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Phrasal Verbs Types

The document discusses phrasal verbs, which are verbs combined with particles like adverbs or prepositions. Sometimes the meaning of the phrasal verb is obvious from the individual words, but sometimes it is not. Phrasal verbs are divided into three groups depending on whether the object can be placed between the verb and particle or not. The document also provides examples of phrasal verbs and exercises to practice using them correctly.

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Phrasal Verbs Types

The document discusses phrasal verbs, which are verbs combined with particles like adverbs or prepositions. Sometimes the meaning of the phrasal verb is obvious from the individual words, but sometimes it is not. Phrasal verbs are divided into three groups depending on whether the object can be placed between the verb and particle or not. The document also provides examples of phrasal verbs and exercises to practice using them correctly.

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PHRASAL VERBS

A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a particle (an adverb or preposition).

Sometimes the meaning of the phrasal verb is obvious from the verb and the
particle:

sit down, come back

Sometimes the meaning is not obvious:

give up smoking (= stop smoking), carry on talking (= continue talking)

In group 3, where the verb and particle can be separated, if the object is a
pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle:

Switch it off. NOT Switch off it.


Throw them away. NOT Throw away them.

Sometimes a phrasal verb has more than one meaning:

The plane took off.


He took off his shoes.

GROUP 1: no object - verb and up, on, etc. - cant be


separated.
Come on! Hurry up! Were late.
The plane took off two hours late.
Go away and never come back!

GROUP 2: with object - verb and up, on, etc - can't be


separated.
Im looking for my keys.
I asked for chicken, not steak.
Please look after the baby.
I dont get on with my sister.
Im looking forward to the party.

GROUP 3: with object - verb and up, on, etc. - can be


separated.
Please switch off your phone. / Please switch your phone off.
Can you fill in this form, please? / Can you fill this form in, please?
Theyve set up a new company. / Theyve set a new company up.
Dont throw away those papers. / Dont throw those papers away.
EXERCISES
1) Complete with the right particle (in, on, etc.).

a) What time did you get ............. this morning?


b) Could you turn ............. the radio? I cant hear it.
c) Im in a meeting. Could you call ............. later, say in half an hour?
d) Hurry .............! Well be late.
e) The match is .............! Brazil have won.
f) How long has she been going ............. with him?
g) Are we having dinner at home or are we eating .............
h) Athletes always warm ............. before a race.
i) I didnt wake ............. until 8.30 this morning.
j) If you dont know the word, look it ............. in a dictionary.
k) I went online to find ............. what time the trains were.

2) Rewrite the sentences. Replace the object with a pronoun. Change the word
order where necessary.

a) Take off your shoes. ..


b) Could you look after the children? .
c) Do you get on with your sister? .
d) Switch off your mobiles. .
e) Im looking for my glasses. .
f) Please pick up that towel. .
g) Turn down the music. ...
h) Im really looking forward to the trip. .
i) Can I try on this dress. ..
j) Dont throw away that letter. .

3) Circle the correct form. If both are possible, circle them both.

a) Could you turn on the TV / turn the TV on?


b) They always go out on Friday evenings / go on Friday evenings out.
c) I'll pick your sister up / pick up your sister at the airport.
d) Can you look after my cat / look my cat after?
e) Here are your shoes. Put them on / Put on them.
f) I get on with my neighbours / get my neighbours on with.
g) Please switch off all mobiles / switch all mobiles off.
h) Didnt you hear me? Switch them off! / Switch off them!
i) Dont throw these papers away / throw away these papers.
j) Go away please / Go please away. Im busy.
4) Complete the sentences with a verb from the list and the correct pronoun .
Be careful with word order.

switch off fill in set up throw away


turn up take off look for ask for

a) Please take this form with you. You need to .. and return it to
us.
b) I cant hear the radio. Can you please ..?
c) He wasnt the only person to start the company. In fact, three people
..
d) Those shoes have holes in them. I dont know why you dont ..
e) A I cant find my bag. B Im sure its in your room. Go and ..
f) Theres nothing on TV. Can I ..?
g) I dont need my sweater in here as its quite warm. Do you mind if I
..
h) They havent brought the bill yet. Can you ..?

5) Complete the sentences with a verb from the list.

take warm find give


do call sold turn

a) They cant sell their old sofa so theyre going to ............. it away.
b) If you dont like the skirt I gave you, you can always ............. it back to the
shop.
c) Can you ............. up the radio? I can only just hear it.
d) I always ............. up before I go to the gym.
e) I cant ............. up my coat because two buttons are missing.
f) Im sorry, youre busy. Ill ............. back later,
g) I cant believe the tickets for the show are ............. out.
h) He has to ............. out more information before he goes to the police.

6) Replace the underlined phrase with its opposite from the list.

take out switch on check in


speed up pick up come in

a) That box must be very heavy. Ill help you put it down. pick
it up
b) The soap is starting on Channel 2 - lets switch it off. ...

c) Have you put any money in our bank account recently? ...

d) Have you checked out at reception yet? ...

e) Can you ask them to go out through the back door? ...
f) He asked the taxi driver to slow down. ...
7) Complete the text with the correct particles from the list.

on back down off in out (x2) up

Hello, Dave? I tried phoning earlier and you told me to call you .............. Yes, I
bought this computer yesterday and it doesnt work. And neither do the speakers nor
the webcam. Can you help me sort it .............? What? Of course I ve plugged it
.............! And yes, Ive turned it ............. too. I tried to read the instructions, but I
gave ............. They dont make any sense. I cant find ............. how to start it up.
Dave, I cant hear you, can you turn ............. the music, please?... What? You want
me to switch it ............. and start all over again? OK. Here we go !

8) Complete the text with the correct verbs from the list.

calm get go going growing looking set

Oh yes, leaving the city and coming to live here was the best thing weve ever done.
I have to tell you, I wasnt ............. forward to it at all. I thought that Id miss .............
out in the evenings, the cinemas, the theatres and all the things you can do in a city.
But we love it here. The kids are ............. up in a clean, healthy environment, and
they ............. on very well with the other kids in the village school, so thats good.
And we dont have to rush everywhere any more, Ive managed to ............. down,
which is exactly what my doctor told me to do. And Tom, who is my husband, has
been able to ............. up his own business, and work from home. I wouldnt want to
............. back to the city now.

9) Are the bold phrases right or wrong? Correct the wrong ones.

a) Im broke. Can you pay me back the money I lent you?


b) These words are all new, so please write down them.
c) Your rooms in a mess. Please put your clothes away.
d) My sister is looking a new job for.
e) The match will soon be over.
f) Shall I pick up you at the airport?
g) I usually look my little sister after when she gets home from school.
h) Are you going to try that dress on? I think itll look great on you.
i) Could you fill this form in, please, before the plane lands?
j) Thats my book! Give back it!
ANSWERS EXERCISE 1&2

ANSWERS EXERCISE 3&4

ANSWERS EXERCISE 5&6

ANSWERS EXERCISE 7&8&9

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