PHRASAL

VERBS
 PHRASAL VERBS
A phrasal verb is a verb that consists of two or three words.
These words are usually a verb + an adverb or a verb + a preposition.
Examples:

Work out Work out

Get along with
 Transitive or Intransitive?
• Transitive: The verb has a direct object.
Example:

Phrasal verb
Turn on the laptop Object

• Intransitive: The verb doesn’t have a direct object.

Example:
The plane took off Phrasal verb
No
Object
Subject
 Transitive Phrasal Verbs
• When a phrasal verb is transitive (have a direct object) can be:
Separable Inseparable
Turn on the laptop Get on the train

Turn the laptop on Get the train on

 Separable Phrasal Verbs
• It’s important to remember that an object can be replaced by
an object pronoun. Ex: The light it
• In these cases, the phrasal verb MUST be always
separated. Otherwise, it will be wrong. Example:
Turn it off

Turn off it
Let’s see some examples…
 Get on & Get off
Def: to enter or exit a mode of transportation. It works for boats,
trains, airplanes, bicycles and motorcycles.
INSE
Example: PA RABL
E
Get off that motorbike if you don’t have a helmet. It’s dangerous
to ride without one.
Get that motorbike off. You don’t have a helmet and it’s
dangerous to ride without one.
 Write down
Def: to make a note of something with a pen and paper.
Example: SEPA
R
Yolanda hasn’t got any paper, but sheAneeds
BLEto write down the
number.
Yolanda hasn’t got any paper, but she needs to write the number
down
 Put on
Def: to wear something, especially clothes.
Example:
SEPput
It’s terribly cold outside! Please ARon
A your coat before you go
BL E
out.
It’s terribly cold outside! Please put your coat on before you go
out.
 Make up [This phrasal verb has different meanings]
Def: To invent a story or an excuse
Example:
SEPA
RABshe
Talking to Susan is so much fun. Maybe LEmakes up half her
stories but they’re entertaining anyway.
Talking to Susan is so much fun. Maybe she makes half her
stories up but they’re entertaining anyway.
 Run into
Def: to meet someone by chance when you were not expecting to.
Example: INSE
PARA
B LE
Christian said he ran into his ex girlfriend last week. I guess it
was a really awkward moment.
Christian said he ran his ex girlfriend into last week. I guess it
was a really awkward moment.