English Grammar & Vocabulary

The Most Common Phrasal Verbs in English 🚀

Improve your fluency with real-life meanings, examples and interactive practice.

Why are phrasal verbs important?

Native English speakers use phrasal verbs constantly in conversations, films, emails, meetings and everyday situations.

Learning them will help you understand natural English and express your ideas more fluently.

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

  • Recognise the structure of phrasal verbs.
  • Identify separable and inseparable phrasal verbs.
  • Understand common phrasal verbs in context.
  • Use phrasal verbs in positive, negative and interrogative sentences.
  • Apply them in everyday conversations.
Alti’s Tip 🦅

Do not memorise phrasal verbs as isolated words. Learn each one inside a complete sentence.

Author: Altus Team
Phrasal Verbs

Understanding Phrasal Verbs 🔍

What is a phrasal verb?

A phrasal verb is normally formed by a verb and one or more particles. The particle may be an adverb, a preposition or a combination of both.

Verb + Particle = New meaning

Literal verb

I looked at the photograph.

Here, look means to direct your eyes towards something.

Phrasal verb

I looked up the word in the dictionary.

Here, look up means to search for information.

Important! ⚠️

The meaning of a phrasal verb is not always predictable from the meaning of the original verb.

  • Give means “dar”.
  • Give up means “rendirse” or “dejar de hacer algo”.

Quick Check ✏️

Which sentence contains a phrasal verb?

  1. She looked at the clock.
  2. She looked after her little brother.
Check the answer

B. “Look after” is a phrasal verb meaning “to take care of someone”.

Author: Altus Team
Grammar Guide

Types of Phrasal Verbs 📚

Phrasal verbs can be classified according to whether they need an object and where that object is placed.

TypeStructureDefinitionExampleSpanish
🚶 IntransitiveVerb + particleIt does not require an object. She woke up early.Ella se despertó temprano.
↔️ Transitive and separableVerb + object + particle The object can be placed between the verb and the particle. She put the book down.Ella dejó el libro.
🔗 Transitive and inseparableVerb + particle + object The verb and particle must remain together. He ran into an old friend.Se encontró con un viejo amigo.
3️⃣ Three-word phrasal verbVerb + particle + preposition It contains two particles and is normally inseparable. I look forward to seeing you.Espero verte con ilusión.
Grammar Note 💡

Three-word phrasal verbs are generally followed by an object: run out of milk, catch up with a friend and look forward to the holidays.

Alti Challenge 🦅

Identify the type of phrasal verb in each sentence.

  1. The plane took off at 8:00.
  2. Please turn the television off.
  3. She takes after her grandmother.
  4. We have run out of coffee.
Show answers
  1. Intransitive.
  2. Transitive and separable.
  3. Transitive and inseparable.
  4. Three-word phrasal verb.
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Word Order

Separable or Inseparable? 🧩

Separable phrasal verbs ↔️

With a noun object, both positions may be possible.

✓

Turn off the television.

✓

Turn the television off.

However, an object pronoun must go between the verb and the particle.

✓

Turn it off.

✗

Turn off it.

Inseparable phrasal verbs 🔗

The object must come after the complete phrasal verb.

✓

She takes after her mother.

✓

She takes after her.

✗

She takes her after.

Alti’s Tiny Mistake Tip 🦅

Never separate an inseparable phrasal verb. Before moving the object, confirm whether the phrasal verb is separable.

Choose the correct option ✏️

  1. This music is too loud. Please turn it down / turn down it.
  2. Julia really takes her after / takes after her.
  3. I need to look the number up / look up it.
Check your answers

1. Turn it down. 2. Takes after her. 3. Look the number up.

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Common Phrasal Verbs

Everyday Phrasal Verbs 🛠️

Learn the different meanings of eleven common phrasal verbs and see how each one is used in real-life situations.

