Ficha Phrasal-Prepositional Verbs
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ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE ODIVELAS FORMATIVE WORKSHEET 11 TH FORM MARCH 2009 1/5 Phrasal Verbs and other multi-word verbs Analyse the table: SINGLE-WORD VERB look direct your eyes in a certain direction You must look before you leap. prepositional verbs look for look at search for something or someone look in the direction of something or someone I lost my keys. I must look for them. I was looking at him when he smiled. phrasal verbs look up look after search for and find information in a reference book take care of You can look up my number in the telephone directory. Who is looking after the baby? MULTI- WORD VERBS phrasal-prepositional verbs look forward to anticipate with pleasure I look forward to meeting you. PHRASAL VERBS Phrasal verbs are made of verb + adverb Phrasal verbs can be: • intransitive (no direct object) • transitive (direct object) Here are some examples of phrasal verbs: examples phrasal verbs meaning direct object get up rise from bed I don't like to get up. intransitive phrasal verbs break down cease to function He was late because his carbroke down. put off postpone We will have to put off the meeting. transitive phrasal verbs turn down refuse They turned down my offer. Phrasal verbs are part of a large group of verbs called "m mu ul l t t i i - - w wo or rd d v ve er rb bs s ". Phrasal verbs and other multi-word verbs are an important part of the English language. Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are very common, especially in spoken English . A multi-word verb is a verb like "pick up", "turn on" or "get on with". For convenience, many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words. The other word(s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs . The two or three words that make up multi-word verbs form a short "phrase" - which is why these verbs are often all called "phrasal verbs". The important thing to remember is that a multi-word verb is still a verb. "Get" is a verb. "Get up", is also a verb, a different verb. "Get" and "get up" are two different verbs. They do not have the same meaning. So you should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb, and learn it like any other verb. There are three types of multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs: phrasal verbs; prepositional verbs; phrasal-prepositional verbs..
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Phrasal Verbs and other multi-word verbs Analyse the table:
SINGLE-WORD VERB look direct your eyes in a certain direction
You must look before you leap.
prepositional verbs look for look at
search for something or someone look in the direction of something or someone
I lost my keys. I must look for them. I was looking at him when he smiled.
phrasal verbs look up look after
search for and find information in a reference book take care of
You can look up my number in the telephone directory. Who is looking after the baby?
MULTI-WORD VERBS
phrasal-prepositional verbs
look forward to
anticipate with pleasure I look forward to meeting you.
PPHHRRAASSAALL VVEERRBBSS Phrasal verbs are made of verb + adverb Phrasal verbs can be:
• intransitive (no direct object) • transitive (direct object)
Here are some examples of phrasal verbs:
examples phrasal verbs meaning
direct object
get up rise from bed I don't like to get up . intransitive phrasal verbs break down cease to function He was late because his carbroke down .
put off postpone We will have to put off the meeting. transitive phrasal verbs turn down refuse They turned down my offer.
Phrasal verbs are part of a large group of verbs called "mmuull tt ii --wwoorrdd vveerrbbss".
Phrasal verbs and other multi-word verbs are an important part of the English language. Multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs, are very common, especially in ssppookkeenn EEnngglliisshh.
A multi-word verb is a verb like "pick up", "turn on" or "get on with". For convenience, many people refer to all multi-word verbs as phrasal verbs. These verbs consist of a basic verb + another word or words . The other word(s) can be prepositions and/or adverbs . The two or three words that make up multi-word verbs form a short "phrase" - which is why these verbs are often all called "phrasal verbs".
The important thing to remember is that a multi-word verb is still a verb. "Get" is a verb. "Get up", is also a verb, a different verb. "Get" and "get up" are two different verbs. They do not have the same meaning. So you should treat each multi-word verb as a separate verb, and learn it like any other verb. There are three types of multi-word verbs, including phrasal verbs:
� phrasal verbs; � prepositional verbs; � phrasal-prepositional verbs..
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When phrasal verbs are transitive (that is, they have a direct object), we can usually separate the two parts. For example, "turn down" is a separable phrasal verb. We can say: "turn down my offer" or "turn my offer down ". Look at this table:
They turned down my offer. transitive phrasal verbs are separable
They turned my offer down .
