Phrasal verbs 2 intermediate video exercises here A We often use verbs with the following words: in on up away round about over by out off down back through along forward So you can say look out get on / take off / run away etc. These are phrasal verbs. get on The bus was full. We couldn't get on. drive off A woman got into the car and drove off. come back Sally is leaving tomorrow and coming back on Saturday. turn round When I touched him on the shoulder, he turned round. But often the second word (on / off / out etc.) gives a special meaning to the verb. For example: break down Sorry I'm late. The car broke down. (= the engine stopped working) look out Look out! There's a car coming. (= be careful) take off It was my first flight. I was nervous as the plane took off. (went into the air) get on How was the exam? How did you get on? (How did you do?) get by My French isn't very good, but it's enough to get by. (= manage) B Sometimes a phrasal verb is followed by a preposition. For example: phrasal verb preposition run away from Why did you run away from me? keep up with You're walking too fast. I can't keep up with you. look up at We looked up at the plane as it flew above us. look forward to Are you looking forward to your holiday? C Sometimes a phrasal verb has an object. Usually there are two possible positions for the object. So you can say: I turned on the light. or I turned the light on. If the object is a pronoun (it / them / me / him etc.), only one position is possible: I turned it on. (not I turned on it) Some more examples: Could you fill in this form? fill the form in? but: They gave me a form and told me to fill it in. Don't throw away this postcard. throw this postcard away. but: I want you to keep this postcard, so don't throw it away. I'm going to take off my shoes. take my shoes off. but: These shoes are uncomfortable. I'm going to take them off. Don't wake up the baby. wake the baby up. but: The baby is asleep. Don't wake her up. exercises home |