Phrasal verbDefinitionsExamplesSpanish
🚗 Break down Separable / Intransitive
  1. To stop functioning, especially when talking about a machine, vehicle or system.
  2. To lose emotional control and become unable to stop crying.
  3. To divide information, a process or a problem into smaller and simpler parts.
  4. To fail or stop being successful, especially a relationship, discussion or negotiation.
  1. My car broke down on the way to work.
  2. She broke down in tears after hearing the news.
  3. The teacher broke the grammar rule down into three simple steps.
  4. The negotiations broke down because the two companies could not reach an agreement.
 Averiarse, derrumbarse emocionalmente, dividir o fracasar.
🎭 Make up Separable / Intransitive
  1. To invent a story, excuse or explanation that is not true.
  2. To become friendly again after an argument.
  3. To form or constitute a particular amount or part of something.
  4. To compensate for something that was missed, lost or done badly.
  5. To apply cosmetics to someone’s face.
  1. He made up an excuse for arriving late.
  2. Laura and Mia argued yesterday, but they made up this morning.
  3. International students make up thirty percent of the class.
  4. I missed Monday’s lesson, so I need to make it up next week.
  5. The artist made the actor up before the show.
 Inventar, reconciliarse, constituir, compensar o maquillar.
💬 Bring up Separable
  1. To introduce or mention a topic during a conversation.
  2. To care for and educate a child until they become an adult.
  3. To make something appear on a computer or device screen.
  4. To vomit food or liquid from the stomach.
  1. She brought up an interesting point during the meeting.
  2. He was brought up by his grandparents.
  3. Click this icon to bring up the settings menu.
  4. The child felt ill and brought up his dinner.
 Mencionar, criar, mostrar en pantalla o vomitar.
❌ Call off Separable
  1. To cancel an event, activity, meeting or arrangement.
  2. To order a person or animal to stop attacking, searching or pursuing someone.
  3. To stop an activity that has already started.
  1. They called off the football match because of the storm.
  2. The police called off the search after finding the missing hiker.
  3. The owner called the dog off before it reached the cyclist.
 Cancelar, suspender o hacer que alguien deje de perseguir o atacar.
❤️‍🩹 Get over Inseparable
  1. To recover from an illness or physical problem.
  2. To recover emotionally from an upsetting experience, disappointment or relationship.
  3. To overcome a difficulty, fear or problem.
  4. To accept something surprising or difficult to believe.
  1. It took him a week to get over the flu.
  2. She needed time to get over the breakup.
  3. He finally got over his fear of speaking in public.
  4. I cannot get over how much the city has changed.
 Recuperarse, superar o asimilar algo sorprendente.
🕵️ Look into Inseparable
  1. To investigate a situation, problem, complaint or crime.
  2. To examine a possibility carefully before making a decision.
  1. The police are looking into the disappearance.
  2. We are looking into the possibility of opening a new office.
 Investigar o examinar una posibilidad.
📅 Put off Separable
  1. To postpone an activity, appointment or decision until a later time.
  2. To make someone dislike something or lose interest in it.
  3. To distract someone or make it difficult for them to concentrate.
  4. To delay or discourage someone from doing something.
  1. They put off the meeting until next Friday.
  2. The unpleasant smell put me off eating the food.
  3. The loud music put me off while I was studying.
  4. Do not let one bad result put you off learning English.
 Posponer, quitar las ganas, distraer o desanimar.
📦 Run out of Three-word / Inseparable
  1. To use all of a supply so that there is nothing left.
  2. To no longer have enough time, money, energy, ideas or patience.
  1. We have run out of milk.
  2. The team ran out of time before completing the project.
  3. I am running out of ideas for the presentation.
  4. She finally ran out of patience.
 Quedarse sin o agotar algo.
🧬 Take after Inseparable
  1. To look physically similar to an older member of your family.
  2. To have a similar personality, ability, habit or behaviour to a family member.
  1. Julia takes after her mother; they have the same eyes.
  2. He takes after his father in his love of music.
 Parecerse físicamente o en personalidad a un familiar.
🔉 Turn down Separable
  1. To reject an offer, application, invitation or request.
  2. To reduce the volume, temperature, power or intensity of something.
  1. She turned down the job offer because the salary was too low.
  2. Please turn the music down. It is too loud.
  3. Could you turn down the heating?
 Rechazar o reducir el volumen, la temperatura o la intensidad.
🏋️ Work out Separable / Intransitive
  1. To exercise in order to improve health, strength or fitness.
  2. To find a solution to a problem.
  3. To calculate or determine an amount, answer or result.
  4. To understand something by thinking carefully.
  5. To develop or finish successfully.
  6. To plan or arrange the details of something.
  1. He works out at the gym four times a week.
  2. We need to work out a solution to this problem.
  3. Can you work out how much each person should pay?
  4. I could not work out why the computer was not connecting.
  5. Everything worked out well in the end.
  6. We still need to work out the details of the trip.
 Hacer ejercicio, resolver, calcular, comprender, salir bien u organizar.
House showing different rooms such as the kitchen, bedroom and living room

