Phrasal Verbs Pop Quiz

My mom loves ---

• eat out

• to eating out

• eating out

Answer explanation

Remeber we do not use TO before a GERUND (Verb+ING)

Weeks after the break up, Pique is still trying to ----

• Get over Shakira

• Get Shakira over

• Get her over

The teacher hates him, he is always ---

• Getting him at

• Getting at him

• Getting at he

• Getting he at

Last week Mary saw him kissing another girl, so she ---- the wedding.

Answer explanation

If you wrote CALL OFF you were close, but it you forgot to conjugate to past.

This is the 3rd time you --- your dentist appointment. You really should go soon.

He is really trying to ---- the solution but he just can't.

I think the puppy will --- a very big dog.

Answer explanation

If you wrote TURN IN TO you were close, but remember it's one word *INTO*

Lily --- Samantha last year, after she said bad things about her.

Answer explanation

If you wrote FALL OUT you were close, but it was a PAST tense sentence.

I am really ---- ---- to Paris next summer.

• look forward to/travel

• look forward to/ traveling

• looking forward to/travel

• looking forward to/traveling

Answer explanation

Look forward to is ALWAYS followed by:

A NOUN - (thing/animal/person/place)

A GERUND - (Verb+ ing)