Phrasal Verbs

Consists of a
verb(put,take,show...) and one or
two particles(off,out,by,up...)
The grammar of phrasal verbs

P.V.with no P.V.which can be P.V.which cannot be

object(intransitive) separated by an separated by an
object object (transitive)
• Come in • Write sth down • Look after
• (Arrive) • Write sth on • Look the baby
paper after

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Check in Look up
• Go to a desk in an • Inf(of a business,sb’s
airport or hotel and situation,etc.)get
tell an official that better.
you have arrived. • Business was bad, but
now things are looking
• I have to check in up.
before 8.00.

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Show up Write sth down
• Arrive in a place • Write sth on paper.

• She wrote his name down in her

where sb is waiting notebook. Or

for you. • She wrote down his name.

• If the object is a long phrase, it will

• She didn’t show up usually come after the phrasal verb.

till the next • She wrote down everything she could

remember about him.
morning. • She wrote it down.(obj.pronoun goes in
between)

• She wrote down it.

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Look sth up Make sth up
• Look for • Invent a story or an
information in a explanation for sth.
book or online. • I didn’t want to see
• I had to look the him, so I made up an
excuse and left.
word up.

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Try sth on Look after sb/sth
• Put on a piece of • Take care of or be
clothing to see if it responsible for sb/sth.
fits or looks good on • He looked after the
you. baby.
• I tried the jacket on • He looked the baby
but it was too small. after.

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Look into sth
• Investigate and try to
discover the facts about
sth,e.g.a crime, a problem.
• I complained to the
airline, and they’re
looking into it.
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Come across sth/sb
• Meet sb or find
sth by chance
• I came across the
word in an article.
Stand for sth Go out with somebody
• Represent or mean • Spend time with sb
• (WWW stands for and have a romantic
relationship with
World Wide Web)
them.
• What does WWW
• Maria’s going out
stand for?
with Tom’s brother.

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Cut back on something
• Reduce the amount of something that you
eat, spend,use,etc.
• I must cut back on sweets to try and lose
weight.

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