Important Word-Order Rule 💡

When a separable phrasal verb has a pronoun object, the pronoun must be placed between the verb and the particle.

Correct

She turned it down.

Incorrect

She turned down it.

Inseparable phrasal verbs must remain together:

Correct

She takes after her mother.

Incorrect

She takes her mother after.

Choose the Correct Phrasal Verb 🎯

Complete each sentence using the correct form of a phrasal verb from the vocabulary table.

  1. Our washing machine __________ yesterday, so we called a technician.
  2. Please do not __________ an excuse. Just tell me what happened.
  3. We had to __________ the outdoor event because of the rain.
  4. The company is __________ the customer’s complaint.
  5. We have __________ printer paper.
  6. He __________ the promotion because he did not want to relocate.
  7. My sister really __________ our grandmother. They are both very creative.
  8. We need to __________ how much the journey will cost.
Check your answers
  1. broke down
  2. make up
  3. call off
  4. looking into
  5. run out of
  6. turned down
  7. takes after
  8. work out
Author: Altus Team
Common Phrasal Verbs

Recovery, Investigation and Solutions 🔎

❤️‍🩹

Get over

To recover from an illness, difficulty or emotional experience.

It took him several weeks to get over the flu.

Superar o recuperarse.

🕵️

Look into

To investigate a problem, complaint or situation.

The company is looking into the customer’s complaint.

Investigar.

🧠

Work out

To exercise, find a solution or develop successfully.

We need to work out a solution together.

Hacer ejercicio, resolver o salir bien.

🔍

Find out

To discover information or learn the truth about something.

I just found out that they are moving abroad.

Descubrir o averiguar.

📖

Look up

To search for information. It can also mean that a situation is improving.

I looked up the word in an online dictionary.

Buscar información o mejorar.

🚫

Give up

To stop doing something or stop trying.

Do not give up. You are making progress!

Rendirse o abandonar.

Alti’s Speaking Challenge 🦅

Answer using one of the phrasal verbs above.

  • Where do you look up new English words?
  • Have you recently found out something surprising?
  • What problem would you like to work out?
  • What helps you get over a difficult day?
Author: Altus Team
Common Phrasal Verbs

People, Progress and Everyday Activities 👥

Explore the different meanings of nine common phrasal verbs and learn
how to use each one naturally in context.

