I.E.S. Ben Arabi
Inglés
Phrasal verbs and their corresponding verb
Informal Formal
To come across (Insep)  Encounter
To stand by (Insep)  Support
To sum up (Sep)  Summarise
To let down (Sep) Disappoint
To run after (Insep)Chase
To call off (Sep)Cancel
To turn on(Insep)Attack
To turn on (Sep) Excite
To bring up (Sep)Educate,Mention
To cut off(Sep)Disconnect
To carry on(Insep)Continue
To ask for (Sep)Request
To leave out (Sep)omit
To lock up (Sep)Imprison
To speed up (Sep)Accelerate
To send back(Sep)Return
To work out (Sep)Calculate
To get out of (Sep)Vacate
To find out(Sep)Discover
To turn down (Sep)Reject
To set off (Insep)Depart
To run into (Insep)Meet by chance
To held up ((Sep)Delay
To hang on (Insep)Wait
To send in(Sep)Submit
address ?
To fill in(Sep)Complete
To own up (Insep)Confess
To make up (Sep) Invent
To make off(Insep)Escape
To get away(Insep)Escape
Depto.
Examples
I came across an old friend of mine while visiting Cork.
When I am in trouble,will you stand by me?
To sum up,I think smoking should be banned .
I´ll do everything I can to help you.I won´t let you down.
The shopkeeper ran after the thief who had stolen the goods.
They called the deal off in the very last minute.
The dog turned on the postman and bit him on the thigh.
George Clooney is so good looking! He surely turns me on.
He promised to bring the matter up at the next meeting.
He was brought up in a very strict boarding school.
The company has cut off the gas supply because I hadn´t paid
She was asked to stop working and carry on with her work.
He was given the sack because he asked for a rise in salary.
In relative clauses,you can sometimes leave the relative out.
The police have locked him up for a lifetime.
I told him to speed up because I wanted to take over the car.
Could you send the letter back to the address at the top?
The trip is very expensive.I´ll have to work the cost out.
The asked the guests to get out of the hotel.
I don´t know her name and I can´t find it out.
He applied for the job but they turned him down.
We intend to set off tomorrow at dawn.
I ran into your aunt at the shopping centre.
We were held up on that traffic jam for nearly one hour.
Hang on a momment! I´ll put you through.
Do you mean that you sent in the letter to the wrong
Here is the application form.Could you fill it in?
He broke the lamp but refused to own up to it.
That isn´t the true story.He has made it up.
The thieves managed to get away with all the money.