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Phrasal verbs exercises

Use the following phrasal verbs in the right sentence and in the right form:

get up get back get on get up to set up take part put off come back

pull through give up carry on deal with spread through work for look around

get out of get away from pick up send back come across take up miss out on

be left out start off go out fall in love make up for go by think about

0. We have to get back to the station if we want to continue with the journey.

1. They tried to steal my car many times and in the end they _____________. My clever security
caught them every time.

2. She was _____________________ a mad dog when she fell and broke her arm.

3. What do you _______________ when I’m not home? The house is a mess.

4.We have to ______________ the invitations because they have my name spelled wrong.

5. He __________________ very early today, so he feels tired.

6. Don’t leave your socks on the floor! _________ them ______!

7. I __________________ a very old friend the other day. The years ____________ so fast since we
last saw eachother.

8. I gained a bit of weight these days. I ‘m planning to _______________ some sort of activity or
exercise.

9. He had just _________________ from work when his boss called to tell him about the promotion.

10. She is amazing! I think I ________________ with her more and more, every day.

11. Her perfume ____________________ the room as she was walking around.

12. Make sure everyone is invited. I don’t want anyone to _________________.

13. When you are planning to go to college you should ____________________ the options that it
will provide for building a career.

14. Hurry up! We are going to __________________ the fun stuff at the party.

15.I will come home next week and I will _________________the lost time. I promise!

16. She managed to fool us many times, but she won’t ______________ this time. I’ll report her to
the police.

17. I can’t breathe in here! I have to ______________ this room!

18. They ___________ really well when they were kids but later they went their separate ways.

19. They ________________ in a project that became very successful and made them rich.

20. He _______________ the meeting for next week, when he will ______________ from Australia.
21. I couldn’t _________________ her problems at that moment so I _________________ talking
about my career.

22. Can I ________________? The garden seems amazing!

23. The company I ______________ is very successful even though it ______________ as a garage
sale.

24. I was ________________________ with him for a while but we realized we were not for
eachother.

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