PHRASAL VERBS

I.E.S. ALONSO DE
COVARRUBIAS
Dpt. of English Language

Sunday 21 February 2010

 VERB + PREPOSITION or PARTICLE

look up
make
on
put
down
take
out of

+
get
run over
bring off
break
out
turn
for...
carry...

Sunday 21 February 2010

 VERB + PREPOSITION or PARTICLE

look for = search

make up = invent

put out = extinguish

take off = leave the ground

get over = recover

run out of = have none left

bring up = rear, educate

break down = collapse

turn up = appear unexpectedly

carry on = continue
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 VERB+ PARTICLE + PREPOSITION

keep up with advance at the same place

run out of have none left

put up with bear patiently

look forward to expect with pleasure

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 Phrasal verbs express a particular meaning:

literal idiomatic

Take off your jacket. I’ve taken up golf.

Put out the cat. The car broke down.

Look at the picture. Only 20 people turned up.

Sunday 21 February 2010

 PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND
IDIOMATIC MEANING

PUT OUT

I always put out the cat at night.

Put out the cigarette, please.

(extinguish)

Sunday 21 February 2010

 PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND
IDIOMATIC MEANING

PICK UP

Can you pick up the diskette for me,

please? I dropped it.

I picked up some new slang

expressions while watching that
movie.
(learn)

Sunday 21 February 2010

 PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND
IDIOMATIC MEANING

TAKE OFF

Take off that funny party hat. You look

stupid in it.

The plane took off 10 minutes ago.

(leave the ground)

Sunday 21 February 2010