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WorksheetsPhrasal verbs - An Imperfectly Perfect Day
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
to SET OFF for work
to leave home
to arrive at work
to get a new job
my car BROKE DOWN
something is broken inside the car
the car cannot drive any further as it has mechanical problems
you drive down a hill and something breaks
I ENDED UP taking the bus
I took a bus to the end of the road
I took a bus and that was the end of the problem
Finally, what I had to do was travel by bus
I GOT OFF the bus
I left the bus
I took something off the bus
I got a bus but it was the wrong one
I BUMPED INTO an old schoolmate
we went bump
we met unexpectedly
he bumped me
he BROUGHT UP something
he mentioned a specific topic
he lifted something up
he purchased something
he brought something to me
I had already FOUND OUT
I found something
I discovered something new
I already had the information
he had COME INTO some money
he arrived at the bank
he found some money
he received money (e.g., someone gave it to him)
to SET UP a business
to start it
to build it
to make it bigger
there was a lot to SORT OUT
there are lots of things to organise
lots of things need to be sorted and packed
there are lots of different sorts of things
to TAKE me ON
to give me a job
to take something
to put something on
I TURNED him DOWN
I turned down the road
I turned away from him
I said NO to his offer
when I CLOCKED IN at work
when I arrived
when I looked at the clock
when I changed the clock
my boss HAD a GO at me
he said I must go
he wanted to go somewhere
he got angry with me and shouted
TELLING me OFF
me told me to take time off
he was cross because I had taken time off
he told me how I had behaved badly
when I GOT OVER the initial shock
I walked over it
I recovered from it
I moved away
to MAKE UP for being late
to do something to compensate for the time you missed
to make something new
feel sorry you were late
it TURNED OUT...
later we learned that...
something turned around
I had to turn something off
she had BLOWN UP over a deal
got angry about it
to blow air into something
to be excited about it
the deal had FALLEN through
someone fell and got hurt
the deal went through and was a success
the deal was cancelled
the client PULLED OUT of the contract
they decided not to sign the contract
they took out some more documents
they signed the contract
I wouldn't GET AWAY with it
I was not allowed to leave
I could not take it away with me
there will be some kind of consequence/punishment
to LET everyone DOWN
the team has suffered
the team has to go downstairs
you have to let someone move down
I RAN OUT of patience
I had no patience any more
I ran out of the room
I was very patient
I ANSWERED BACK
I gave an answer
I talked back to her
I replied directly and firmly to what she had said
to PUT UP with something
to tolerate something
to pack something in a high place
to put something back
to LAY someone OFF
to fire them
to ask them to lie down
to take something off that was lying on their desk
she should GO AHEAD
she should proceed with the task
she should go in front of someone else
she should go to the head of the department
I STORMED OUT
there was a big storm
the big storm finished
to walk out the door in anger
the secretary PUT me THROUGH to him
she gave something to him
she connected me to his phone
she explained something
to TAKE him UP on his offer
to take something away
to give him something
to accept his offer
it WORKED OUT perfectly
everything was fine in the end
it was the perfect work for him
he did the work perfectly
