A SHORT LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS

TYPE 1: Without an object

PHRASAL
VERB
Go in
Go away

SPANISH

PHRASAL
VERB
Wake up
Get up

Despertarse
Levantarse

Get out
Lie down
Stand up

Escapar, huir
Echarse
Pararse

Sit down
Look out

Sentarse
Tener cuidado, estar
atento
Buscar alrededor/ por
aqui
Darse vuelta

Hurry up
Come on

Entrar
Irse; irse fuera (take a
trip)
Salir
Regresar(Speaker ->)
Crecer, hacerse mayor,
madurar
Apurarse, darse prisa
Venir (Come!=animo)

Come in

Entrar, pasar

Look round

Come back

Regresar (Speaker<-)

Turn around

Go out
Go back
Grow up

SPANISH

TYPE 2: With an object. They can be separated

PHRASAL
VERB
Switch/ turn sth
on
Switch/ turn sth
of
Try sth on
Give sth back
Take sth back
Call sb back

Prender, encender

PHRASAL
VERB
Pick sth up

Apagar, desconectar

Pick sb up
Let sb in
Bring sb up
Find sth out
Fill sth in

Turn up

Probarse algo (ropas)

Devolver algo prestado
Devolver algo comprado
Devolver la llamada a
alguien
Pagar/ devolver algun
dinero
Traer algo (de algn
lugar)
Postergar, posponer
Ordenar algo
Tirar, deshacerse de
algo
Subir (increase volume)

Turn down

Bajar (reduce volume)

Pay sb back
Bring sth back
Put sth back
Put sth away
Throw sth away

SPANISH

Look sth up
Give sth up
Put sth on
Put sth down
Write sth
down
Take sth
away
Take sth of

SPANISH
Recoger algo, pasar a buscar
algo
Recoger a alguien
Hacer pasar a alguien
Criar, educar
Descubrir
Completar, rellenar (complete a
form)
Buscar informacion/ significado
Rendirse, dejar de (stop a
habit, activity or job)
Ponerse algo (ropa)
Apuntar algo
Anotar, escribir, apuntar
Llevar , sacar (remove)
Sacar, quitar (remove)

TYPE 3: With an object, but they are never separated.

PHRASAL
VERB
Look for
Get on
Get of
Get along with

SPANISH
Buscar
Subir al bus
Bajar del bus
Llevarse bien con

PHRASAL VERB
Look after
Look forward to
Take of
Find out that

SPANISH
Cuidar de
Anhelar
Despegar
Enterarse de

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alguien

Study and
Practice this
short list of
phrasal verbs.
Teacher
Ester Rut