100 PHRASAL VERBS YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW

VERB MEANING EXAMPLE SENTENCE

check in Facturar/registrarse You have to arrive at the airport at least one hour in advance
to check in to your flight./He checked in with me yesterday to
tell me that everything was progressing.
clear off largarse That horrible neighbor said that the children were making too
clear out much noise so he told them to clear off (out).
come across Dar la impresión/ He comes across as very quiet but he’s really a lot of fun./I
encontrar came across some old photos the other day when I was
cleaning.
come down Caer enfermo de I think I’m coming down with a cold. I have a headache and
with runny nose.
come into heredar They came into a lot of money when their grandfather died;
he left them his entire estate.
count on Contar con You can always count on her to help when something has to
be done.
cover up Esconder The annual report covered up the missing funds.
crack up Sufrir un ataque de That funny comedian always makes us crack up.
nervios/partirse de
risa
cross out Tachar Cross your name out on the list when you arrive.
deal with Tratar con She deals with customer complaints.
do away with Abolir The death penalty was done away with many years ago.
draw up Preparar/formular The lawyers drew up the new contract.
eat in/out Comer a casa/fuera They eat out every weekend.
fall for Enamorarse They fell for each other at first sight.
fill in sustituirse Our teacher is sick. Her assistant is filling in for her.
fit in Adaptarse It’s hard for new kids to fit in at school.
fool around Hacer el tonto Stop fooling around and get to work!
get along/on with Llevarse bien She doesn’t get along with her mother-in-law.
get by Arreglarse They barely get by on their salaries.
get over Recuperarse/superar He couldn’t get over the death of his friend.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PHRASAL VERB.

CONJUGATE THE VERB AS NEEDED!

1. He _________________ with all of his co-workers. He’s very helpful and efficient.
2. The receptionist is sick. Someone has to ______________ for her.
3. The annual report will be _____________ before the first directors’ meeting.
4. If you make a mistake, just ________ it ______ and continue answering the questions.
5. There are only two things you can ______________ in life: death and taxes.
6. He doesn’t ______________ as being very sensitive but he is.
7. When you _____________ at the hotel, you have to present your ID.
8. The entire class ______________ the flu last week.
9. They tried to ______________ the scandal but the newspapers found out and reported it.
10. In my job, I have to ________________ many types of problems.
11. Why don’t we ______________ tonight? I’ll make dinner.
12. New immigrants should learn to ____________ in their adopted country.
13. She can’t ______________ on the amount of money she makes.
14. We all had to _______________ when the bar closed.
15. I expect to _______________ a lot of money some day.
16. We always _______________ when he makes a joke.
17. Obsolete laws should be ________________.
18. He said he _______________ her on their first date.
19. We were just _______________ when the lamp fell and broke.
20. I’m just ______________ a cold; I was sick for a week.