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

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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)

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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

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Get down:Cause someone to be

depressed.

4. I thought he would never get ______ his illness.

a) Down

b) Through

c) Over

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Get over:Recover from something.

5. Paul got ______ the bus to go to the store.

a) Up

b) On

c) At

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Get on:Enter

6. Let’s get ________ tomorrow at 9?

a)Together

b) Through

c) Across

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Get together:

Meet

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Choose the

correct

Phrasal Verb

OTHER PHRASAL VERBS

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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

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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