Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Verbs + Adverbs

What are phrasal verbs?

• Basically, phrasal verbs are phrases that indicate action, just like regular verbs.

• What differetiantes phrasal verbs from regular verbs, is how phrasal verbs use multiple words to indicate action, whereas regular verbs use a single word.

How do you form a phrasal verb?

• Simple, just use any regular verb then add an adverb.

• Like this: Get (Verb) + up (adverb) = Get up.

• Remember, adverbs are essentially just adjectives for verbs.

How do you form a phrasal verb?

• In some phrasal verbs, not only are verbs and adverbs used, but also nouns.

• Like this: ask (Verb) + somebody (noun) + out (adverb) = ask somebody out.

• The phrasal verb "ask somebody out" means to invite someone on a date.

Now the tricky part about phrasal verbs is...

• There are literally hundreds of them.

• All with different meanings.

• Just like with irregular verbs, the only way to learn more about phrasal verbs is through memorization and practice.

Examples of phrasal verbs:

• ask around = ask many people the same question

• add up to something = equal

• break down = stop functioning / get upset

• calm down = relax after being angry

• check in = arrive and register at a hotel or airport

Now let's try understanding some phrasal verbs

Guessing is alright since the meaning of a phrasal verb isn't always clear

Multiple Choice

What does this phrasal verb mean?

"Cheer up"

• become happier

• become sadder

• bring something up

Multiple Choice

What does this phrasal verb mean?

"come down with something"

• become healthy

• become ready

• become sick

Multiple Choice

What does this phrasal verb mean?

"count on somebody/something"

• to lie on top of a person/thing

• to count the number of people/things

• to rely on a person/thing

Multiple Choice

What does this phrasal verb mean?

"cut something out"

• to cut an object in half

• to remove a part of something

• to add in something to an object

Multiple Choice

What does this phrasal verb mean?

"find out"

• discover

• erase

• look at something outside

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

I _____ well with Mimi, she is such a nice cat.

• get over

• get along

• get around

• get away

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

Jacob is _____ to children in need.

• giving his old toys away

• giving in

• giving up

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

Just _____ for a bit, the train will arrive soon.

• hang in

• hang out

• hang on

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

Because it was raining outside, my mom had to _____ our house.

• log Mimi in

• let Mimi in

• look after Mimi

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

The runner _____ during the marathon due to exhaustion and dehydration.

• passed out

• paid for

• picked himself out

How was it?

Aren't phrasal verbs odd?

Phrasal verbs and tenses

• Just like regular verbs, phrasal verbs are affected by tenses.

• Like this: get in (present tense), got in (past tense), will get in (future tense.

• A phrasal verb will change its spelling according to the tense being used in a sentence.

Let's try it out.

Don't worry about making mistakes, this is just an introduction.

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

I am not _____ Hambo's behavior any longer, he's too cranky!

• put up with

• putting up with

• had put up with

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

Last we saw, the cockroaches were coming here, maybe we should _____.

• run away

• will run away

• ran away

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

I already _____ while you were at the store.

• will set the internet up

• setting the internet up

• set the internet up

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

Tomorrow, we _____ the mall, and hopefully we'll find the best, affordable laptop there.

• will shop around

• have shopped around

• shop around

Multiple Choice

Which phrasal verb works best in the following sentence?

Darrel and Darlene are _____ at my house tonight!

• sleep over

• will sleep over

• sleeping over

And we're done with questions

Just one more things before you go

Learning phrasal verbs

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• Memorize

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