2. Phrasal verbs

3. PHRASAL VERBS FORM : VERB + PARTICLE (PREPOSITION OR ADVERB) Examples: ◈ Wake up ◈ Turn on ◈ Look like

4. ABOUT: ♪ They come from the Vikings. ♪ No PV in old Englisn. ♪ Phrasal Verbs are not informal. Phrasal verbs

5. ♪ PV in most cases are verbs of moviment. ♪ In PV the stress falls on the particle, not on the verb: put ON, not PUT on put ON, not PUT on ♪ The meaning of the verb affects the meaning of the particle and vice-versa.

6. Phrasal verbs Examples:  I don’t know if I’ll be able to get that day off.  What time do you get off on Fridays?  His father hired the top lawyer to get her off.  I’m getting off at the next stop.

7. Phrasal verbs Some tricky situations:  Same PV, different meanings: Bring up a child / Bring up your lunch  Same PV, different grammar, different meanings: Across the river / Get the message across

8. exercises PHRASAL VERBS WITH GET

9. exercises Choose the best option: 1. He’s not very good at getting his ideas ___________.  Over  Through  Across

10. Get Across: Communicate (specially details)

11. exercises Choose the best option: 2. He doesn’t get _______ well with his mother-in-law.  In  Along  Across

12. Get along (with): Have a good relationship

13. Choose the best option: 3. The news of his arrest got _______ quickly.  On  By  Around

14. Get around: Spread / circulate

15. 3. This weather is getting me _____.  Down  Through  Over exercises

16. Get down: Cause someone to be depressed.

17. 4. I thought he would never get ______ his illness.  Down  Through  Over exercises

18. Get over: Recover from something.

19. 5. Paul got ______ the bus to go to the store.  Up  On  At exercises

20. Get on: Enter

21. 6. Let’s get ________ tomorrow at 9?  Together  Through  Across exercises

22. Get together: Meet

23. exercises Choose the correct Phrasal Verb OTHER PHRASAL VERBS

24. exercises Someone _______ last night and stole our TV.  Broke in  Broke into  Broke at

25. Break in: Force entry to a building

26. exercises They ________ last night, after 3 years dating.  Broke in  Brought in  Broke up

27. Break up: End a relationship

28. exercises Jason ______ the wedding_______ because he wasn't in love with his fiancé.  Brought in  Got off  Called off

29. Call off: Cancel

30. exercises Please _______ your answers before you submit your test.  Go by  Go over  Go along

31. Go over: Review

32. exercises Please ______ while I transfer you to the Sales Department.  Go on  Hold on  Try on

33. Hold on: Wait a short time

34. exercises We ______of shampoo so I had to wash my hair with soap.  Ran out  Ran off  Ran over

35. Run out: Have none left