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C1 How To Use Phrasal Verbs PDF
C1 How To Use Phrasal Verbs PDF
C1 How To Use Phrasal Verbs PDF
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Marc Andrew Huckle
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Contents
1. Introduction
2. How to use phrasal verbs
3. Phrasal verbs
Be into
Be on
Be up for
Be up to
Blend in
Blurt out
Brush up on
Bump into
Call off
Calm down
Carry on
Carry out
Catch up with
Cheat on
Check out
Cheer up
Come across
Come up with
Crack down on
Crop up
Cut down (on)
Cut out
Drop off
Drop out (of)
End up
Face up to
Fall for
Fall out with
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Figure out
Find out
Get around
Get (a)round to
Get at
Get by
Get into
Get on with
Get rid of
Get together
Get up to
Go for
Go off
Go out with
Hang on
Hang out (with)
Hold up
Join in
Keep on
Kick off
Knuckle down
Let down
Let off
Look after
Look down on
Look forward to
Look up to
Make up
Mess around
Pass away
Pick up
Put off
Put on
Put up with
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Run out (of)
See off
Set off
Set up
Sign up for
Snow under
Stand for
Stand out
Stay up
Take off
Take on
Take to
Take up
Tell off
Turn down
Wear out
Wind down
Wind up
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Introduction
Phrasal verbs can be tricky for language learners and are often what students
of English most commonly complain about. This may be because they do not
exist in Spanish, or that they have various meanings and do not always make
logical sense. This Ebook aims to explain the easiest way to learn and use
phrasal verbs, and also provide lots of examples so that students can actively
start practicing. This book however does NOT contain exercises, these you can
find within the course material.
To make the book easier to use, I have put the phrasal verbs in alphabetical
order.
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How to learn and use phrasal verbs
What students of English need to be aware of is that phrasal verbs are not
literal, their meaning depends on context. Look after does not mean mirar
después for example, it means cuidar. Find out is not encontrar fuera it means
averiguar.
The most usual method to introduce phrasal verbs into speech or writing is
through substitution. You take a word, LIKE for example and put it into a
sentence, “I like reading books about dinosaurs”. Then you take the term LIKE
and replace it with the phrasal verb that you want to use, “I AM INTO reading
books about dinosaurs”. This way the student begins to incorporate simple
phrasal verbs into their language use. A great way to practice this skill is by
learning how to match phrasal verbs with their synonyms. Find out = discover
information, look after = take care of. Language learners must practice
exercises such as matching phrasal verbs with their synonyms, antonyms and
similar expressions.
The next step is by making sure that students use phrasal verbs consistently,
what they need to do is make sure that they use them in context and
assimilate them. They must use them often to consolidate their meaning. What
students must be careful of is that they do not change the context too much or
the meaning could change. For example GET BY can mean, survive with the
minimum amount of money necessary or know how to use a little bit of a
language.
Separable phrasal verbs can have an object in between the verb and the
preposition = I took him away on holiday.
Inseparable phrasal verbs have an object after ONLY = I usually look after my
daughter on Saturday evening so her mum can go out for a drink
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Be into
Be into – like
Be into – be interested in
I am really into this book, I can´t stop reading it, it´s the best book I´ve ever
read
I was halfway into my daily exercise programme when I had to make a phone
call
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Be on
Be on – dedicate time to
I am on the huge project that needs to be presented in New York next month
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Be up for
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Be up to
Be up to – do sth
What are you up to? You should be at work not playing the computer
Be up to – be planning something
I think the kids in my class are up to something this weekend, but I´m not sure
what exactly
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Blend in
Blend in – go unnoticed
I know he is foreign, but he blends in perfectly. He both looks and sounds like a
native
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Blurt out
He is a very open person, he just blurts out the first thing that comes to mind.
Maybe he should think a little before speaking
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Bump into
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Call off
We called off the meeting as half the team couldn´t come at that time.
Will you please call off your dog? It won´t stop barking at me
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Calm down
The boss calmed down the employees that we showing their discontent
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Carry on
Carry on – continue
Carry on – complain
My granddad always carries on about how life was better in the past
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Carry out
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Catch up with
He is catching up with the work that he missed while he was ill last month
It is great to catch up with old friends; you always have a lot to talk about
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Cheat on
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Check out
Have you checked out the new restaurant in the city centre?
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Cheer up
I was really down last week, until my friends came to my house to cheer me up
that is
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Come across
I came across this pen in the office; do you know whose it is?
