PHRASAL VERBS
We often use verbs with the following words:
IN ON UP AWAY ROUND ABOUT OVER BY
OUT OFF DOWN BACK THROUGH ALONG FORWARD
So you can say put out / get on / take off / run away etc. These verbs are phrasal verbs.
We often use out / off / up, etc. with verbs of movement. For example:
Get on: The bus was full. We couldn´t get on.
Come back: Sally is leaving tomorrow and coming back on Saturday.
Turn round: When I touched him on the shoulder, he turned round.
But often the second word (out / off / up, etc) gives a special meaning to the verb. For example:
Break down: Sorry. I am late. The car broke down (=the engine stopped working).
Look out: Look out! There is a car coming. (= be careful)
Get up: I was very tired this morning. I couldn´t get up. (= get out of bed)
Get by: My French is not very good but it is enough to get by ( to manage)
Sometimes a phrasal verb is followed by a preposition. For example:
Phrasal verb preposition
Run away (escape) from * Why did you run away from me?
Keep up (continue) with * You are walking too fast. I can´t keep up with you.
Look forward (wait) to * Are you looking forward to your holiday?
Cut down (reduce) on * Jack is trying to cut down on smoking
Sometimes a phrasal verb has an object. Usually there are two possible positions for the object.
So you can say:
Object
I turned off the light I turned the light off
object
If the object is a pronoun (it / them / me / him, etc.), only one position is possible:
I turned it off Not I turned off it.
Taken by English grammar in use.
We often use verbs with the following words:
IN ON UP AWAY ROUND ABOUT OVER BY
OUT OFF DOWN BACK THROUGH ALONG FORWARD
So you can say put out / get on / take off / run away etc. These verbs are phrasal verbs.
We often use out / off / up, etc. with verbs of movement. For example:
Get on: The bus was full. We couldn´t get on.
Come back: Sally is leaving tomorrow and coming back on Saturday.
Turn round: When I touched him on the shoulder, he turned round.
But often the second word (out / off / up, etc) gives a special meaning to the verb. For example:
Break down: Sorry. I am late. The car broke down (=the engine stopped working).
Look out: Look out! There is a car coming. (= be careful)
Get up: I was very tired this morning. I couldn´t get up. (= get out of bed)
Get by: My French is not very good but it is enough to get by ( to manage)
Sometimes a phrasal verb is followed by a preposition. For example:
Phrasal verb preposition
Run away (escape) from * Why did you run away from me?
Keep up (continue) with * You are walking too fast. I can´t keep up with you.
Look forward (wait) to * Are you looking forward to your holiday?
Cut down (reduce) on * Jack is trying to cut down on smoking
Sometimes a phrasal verb has an object. Usually there are two possible positions for the object.
So you can say:
Object
I turned off the light I turned the light off
object
If the object is a pronoun (it / them / me / him, etc.), only one position is possible:
I turned it off Not I turned off it.
Taken by English grammar in use.
PHRASAL VERBS
SEPARABLE TWO WORDS VERBS
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ASK
OUT
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Ask someone for a date
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BREAK DOWN
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Separate into parts
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CALL BACK
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Return a call
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CALL OFF
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Cancel
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CALL UP
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Call on the phone
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CHECK OUT
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Investigate; take a book out of the library
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CLEAN UP
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Clean
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DO OVER
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Repeat
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FIGURE OUT
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Solve a problem, find an answer
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FILL IN / OUT
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Complete
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FIND OUT
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Discover
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GET UP
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Make someone leave his or her bed
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GIVE BACK
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return
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HAVE ON
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Wear
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KEEP OUT (OF)
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Not allow someone to enter
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LOOK UP
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Look for information in a book
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MAKE UP
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Invent or create
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PAY BACK
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Return money
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PICK OUT
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Choose
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PICK UP
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Clean, go and get someone or something
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PUT BACK
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Return something to its place
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PUT OFF
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Postpone
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PUT ON
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Put clothes on the body
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PUT OUT
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Extinguish a fire
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TAKE DOWN
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Destroy, lower
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TAKE OUT
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Take someone on a date; remove
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THROW AWAY / OUT
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Throw into the garbage
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THROW UP
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Vomit
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TURN DOWN
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Decrease the volume
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TURN IN
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Give an assignment to a teacher, or a boss
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TURN OFF
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Stop a machine or light
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TURN ON
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Start a machine or light
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TURN UP
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Increase the volume
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WAKE UP
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Make someone stop sleeping
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INSEPARABLE TWO WORDS VERBS
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BREAK
DOWN
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Stop working
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CALL ON
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Visit
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CHECK IN / INTO
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Register at a hotel
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CHECK INTO
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Investigate
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CHECK OUT / OF
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Leave a hotel
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COME BACK
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Return
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GET BACK
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Return
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GET IN / INTO
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Enter a car, taxi, etc; arrive
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GET OFF
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Leave a bus, etc
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GET ON
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Enter a plane, bus, etc
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GET OUT
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Leave a place or a car
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GIVE UP
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Stop trying
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GO BACK
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Return
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GO OVER
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Review
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GROW UP
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Become an adult
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KEEP ON
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Continue
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KEEP UP
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Stay at the same position
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LOOK AFTER
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Take care of
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LOOK FOR
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Search
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LOOK INTO
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Investigate
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LOOK OUT
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Be careful
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PASS AWAY
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Die
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PASS
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Lose consciousness
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SIT DOWN
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Stop standing and sit
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SHOW UP
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Appear; come
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STAND UP
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Stop sitting or lying and stand
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STAY OUT
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No participate; not enter
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TAKE OFF
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Remove clothes from the body / leave
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TALK ABOUT
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Discuss
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TURN OUT
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Come, go
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WAIT ON
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Serve
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WAKE UP
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Stop sleeping
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WARM UP
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Get ready / exercise for a short time
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WATCH OUT (FOR)
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Be careful
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