Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs consist of verb + adverb or verb + preposition. The meaning of these combinations is mostly very different from the verb and the adverb or preposition alone.
Phrasal Verbs
These verbs consist of verb + adverb. They can stand alone or they can be used together with an object(who receives the action).
-Watch out. There is a bike coming.
If there is an adverb in the sentence the phrasal verb can be put before or after the object.
-He picked the broken car up. or
I picked up the broken car.
If you use the pronoun it for the phrase the broken car, the pronoun has to go between the verb and the adverb.
I picked it up.
Phrasal Verbs
Prepositional Verbs
These verbs consist of verb + preposition. The object has to go after the preposition. The object must not go between the verb and the preposition. Prepositional Verbs cannot be separated.
-He often looks at his photos.
-incorrect: He often looks his photos at.
Look
Let's inspect the verb look. Together with adverbs or prepositions the phrases have new meanings. Study the following examples:
Look
look after – He often looks after his brother. (to take care of sb/sth) look back – My grandfather likes to look back on his childhood. (to think about sth in the past) look down – They look down on her because she didn't study at a university. (to think that sb is not as good as others) look for – I'm looking for my watch. (to try to find sb/sth)
Let's inspect the verb look. Together with adverbs or prepositions the phrases have new meanings. Study the following examples:
look forward to – She always looks forward to meeting him. (to be excited about sth that is going to happen) look in – Could you look in on Peggy when you are in town? (to make a short visit) look out (for) – Look out for George while you are in the club. (to try to spot sb/sth) look over – Could you look over my report, please? (to review sth ) look up – You should look up the word in a dictionary. (to look for information – online or offline)
Exercise 1
GET
Get along with (To have a friendly relationship with someone)He couldn't get along with his mother-in-law. Get at* (to succeed in something) What exactly is he getting at? Get by (on) (survive) She can't get by on that much money. Get into (start being involved in an activity) He managed to get himself into the class he wanted.
Get out of (leave a place) You've got to get out of there.
Get up (stand up) Today I got up at 10 am.
Get off on* (to leave a place) He gets off on playing soccer.
Get on (used to talk or ask about how well somebody is doing in a particular situation) How are you getting on?How do you get on with Sam?
Get on with (start doing something) I need to get on with my homework.
Exercise 2
Exercises
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
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Phrasal Verbs
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Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal Verbs consist of verb + adverb or verb + preposition. The meaning of these combinations is mostly very different from the verb and the adverb or preposition alone.
Phrasal Verbs
These verbs consist of verb + adverb. They can stand alone or they can be used together with an object(who receives the action). -Watch out. There is a bike coming. If there is an adverb in the sentence the phrasal verb can be put before or after the object. -He picked the broken car up. or I picked up the broken car. If you use the pronoun it for the phrase the broken car, the pronoun has to go between the verb and the adverb. I picked it up.
Phrasal Verbs
Prepositional Verbs These verbs consist of verb + preposition. The object has to go after the preposition. The object must not go between the verb and the preposition. Prepositional Verbs cannot be separated. -He often looks at his photos. -incorrect: He often looks his photos at.
Look
Let's inspect the verb look. Together with adverbs or prepositions the phrases have new meanings. Study the following examples:
Look
look after – He often looks after his brother. (to take care of sb/sth) look back – My grandfather likes to look back on his childhood. (to think about sth in the past) look down – They look down on her because she didn't study at a university. (to think that sb is not as good as others) look for – I'm looking for my watch. (to try to find sb/sth)
Let's inspect the verb look. Together with adverbs or prepositions the phrases have new meanings. Study the following examples:
look forward to – She always looks forward to meeting him. (to be excited about sth that is going to happen) look in – Could you look in on Peggy when you are in town? (to make a short visit) look out (for) – Look out for George while you are in the club. (to try to spot sb/sth) look over – Could you look over my report, please? (to review sth ) look up – You should look up the word in a dictionary. (to look for information – online or offline)
Exercise 1
GET
Get along with (To have a friendly relationship with someone)He couldn't get along with his mother-in-law. Get at* (to succeed in something) What exactly is he getting at? Get by (on) (survive) She can't get by on that much money. Get into (start being involved in an activity) He managed to get himself into the class he wanted.
Get out of (leave a place) You've got to get out of there. Get up (stand up) Today I got up at 10 am. Get off on* (to leave a place) He gets off on playing soccer. Get on (used to talk or ask about how well somebody is doing in a particular situation) How are you getting on?How do you get on with Sam? Get on with (start doing something) I need to get on with my homework.
Exercise 2
Exercises
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Thanks!Teacher Zu🌟