PHRASAL VERBS + TENSES revision

Choose the right phrasal verb and put it in the correct form or tense. Use each come across
verb only once.
come down

fill in

1. I ……………………………. my purse everywhere, but I couldn’t find it. get ahead

2. My mother has a very low pension; she has to ……………………………. on get along with

€350 a month. get away with

3. My students ………………………….…. the most incredible excuses for not get by

having done their homework. get over

4. I had so much work that I thought I would never ……………………….…….. it. get through

5. The meeting has been ………………………….…. until next week because the go off

president is ill. go on

6. I need to lose some weight, so I think I’d better ……………………….…... look up

jogging. look for

7. We invited 20 people, but only 7 ………………………………………… look out for

8. She ………………………………..… her grandmother in looks, look through

but not in character. look up to

9. What do you ……………………………………. her strange attitude? make into

10. I…………………………………………………. all my colleagues at work. They´re make up

very helpful. make of

11. When the timer ……………………………………., you must switch off the oven. make out

12. I want to ………………………………….…. my behaviour earlier, so here’s a little make up for

present for you. put off

13. Do you think the price of petrol will ever……………………………………….….? put on

14. ……………………………..….. ice on the road. I think there was a frost last night. show off

15. You’re not going to……………………………………. this. You will be severely punished. take after

16. I was……………………………..……. as a secretary, but actually I do public relations take off

work too. take on

17. I’m going to …………………………………… all my old exams to make sure that I don’t take to

make the same mistakes again. take up

18. It was dark in the room, and I ………………………….…one blue sock and one black one! turn down

turn up

19. I …………………………………….…. some old coins from my trip to Malaysia when I was looking for something else.

20. I invited her out for dinner, but she …………………………… me ………………………………….
21. Without my glasses I can’t ………………………………whether it is a dog or a sheep.

22. A lot of people still haven’t …………………………….……. the Civil War, and the suffering goes on.

23. This crazy fashion of wearing your socks outside your trousers has really…………………………….…….; everybody’s
doing it!

24. His trainer ……………….……. him…………….. an excellent player, though he was only mediocre before.

25. He’s the sort of person that likes to ……………………………..…about how much money he’s got.

26. Please …………………………………..…. all the blank spaces in the exercise.

27. Everybody …………………………………….……. Jim for his bravery.

28. I can’t …………………………………………… him; he’s too bossy and arrogant.

29. You are only allowed to…………………………………………. 10 words in the dictionary, so choose them well.

30. He soon ………………………………………..……. in his career, because he was ambitious and worked hard.