However, if the direct object is a pronoun , we have no choice. We must separate the phrasal verb and insert the pronoun between the two parts. Look at this example with the separable phrasal verb "switch on":
John switched on the radio.
John switched the radio on .
John switched it on .
These are all possible. direct object pronouns must go between the two parts of transitive phrasal verbs
John switched on it. This is not possible.
Separable or inseparable phrasal verbs? Some dictionaries tell you when phrasal verbs are separable. If a dictionary writes "look (something) up", you know that the phrasal verb "look up" is separable, and you can say "look something up" and "look up something". It's a good idea to write "something/somebody" as appropriate in your vocabulary book when you learn a new phrasal verb, like this:
• get up
• break down
• put something/somebody off
• turn sthg/sby down
This tells you whether the verb needs a direct object (and where to put it).
PPRREEPPOOSSIITTIIOONNAALL VVEERRBBSS
Prepositional verbs are made of: verb + preposition
Because a preposition always has an object, all prepositional verbs have direct objects , so all the prepositional verbs are transitive.
Here are some examples of prepositional verbs:
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direct object
believe in have faith in the existence of I believe in God.
look after take care of He is looking after the dog.
talk about discuss Did you talk about me?
wait for await John is waiting for Mary.
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Prepositional verbs cannot be separated. That means that we cannot put the direct object between the two parts. For example, we must say "look after the baby". We cannot say "look the baby after":
Who is looking after the baby? This is possible.
prepositional verbs are inseparable
Who is looking the baby after ? This is not possible.
It is a good idea to write "something/somebody" in your vocabulary book when you learn a new prepositional verb, like this:
• believe in something/somebody • look after sthg/sby
This reminds you that this verb needs a direct object (and where to put it).
PPHHRRAASSAALL--PPRREEPPOOSSIITTIIOONNAALL VVEERRBBSS Phrasal-prepositional verbs are a small group of multi-word verbs made from a verb plus another word or words..
Phrasal-prepositional verbs are made of: verb + adverb + preposition
Look at these examples of phrasal-prepositional verbs:
examples phrasal-prepositional verbs meaning
direct object
get on with have a friendly relationship with He doesn't get on with his wife.
put up with tolerate I won't put up with your attitude.
look forward to anticipate with pleasure I look forward to seeing you.
run out of use up, exhaust We have run out of eggs.
Because phrasal-prepositional verbs end with a preposition, there is always a direct object . And, like prepositional verbs, phrasal-prepositional verbs cannot be separated. Look at these examples:
We ran out of fuel. phrasal-prepositional verbs are
inseparable
We ran out of it.
It is a good idea to write "something/somebody" in your vocabulary book when you learn a new phrasal-prepositional verb, like this:
• get on with somebody • put up with sthg/sby • run out of something
This reminds you that this verb needs a direct object (and where to put it). Source: englishclub.com
On the next page you can learn more about the prepositional verbs. Try to match each verb to the preposition, and then, using a dictionary, try to explain the meaning they convey (or translate them into Portuguese). Use the prepositions from each box placed above to fill in the table. Note that there may be more than one possibility.
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Verb Preposition Meaning
1) Abstain
2) Approve
3) Aim
4) Ask
5) Attend
6) Benefit
7) Believe
Verb Preposition Meaning
8) Bump
9) Belong
10) Begin
11) Chat
12) Comment
13) Concentrate
14) Cope
Verb Preposition Meaning
15) Consist
16) Deal
17) Depart
18) Experiment
19) Fail
20) Fill
21) Forget
Verb Preposition Meaning
15) Consist
16) Deal
17) Depart
18) Experiment
19) Fail
20) Fill
21) Forget
from at of for to in
into to with on
of with about from on in
of with about from on in
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Verb Preposition Meaning
22) Glance
23) Hear
24) Hope
25) Insist
26) Look
27) Mention
Verb Preposition Meaning
28) Occur
29) Prepare
30) Prevent
31) Provide
32) Succeed
33) Worry
Source: On-line Reloaded, Porto Editora
Now you have to memorise them, but not all at once! !!! You should do it in phases… ☺☺☺☺
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about to with from in for
