PHRASAL VERBS

Phrasal verbs are verbs which consist of usually two or three words.

For example: find out, get up, come up with

These verbs work as a unit, and we should avoid translating them word by word. They have a complex meaning. Be careful about not only their meaning but also their form.

1) separable = we can separate the verb from the particle(s) and insert an object

for instance: pick up

using a pronoun: I will pick you up at 6 p.m. I will pick up you at 6 p.m.

using a noun: I will pick my son up at 6 p.m. I will pick up my son at 6 p.m.

using a name: I will pick Tom up at 6 p.m. I will pick up Tom at 6 p.m.

2) inseparable = we CANNOT separate the verb from the particle(s)

for instance: look forward to

I am looking forward to this summer and free travelling.

Daniel cannot keep up with the rest of the team.

3) transitive = these verbs need an object

Let’s call the meeting off. (It would not make sense to say just Let’s call off.)

4) intransitive = these verbs do not need an object; they make sense when they are used on their own.

Watch out! There is a car coming. Hurry up! We are late.

Please, go on.

A LIST OF SOME PHRASAL VERBS:

break up with, deal with, cope with, catch up with, get away with, read up on, brush up on, turn up, turn down, drop out, follow up, put sb through

A more detailed list of phrasal verbs with their meanings can be downloaded here:

https://www.terceflmc.com/sourcesandmaterialsforsharing-terce/080d3a25-a991-4480-9aaf-40a6764cff97

ONLINE PRACTICE:

1. https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/phrasal_verbs_separable.htm

2. https://agendaweb.org/verbs/phrasal_verbs2-exercises.html

3. https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/phrasal_verbs/phrasal_verbs2.htm

4. https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-quiz.htm

5. https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/b1-phrasal-verbs-1-exercises-explanation/

6. https://www.ldoceonline.com/quiz/phrasal-verbs-quiz1_370

7. https://www.ldoceonline.com/quiz/phrasal-verbs-quiz2_122 (advanced)

(LOOK)

1. https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/phrasal_verbs_look.htm

2. https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/phrasal_verbs/pv011-phrasal-verbs-look.htm

(TAKE)

1. https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/phrasal_verbs/pv024-take.htm

2. https://www.englishgrammar.org/phrasal-verbs-exercise-8/

3. https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/phrasal_verbs/pv004-phrasal-verbs-take.htm

(GO)

1. https://www.ldoceonline.com/exercise/vocabulary-phrasal-verbs-with-go-exercise

2. https://usefulenglish.ru/idioms/phrasal-verbs-exercise-ten

3. https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/phrasal-verbs/4pv19-go.php

4. https://www.englishgrammar.org/phrasal-verbs-10/

(BUSINESS)

1. https://www.businessenglishresources.com/phrasal-verbs-for-business-practice-exercise/

2. http://www.autoenglish.org/phrasals/ph.business.pdf

3. https://wordwall.net/resource/7426221/angielski/business-phrasal-verbs-3 (quizz)

4. https://www.liveworksheets.com/hr1285967dh