1.3.

Phrasal Verbs

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 Unit 1. Past Events and Experiences

1.3. Phrasal Verbs

In this part of the unit students will be able to express opinions based on personal
and professional experiences by using different vocabulary and connecting verbs
with prepositions.

A phrasal verb is a compound verb that consists of a verb along with a preposition
or adverb that modifies its meaning. They are normally used in spoken English and
informal texts. Some examples of common phrasal verbs are: wake up, get up, turn
on, etc.

Example:
Sit up straight
Keep going until you run into an empty room.

In this examples the words in bold have a different meaning added to the context of
the sentence.

Phrasal verbs are form with the next structure:

Verb + Preposition

Examples:

 I will look after your dog while you’re on vacation.

In this sentence the word look after refers to take care, and not necessary to look
back.

 Duke was at the club last night when he ran into his ex-girlfriend.
Ran into in this sentence refers to come across without expecting that person.

 Please stand by until it’s your turn to go.

Stand by refers to if someone was asked to stop or wait.

 The referee said play on.

Play on refers to keep going or in other words keep playing.

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 For this grammar structure there is no need for a preposition word or in fact it could
seem like a preposition but it’s not. Sometimes the grammar structure could be
transitive or intransitive.

1.3.1. Vocabulary List of Phrasal Verbs

1. Look for: this means to take care.

2. Look up: this means to find an answer to something.
3. Look over: this means to re-do or examine something carefully.
4. Look out for: to be aware of something or be alert.
5. Make up: to put cosmetics or invent something.
6. Make off: to escape or run away.
7. Ask around; to ask someone or many people the same question.
8. Break in; to come in with no permision or by the force to a building.
9. Add up; to have a total to something.
10. Ask somebody out; to invite someone on a date.
11. Get up; to wake up or get up from bed.
12. Get away; to move from something.
13. Get at; to manage to gain access to.
14. Get around; to become familiar with the zone.
15. Get about; to become known.
16. Get along; to be friendly.
17. Get across; to move from one spot to another spot.
18. Get back; to step back or come back from some place.
19. Get over; to overcome a proble.
20. Pass away; to die.
21. Mess up; to make a mess or have something dirty.
22. Move on; leave or continuo.
23. Pick up; to carry something or go and pick up someone.
24. Keep up; to stay a a certain rythem.
25. Fill in; to write or complete something.
26. Cheer up; to be more happier.
27. Give up; to quit something
28. Drop by; to visit someone
29. Calm down; to relax.
30. Call off; to cancel something.

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 1.3.2. Phrasal verbs with up and take

It´s a compound verb that consists of a verb along with a preposition or adverb that
modifies its meaning.

These phrasal verbs are most commonly used in the everyday life. Each verb is
combined with a preposition or adverb and its meaning change completely to
something differently.

Here are some examples with the word up:

 Dress up  Eat up
 Build up  Do up
 Call up  Burn up
 Check up

Examples:

a. Let’s dress up like monsters for your party.

b. Please don´t bring up that topic to talk about.
c. Let’s bulid up our life´s agian.
d. I am going to call up to see if we work today.

Examples with take:

 Take over  Take down

 Take in  Take after
 Take on  Take out

Examples:

a. Let’s take over this part of the zone

b. She didn´t take in on what happened
c. She will take on the job if i don´t show up.
d. Take down my number.
e. He took over the game when they were losing.
f. Before it gets late I will take out the trash.

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