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