PHRASAL VERBS

What are they?

How do you use them correctly?

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Phrasal verbs are commonly used in

English, so its important to learn them!

A phrasal verb has 2

parts:
1) a verb
2) and a preposition (at least one)
(or more)

*often

a phrasal verb has a special

meaning

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VERB

look
put
get
bring
turn

PREPOSITION or PARTICLE

up

make

on
down

take
run
break
carry...

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out of
over
off
out
for...

VERB

PREPOSITION or PARTICLE

look

for

search

make

up

invent

put

out

extinguish

take

off

leave the ground

get

over

recover

run

out of

have none left

bring

up

rear, educate

break down

collapse

turn

up

appear unexpectedly

carry

on

continue

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VERB+

PARTICLE +

keep up with

PREPOSITION
advance at the same pace

run out of

have none left

put up with

bear patiently

look forward to

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expect with pleasure

Phrasal verbs express a particular meaning:

literal
Take off your jacket.
Put out the cat.
Look at the picture.

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idiomatic
Ive taken up golf.

The car broke down.

Only 20 people turned up.

PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND

IDIOMATIC MEANING
PUT OUT

I always put out the cat at night.

Put out the cigarette, please.

(extinguish)

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PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND

IDIOMATIC MEANING
PICK UP
Can you pick up the diskette for me,
please? I dropped it.

I picked up some new slang

expressions while watching that
movie.
(learn)

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PHRASAL VERBS WITH Look

Look after - means to take care of
someone or something
.

When I have to travel on business, my

parents usually Look after
my children.
I Look after the office when my
colleagues are away on business.

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Look down on - means to think

something or someone is inferior.
PHRASAL VERBS WITH Look
Don't look down on him just
because he left school at 16. He
has been very successful.

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PHRASAL VERBS WITH Look

Look into - means to
examine a problem or
situation.

We have set up a working group

to look into the problem.

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