She comes across as being a little bit stupid, but she has a master´s degree
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Come up with
I was extremely concerned because I couldn´t come up with the solution to the
exam question
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Crack down (on)
There was a massive problem with violence in my home town, so the police are
cracking down on it and making lots of arrests
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Crop up
We have only just begun the project, but quite a few issues have already
cropped up
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Cut down
She seemed to think a lot of herself, you know, very arrogant. So I cut her down
to size with a few simple words
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Cut out
She should cut out smoking so much; it is bad for her health
The children cut out the shapes for the exercise in technology class
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Drop off
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Drop out
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End up
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Face up to
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Fall for
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Fall out
One of his teeth fell out last week, so he went to the doctor to see if he has
scurvy
I hardly ever fall out with my siblings; we get on like a house on fire
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Figure out
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Find out
I only found out about the job offer when it was too late to accept it
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Get around
What time did you get around to writing your essay last night?
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Get at
Get at – suggest
Get at – access
I am trying to pick up the pen I dropped behind the desk, but I can´t get at it
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Get by
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Get into
I only got into jogging last year; I started because I wanted to get in shape
I didn´t pass the exam because I got into a mess on the final question
It is time to get stuck into this project so that we can finish once and for all
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Get on
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Get rid of
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Get together
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Get up
You shouldn´t leave the children alone, when they are together they normally
get up to no good
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Go for
Go for – choose
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Go off
I went off eating cheese because I ate too much over the Christmas period
The lights went off in the middle of the film; it must be a power-cut
Go off – explode
Go off – sound
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Go out
I´ll see you in half an hour. I´m going out to see a friend
I have been going out with my girlfriend for about 2 years now
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Hang on
Hang on – wait
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Hang out
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Hold up
Hold up – delay
We are waiting for the boss´ decision that is what is holding up the process
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Join in
Join in – participate in
We were playing football with my friends and suddenly some other children
asked to join in
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Keep on
Keep on – continue
Just keep on studying in the same way; you will soon notice the progress
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Kick off
Let´s kick off this meeting by reviewing the last financial quatre
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Let down
I feel that you have let everyone down with your lack of productivity at work
We need to let down the tired on my bike a little, the pressure is too high
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Let off
I can´t believe that they let him off with such a serious offence, he should be in
prison
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Look after
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Look down
You shouldn´t look down on your brother so much, everyone makes mistakes
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Look forward to
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Look up to
Look up to – admire
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Meet up
I think it is time to make up with my brother; we have been arguing for way too
long
We should get on with our work to make up for the delay we had yesterday
Make up – form
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Mess about
The kids are messing about in the garden until you are ready to leave
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Mess around
Those kids are always messing around with the sports equipment
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Pass away
My granddad was the greatest man I have ever known, I really looked up to
him. But sadly he passed away a few weeks ago
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Pick up
Pick up – collect
Pick up – improve
He was late for the meeting so he picked up the pace to make up for lost time
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Put off
They put off the football match due to the bad weather
They were put off from going on the trip because it was very expensive
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Put on
Put on – turn on
Put on – pretend
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Put up
We are putting up my brother in law at the moment while they reform his
house
Put up – hang
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Run out
Laura went to the shop because she had run out of bread
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See off
The man was trying to protect his house and he used a baseball bat to see off
the thieves
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Set off
What time should we set off tomorrow? We don´t want to get there too late
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Set up
I´m going to set up a new company that provides computer equipment to larger
businesses
Set up – arrange
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Sign up
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Snow under
Lately my projects at work have snowed me under, I just can´t keep up with it
all
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Stand for
The image on the front page stands for his struggle with the disease
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Stand out
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Stay up
We shouldn´t stay up so late on a work night, we are too tired in the morning
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Take off
The courses have really taken off since we started email marketing
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Take on
Take on – hire/employ
We took on 4 new accountants last year due to the increase in volume of clients
Take on – confront
If someone breaks into your house, you shouldn´t ever take them on as it is
dangerous
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Take to
They have taken a fancy to baking over the last few years
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Take up
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Tell off
The teacher is always telling off the same two boys in the class
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Turn down
I went for the job, but they turned me down because of my lack of experience
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Wear out
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Wind down
The huge project we were working on at the office is winding down, therefore
we need to be on the lookout for a new one
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Wind up
Wind up – annoy/irritate
My little brother used to wind me up all the time when we were kids, but now
we get along fine
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