there are many different types of what are loosely called 'phrasal verbs'.
Here are some of the
patterns:
Verb + Preposition Verb + particle
√ He went into the room. √ He put down the book. √ He went into it. * He put down it. √ He went into it and other √ He put down it and his glasses things. √ He put the book down. * He went the room into. √ He put it down. * He went it into. Prepositional Verb Phrasal Verb √ She got over her illness. √ They blew up the house. √ She got over it. * They blew up it. √ She got over it and losing her √ They blew up it and the nearby job. factory. * She got her illness over. √ They blew the house up. * She got it over. √ They blew it up.
Intransitive verbs followed by a particle/adverb Intransitive phrasal verbs
√ Mike walked past. √ The plane took off. √ Mike walked quickly past. *The plane took slowly off. √ Mike walked past quickly. √ The plane took off slowly.
Possible Not Possible
√ He caught up with Jim (and us). * He caught Jim (and us) up with.* He caught up Jim(and us)with. √ He caught up with him. * He caught up Jim and us with. * He caught Jim and us up with. * He caught him up with. * He caught up him with.