PHRASAL VERBS

• PHRASAL VERBS ARE A CONJUNCTION AMONG A VERB AND A PREPOSITION

OR MAYBE TWO
• THIS PREPOSITION IS GOING TO CHANCE PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY THE
MEANING OF THE BASE VERB

• CLEAN - I CLEAN MY HOUSE

• CLEAN UP - I CLEAN UP MY HOUSE

• GIVE - I GIVE LOVE TO MY FAMILY

• GIVE UP - I NEVER GIVE UP IN MY PLANS
 Phrasal verb: ADD UP

meaning: ADDING

example: The author has just added up

some new pages to his oldest book
 Phrasal verb: BLOW UP

meaning: EXPLODE

example: Soldiers usually blow up

bombs in the desert
 Phrasal verb: BRING UP

meaning: TO RAISE

example: My grandparents brought me

up because my parents were always
away
 Phrasal verb: CARRY ON/GO ON

meaning: CONTINUE

example: When I’m thinking to

surrender, my family gets me to carry on
 Phrasal verb: CALL OFF

meaning: CANCEL

example: The soccer match was called

off because of the bad weather
 Phrasal verb: PUT OFF

meaning: POSTPOND

example: Walter put off his meeting last

night for an emergency he had
 Phrasal verb: GIVE UP

meaning: SURRENDER

example: Girls never give up once they

wanna get something
Phrasal verb: GET ALONG WITH

meaning: BE NICE TO

example: My teacher and her co-

workers get along with the principal
 Phrasal verb: RUNAWAY

meaning: SCAPE

example: The elephant ranaway as soon

as the guard opened the door of the cage
 Phrasal verb: LOOK AFTER

meaning: TAKE CARE

example: My mom makes me look after

my little sister when she’s not home
Phrasal verb: LOOK FORWARD TO

meaning: WISH

example: We’re looking forward to

having our new encyclopedia
 Phrasal verb: MAKE OUT

meaning: ASSIMILATE/
KISSING IN A HOT WAY

example: Sheila is trying to make out

what the teacher is saying
 Phrasal verb: PASS AWAY

meaning: DIE

example: Roger’s grandpa passed away

when he was just 19 years old
 Phrasal verb: PULL OVER

meaning: STOP ASIDE

example: This is the police, pull your car

over now
 Phrasal verb: WATCH OUT

meaning: BE CAREFUL

example: Please watch out in the forest,

there are dangerous bears
 Phrasal verb: WRITE DOWN

meaning: TAKE NOTES

example: Fernando must write down all

the instructor is saying
 Phrasal verb: ASK OUT

meaning: INVITE SOMEONE TO GO

SOMEWHERE

example: Johan asked Alicia out last

night, they went to the theater
 Phrasal verb: BREAK DOWN

meaning: STOP WORKING

example: My bike broke down as I was

riding up the mountain
 Phrasal verb: SHOW UP

meaning: APPEAR

example: The class was waiting for the

teacher, but he never showed up
 Phrasal verb: FALL APART

meaning: BREAK INTO PIECES

example: My heart fell apart when I

knew the bad news
 Phrasal verb: FIND OUT

meaning: DISCOVER

example: Christopher Colombus

supposly found out America, that’s a lie
 Phrasal verb: GET ON / GET OFF

meaning: BOARD / DESCEND

example: I got on the taxi inmediately

but when I realised it wasn’t my taxi I
had to get off
Phrasal verb: GO BACK/COME
BACK/GET BACK

meaning: RETURN

example:My sister tells me that she

wants to go back to the U.S.A.
 Phrasal verb: GET RID OF

meaning: EXTERMINE

example: Andrew just can’t get rid of

the roaches at his apartment, they are
hundreds and hundreds
 Phrasal verb: TAKE OFF

meaning: RAISE / REMOVE YOUR

CLOTHES

example: I’m usually afraid when

airplanes take off
COMPLETE THE NEXT SENTENCES WITH AN APPROPIATE PHRASAL VERBS

1.- I AM SO IN LOVE WITH SCOTLAND THAT I WANT TO _______ SOMEDAY

2.- SOMEHOW I WILL ________ THE TRUTH ABOUT YOUR BLACK PAST
3.- I WANT TO _______ ANNA, BUT I’M AFRAID SHE REJECTS ME
4.- WE _______ THE MEETING OF TODAY, IT’LL BE TOMORROW MORNING
5.- TWO AIRPLEANES CRASHED AND THEY JUST ________ IN THE AIR
6.- WHEN I HAD A PROBLEM, MY DAD ALWAYS ______ AND HELPED ME
7.- SOME PRISONERS ________ FROM THE JAIL LAST MONTH
8.- I LOVE MY FAMILY, WE ALL _________ EACH OTHER
9.- SLOW DOWN PLEASE, I CAN’T ______ EVERYTHING, YOU’RE TOO FAST
10.- THAT RESTAURANT WAS CANCELLED BECAUSE THEY COULDN’T ______________ THE
INSECTS THEY HAVE IN ITS BASEMENT
11.- WHEN JOHN LENNON ___________ MANY PEOPLE CRIED
12.- MY CAR __________ THIS MORNING, IT IS TOO OLD, I NEED A NEW ONE
13.- WE ARE __________________ VISITING OUR GRANDMA NEXT HOLIDAYS
14.- IT’S LATE, HURRY UP! WE NEED TO ________ THAT TRAIN NOW
15.- _________! THERE ARE TOO MANY POISONOUS ANIMALS IN THIS PLACE