PHRASAL VERBS RELACIONADOS CON EL CRIMEN

Thieves _____ ____ the house and stole several items of jewellery.

(a)  

Answer explanation

Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery.
Debemos usar el pasado de la forma break into siendo broke into dado que la frase está escrita en pasado. El verbo stole está en pasado y la frase está hablando de una situación que ha ocurrido en el pasado.

The prisoner _____ ___ __ jail by digging a tunnel.

(a)  

Answer explanation

The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel.

Debemos escribir el phrasal verb BROKE OUT OF dado que se trata de una situación pasada.

The police arrived at the party after somebody ______ them ___.

(a)  

Answer explanation

The police arrived at the party after somebody tipped them off. Debemos escribir el phrasal verb en pasado dado que se trata de una frase hablando de una situación pasada. Además, encontramos el verbo arrived que nos marca que la frase está en pasado.

Members of the police ______ the suspect's house ___ in order to catch him in the act of carelessness.

(a)  

The suspect has been _______ __  for questioning.



(a)  

Answer explanation

The suspect has been brought in for questioning. Debemos escribir el phrasal verb en present perfect dado que se encuentra el auxiliar have marcando que se trata de una frase en este tiempo verbal.

They ______ him __ in a cell that was barely large enough to move around in.

(a)  

Answer explanation

They locked him up in a cell that was barely large enough to move around in. Debemos escribir el phrasal verb en pasado dado que se trata de una frase hablando de una situación pasada. Además, encontramos el verbo was que nos marca que la frase está en pasado.

Two masked men tried to ____ __ a bank, but police arrived and arrested them.

(a)  

I was almost mugged but I managed to ___ ____.

(a)  

The police used bloodhounds to _____ ____ the fugitive.

(a)  

Nobody _____ __ __ the theft, so the teacher gave the whole class a detention.

(a)  

Answer explanation

Nobody owned up to the theft, so the teacher gave the whole class a detention. Debemos escribir el phrasal verb en pasado dado que se trata de una frase hablando de una situación pasada. Además, encontramos el verbo gave que nos marca que la frase está en pasado.