PHRASAL

VERBS
GROUP #10

Maria Paula Girón Alvarado 202006305

Ana Clarisa Iboy Flores 202007156
David Estuardo Loarca Cardona 202005808
Jose Alberto Díaz García 202005807
Maria Alejandra Alvizurez Fuentes 202107793
María José García Quevedo 201703642
Daniela Elizabeth Chigüil Martínez 201708372
 T ARE PHRASAL VER
WHA BS?
A phrasal verb is a phrase or expression
consisting of a verb followed by a particle or Verb + particle
two.
Also, called compound verbs.
bite off
It's common to relate PVs with an informal register.
bite sth off
To cut something off by biting it.
bite off more than you can chew morder, arrancar de un mordisco
To try to do too much or something too difficult to you.

"el que abarca mucho poco aprieta"

"meterse en camisa de once varas"
TRANSITIVE AND
INTRANSITIVE
TRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS
TRANSITIVE
They require an object.
These have the possibility to put the
object in between or after the phrasal
verb and the meaning would not
change.
Quítate la chaqueta.
Take off your jacket.
Take your jacket off.
Being “jacket” the object of the
phrasal verb.
These need the object in order for them
not to lack of any sense.
If it didn't have a direct object, the
sentence would be: “Take off your.” Or
“take your off.”
In Spanish this sentence would be:
If this sentence didn’t have a direct
object, the sentence would be
missing important information in
order to be understandable.
“Quítate la.”
INTRANSITIVE PHRASAL
VERBS
INTRANSITIVE In Spanish, these sentences would be:
They don’t require an object.
Ella se alejó (del lugar)
drove off manejando después que me dejó
Drove away from the place. ayer.
break down El carro se arruina todo el
Stops working.
tiempo.
Some examples for these can be:
We can see that syntactically the
She drove off after she left me sentences continues without
yesterday. having a direct object, and there is
The car breaks down all the time. no missing sense, unlike the
transitive phrasal verbs.
 SEPARABLE
AND
INSEPARABLE
 SEPARABLE INSEPARABLE
Can be broken up by other words The verb and preposition always go
They can be separated by a direct together
object Inseparable phrasal verbs can be
If the phrasal verb has two transitive
prepositions it is always separable They cannot be separated
The complement is put after the
phrasal verb
EXAMPLES
SEPARABLE
Please, fill the application out in order to get
your scholarship.

Please, fill out the application in order to get your

scholarship.

INSEPARABLE
Try to get along with your sister in law because it will
make your brother happy!
TYPES OF PHRASAL VERBS
 VERBS OF MOVEMENT
Express a more understandable way in the English
language, without listening so literally to native
speakers.
(Verb + Preposition)
Phrasal Verbs Based on Movement
Back Up
Run or Bump Into
Move In
Step On
Get Off
Take Out
Go Under
Drift Apart
 EXAMPLES
GET OFF
A) To remove something, usually used with a pronoun.
B) To remove oneself from something.
“A) Spider! GET IT OFF!”
B) Get off my bike!

DRIFT APART
To slowly lose contact with someone or gradually slip out of a
relationship.
“The couple never fought but began to drift apart because of their work
schedules.”
 SPECIAL MEANING
Ofen the second word (on/of/out, etc.) gives a
special meaning to the verb.
Break down
To stop working because of a fault.
e.g. Sorry I’m late. The car broke
down. (= the engine stopped working)

Descomponer

Give up
To stop trying to do something.
e.g. I tried many times to contact her.
In the end I gave up.

Rendirse
 PREPOSITION
WHEN A PHRASAL VERB IS FOLLOWED BY A PREPOSITION

Verb + particle + preposition

Look forward to
To feel excited about something that is Are you looking forward to going
going to happen because you expect to on vacations?
enjoy it.
¿Esperas con ansías irte de
esperar, esperar con ansías, anhelar vacaciones?

Keep up with
1. To do all the work necessary in
order to finish on time or deal You're walking too fast! I can't
successfully with a situation that
changes rapidly. keep up with you.
2. To learn about the news or events ¡Estás caminando muy rápido! No
that are happening.
puedo seguirte el ritmo.
mantener el ritmo, mantenerse informado de
 OBJECT
1. A phrasal verb has an object.
For example:
I turned on the light (the light is the object).
2.When the phrasal verb has an object, usually there are two
possible positions of the object.

Position #1 Position #2
Verb + Object + Adverb Verb + Adverb + Object
Melanie took her coat off. Melanie took off her coat.
3. When the object is a pronoun (it/them/me/him/her/you)
only has one position.
Verb + Object + Adverb
For example:
I gave him away a toy.
Note: A pronoun always goes before the adverb.

4. The pronoun is used to avoid

repeating the object of a sentence.
For example:
The baby is asleep. Please don't wake her
up.
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