phrasal verbs by sebastian krajewski
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Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
What is phrasal verb?
verb + preposition
get up/ turn up/ go out/ switch on/ make up/ look
beware: Some have two prepositions – i.e. look forward to
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Point 2: Some verbs have lots of prepositions
LOOK
after, out, for
Phrasal VerbsLook after – to take care
Mary is a splendid mother who never neglect to look after her children.
Phrasal VerbsLook out – watch out, beware
There is a huge bear at large, here he comes, look out!
Phrasal VerbsLook for – seek
I’ve lost my purse, would you help to look for it?
Phrasal Verbs
The important point is that some verbs have more than
one preposition
Phrasal Verbs
Practice 1: Look + prepostition (choose the correct grammar tense of look and correct preposition)
I’ve been____________ my mobile phone all day. Have you seen it?
Someone shouted ‚_________ ’ as the car crashed into the house.
‘Could you__________my son this weekend’, he asked.
LOOKING FOR
LOOK OUT
LOOK AFTER
Phrasal VerbsPoint 3: same preposition but different
meaning
Phrasal Verbs
MAKE
up
upup
Phrasal Verbs Practice 2: Make + up
(use the correct grammar tense)
I can’t________my mind which coat to buy. My girlfriend takes an hour__________her face every
morning. I’ve been trying to________a sentence with the phrasal
verb ‘look after’. Luke told me he had met Angelina Jolie but I think
he’s_____________!
MAKE UP
MAKING UP
MAKE UP
MAKING IT UP
Phrasal VerbsPoint four: separable or inseparable
(Some phrasal verbs can be separated and some cannot )
Phrasal Verbs When phrasal verbs are transitive (that is, they have
a direct object), we can usually separate the two parts. For example, "turn down" is a separable phrasal verb. We can say: "turn down my offer" or "turn my offer down". Look at this table:
Phrasal Verbs However, if the direct object is a pronoun, we have no
choice. We must separate the phrasal verb and insert the pronoun between the two parts. Look at this example with the separable phrasal verb "switch on":
Phrasal VerbsPractice 3: Choose which sentence is correct
He took his shoes off.
He took off his shoes.
Please write this story down.
Please write down this story.
I tried on a coat.
I tried a coat on.
I’ve given up smoking.
I’ve given smoking up.
OK
OK
OK
OK
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