PHRASAL VERBS

VERB GET

GET ALONG (WITH) - llevarse bien (con)

Dogs don't usually get along with cats

My sister insists that my dog doesn't get along with his cat.

GET BY - sobrevivir (financieramente) or varely succes

The whole family had to get by on the mother's salary.

He studied just hard enough to get by

GET OVER - recuperarse (de algo malo)

John got over his illness very quickly.

My mother has not got over the flu yet

GET THROUGH (WITH)- terminar, finalizar

Alice won't be able to get through with her project until next year..
I won't be able to get through with my project until May.

GET TOGETHER - reunirse, juntarse

Our family used to get together to celebrate Christmas.

The family got together to celebrate my birthday

GET RID OF - desacerse de, librarse de.

Why don't you get rid of these old magazines ?.

Why don't you get rid of these old papers and books?
The treasurer of the XYZ company was spending too much money so the
company president got rid of him.

GET UP

My grandfather used to get up at six every day.

know I won't hear the alarm tomorrow morning. Can you get me up at 6:00 AM?

GET ON subir

I'm sorry, but you're too late to say goodbye to Angela. She got on the plane
about 20 minutes ago.
Here is your bike: get on and let's go.

GET OFF bajar o dar excusa para descansar

They got off the train at 5 pm.

My school got St. patricks Day off. Can you believe it?

GET IN arrive or enter a small, closed vehicle

Do you know what time Fred's plane gets in?

I don't know where Ralph was going. She just got in her car and drove away

GET AROUND circular o evader

She doesn't have a car. She gets around by bicycle, bus, or taxi
She always gets around that topic about love

GET BACK REGRESAR O RECUPERAR ALGO

When did you get back from Texas?

I haven't got my old back cd.

GET OUT OF bajar o escaper a algun lado

Get out of your car and open the garage door.

I was really but I could get out of giving my class today.

GET AT acercar

The party was so crowded, it was hard to get at the pizza.

The store was so big, it was hard to get at the department of man.
 VERB PUT

PUT AWAY - guardar, poner en su lugar

It is time to put the shoes away.

The little boy's room is a mess. His mother wants him to put his toys away

PUT BACK - poner donde estaba

I took a book from the bookcase, but I put it back at once

Please put these books back on the shelf.

PUT OFF posponer

We'll have to put off our meeting for the next week
We cannot put off the vacations again.

PUT ON - ponerse (ropa, joyas etc)

I put on a warm coat because it was cold outside.

I put on my new clothes for the journey.

PUT OUT - apagar (fuego, luces etc)

The firemen put out the fire in less than an tour.

Put out the lamp now, please

PUT UP Levantar, incrementar precios, hospedarse, proponer en una

eleccion, poner dinero para un negocio.

Please help me to put this ladder up.

Bread has been put up to 2 dollars a kilo.
We put up for the night at copa cabana.
The crew put up Mr. Alex as their candidate.
Julio's brother put up the money for her store.

PUT UP WITH - tolerar, aguantar

That noise is bothering me. I cannot put up with it any longer

When he lived in Mexico and canada he had to put up with crowded streets.

PUT UP TO insitar. Casi siempre separable

She put me up to playing a trick on the teacher.

PUT THROUGH LLEVAR ACABO

The old plan has been put through successfully

PUT DOWN TO atribuir

We put his bad temper down to fatigue and work stress.

I put his good luck down to this year 2007.

TAKE

take aback
We were taken aback by the news of his departure.
take after
Jose takes after his grandfather.
take along
I took my sister along to the party.
take apart
If you have to repair this TV, you have to take it apart first.
take away
He has locked the room and taken the key away.
take back
Take this book back. We don't need it now.
take care of
Roger takes care his father's business these days.
take down
He went to the shelf and took down a book of poems.
Take down your model railway before tea.
take in
He told me that my son had taken her explanation in.
take off
Please take off your hat.
He is excellent at taking off famous stars.
take on
He was glad to take on the responsibility of looking after Marina's kids.
take over
The new manager will take over at the beginning of June.
Take the carpet up before you move the furniture.
take up with
Jos took up with Carla after he had saved her life in Esther.
take out
He took the cat out for two hours
 GO

go against
Don't go against the rules. You must obey them.
go along with
I'm willing to go along with your idea. It looks great!!
go back
Captain souse decided to go back to Esmeralda this summer.
go back on
He never goes back on his word.
go for
Mother really goes for black chocolate.
go in for
He preferred to go in for civil engineering.
go off
She went off without saying goodbye.
Luckily the time-bomb went off outside the station.
go on
Please go on. Don't let me interrupt you.
go out
The fire soon went out after we threw water on it.
go out with
Esme went out with Carlos and neli for New Year.
go over
I would like to go over the report again.
go up
We all watched the tourists going up the mountain.
Rents have gone up greatly in the past two years.
go with
Those leather shoes don't go with your sports outfit.
go without
I will have to go without any vacation next summer.

Mixes

ACCOUNT FOR - explicar

The storm accounts for the plane crash.

ADD UP -tener sentido-

I can't understand this. It doesn't add up

ALLOW FOR -tener en cuenta-

All good fishermen allow for the posibility of snake bites

ASK AFTER -preguntar por alguien

Susan is asking after your brother.

ASK FOR -preguntar por-

He was very hungry and asked me for something to eat.

ASK OUT - invitar a salir

John likes Susan. He will ask her out tonight

BACK UP - apoyar
If you decide to present that proposal, I'll back you up

BACK UP retroceder
Can you back your car up a little ?. It's blocking my driveway

BLOW UP - llenar de aire, inflar

Will you help me blow these balloons up for the party ?

BREAK DOWN - averiarse, descomponerse

Jack had a terrible day yesterday. His car broke down on his way to work

BREAK UP - romper relaciones

Tom got very angry and broke up with Susan.

CALL OFF - cancelar, suspender

The football match was called off due to the heavy rain.

CALL ON - visitar, acudir a

If you have problems with your homework, you can call on me

CALL UP - llamar por telfono

Please, call me up when you finish that report.
CARRY ON - continuar , seguir
Although we are very tired, we must carry on with this work

CATCH UP (WITH) alcanzar

Sally is so intelligent and so fast. It's really hard to catch up with her.

CHECK IN - registrarse ( en hotel , etc)

He arrived at the hotel and checked in.

COME ACROSS - encontrar, toparse con

I came across an old friend yesterday.

COME ALONG acompaar

If you want, you can come along with us

COME OVER - venir a la casa de uno

We are going to have a party at home tonight. Will you come over?

DO AWAY WITH - abolir, eliminar

The police are trying to do away with crime in this city.

DO UP - abrochar, atar
Bill's mother taught him how to do up his shoelaces.

DO WITHOUT - arreglrselas sin

The refrigerator was empty, so I had to do without breakfast that day

DRAG ON - ser interminable

Time drags on when you are waiting for something

DRAW NEAR acercarse

As summer draws near, people think about going to the beach.

HAND IN entregar
have to hand this report in tomorrow morning.

HANG ON esperar
Hang on , please !. I'll be with you in a minute.

HANG UP - colgar (el telfono)

I have to hang up now ! . My mother needs to make a call

HOLD UP asaltar
The convenience store was held up last night.

KEEP ON - seguir, continuar

John will keep on working in that firm for two more years.

KEEP UP WITH - mantenerse al nivel de

Laura is so smart and fast. It's really difficult to keep up with her

LET DOWN - decepcionar , defraudar

I trusted you, but you let me down !

LIVE UP TO - cumplir con, actuar de acuerdo a

Everybody thinks Robert is a good person. He tries to live up to that reputation

LOOK BACK ON - recordar, mirar hacia atrs

Grandparents always look back on their young days.

MAKE FOR - dirigirse a

The plane was making for the airport
MAKE OUT - distinguir, descifrar, entender
The ship was so far from the coast that nobody could make out its nationality.

MAKE UP maquillarse
Becky uses red lipstick and pink powder to make up her face.

RUN AWAY escapar

The thief tried to run away, but the police caught him.

SEE ABOUT - atender a, encargarse de

Let's organize a party !. You can see about getting the groceries.

SET BACK - retrasar, demorar

The workers' strike set back the completion of the new building

SET OFF partir

The boat will set off early in the morning.

STAND UP TO - hacer frente a

You have to be brave. You have to stand up to that problem

WARM UP - entrar en calor

Runners warm up before starting a race.

WATCH OUT (FOR) - tener ciudado (de)

"If you go into the jungle, watch out for tigers "

save up
Raul saved up enough money to buy a car.
saw up
He has already sawn the branch up.
scale down
Because of lack of funds, we had to scale down our plan