Phrasal verbDefinitionsExamplesSpanish
🏳️ Give up

Separable / Intransitive
  1. To stop doing an activity, habit or regular practice.
  2. To stop trying because something seems too difficult.
  3. To admit defeat or surrender.
  4. To give something to another person because they need or want it.
  5. To stop expecting someone or something to improve.
    This meaning is usually expressed with
    give up on.
  6. To sacrifice or stop having something in order to achieve
    another goal.
  7. To reveal, surrender or hand over a person or object.
  1. He gave up smoking two years ago.
  2. This exercise is difficult, but do not
    give up.
  3. After several hours, the soldiers finally
    gave up.
  4. Maria gave up her seat to an elderly passenger.
  5. Do not give up on your dreams.
  6. She gave up her weekends to prepare for the
    competition.
  7. The police asked the group to
    give up the stolen equipment.
Dejar un hábito, rendirse, abandonar, ceder, sacrificar o entregar.
📖 Look up

Separable / Intransitive
  1. To search for information in a dictionary, book, database or
    online source.
  2. To find and visit or contact someone after not seeing them for
    a long time.
  3. To improve or become more positive.
  4. To direct your eyes upwards.
  1. I looked up the word in an online dictionary.
  2. Look me up if you ever visit London.
  3. Business was difficult last year, but things are finally
    looking up.
  4. She looked up and saw a bird above her.
Buscar información, localizar a alguien, mejorar o mirar hacia
arriba.
🚕 Pick up

Separable / Intransitive
  1. To collect a person or thing from a particular place.
  2. To lift something from a surface.
  3. To learn a language, skill or habit naturally and without
    formal study.
  4. To buy or obtain something, often casually or conveniently.
  5. To answer a telephone.
  6. To receive or detect a sound, signal, smell or piece of
    information.
  7. To improve or become stronger, faster or more active.
  8. To continue something from the point where it previously
    stopped.
  9. To meet and begin talking to someone with a romantic or sexual
    intention.
  10. To arrest or take someone into police custody.
  11. To become infected with an illness.
  12. To tidy, collect or remove objects from an area.
  1. I will pick you up from the airport at six.
  2. She picked up the keys from the floor.
  3. He picked up Italian while living in Rome.
  4. I need to pick up some milk on my way home.
  5. The phone is ringing. Could you
    pick it up?
  6. The microphone picked up a strange noise.
  7. Sales picked up after the advertising campaign.
  8. We will pick up the conversation after lunch.
  9. He tried to pick her up at the party.
  10. The police picked up two suspects last night.
  11. She picked up a stomach virus while travelling.
  12. Please pick up your clothes before leaving.
Recoger, levantar, aprender, comprar, contestar, captar, mejorar,
retomar, ligar, detener, contraer una enfermedad u ordenar.
🏃 Catch up

Intransitive / Usually followed by “with” or “on”
  1. To reach a person who is ahead of you.
  2. To reach the same level, standard or position as another person
    or group.
  3. To complete work or activities that you did not finish earlier.
    This meaning normally uses catch up on.
  4. To exchange news with someone after not speaking for some time.
    This meaning normally uses catch up with.
  5. To begin to cause problems for someone after a period of time.
  6. To become involved in a situation or emotion, often
    unexpectedly. This meaning usually appears as
    get caught up in.
  7. To receive or learn the most recent information about a topic.
  1. Walk more slowly so that I can
    catch up with you.
  2. She studied every evening to
    catch up with the rest of the class.
  3. I need to catch up on my homework this weekend.
  4. Let’s catch up over coffee next week.
  5. His dishonest behaviour eventually
    caught up with him.
  6. We got caught up in the excitement of the
    celebration.
  7. I watched the news to
    catch up on recent events.
Alcanzar, ponerse al nivel, recuperar trabajo atrasado, ponerse al
día, sufrir las consecuencias o dejarse llevar.
✋ Hold on

Intransitive / Often followed by “to”
  1. To wait for a short period.
  2. To remain on the telephone while waiting.
  3. To hold something firmly to avoid falling or losing it.
    This meaning often uses hold on to.
  4. To keep possession of something instead of selling, giving away
    or losing it.
  5. To continue despite difficulty or danger.
  6. To pause because you have just realised, remembered or
    questioned something.
  7. To keep believing in an idea, hope or memory.
  1. Hold on a moment. I will be ready soon.
  2. Please hold on while I transfer your call.
  3. Hold on to the railing while you walk down the
    stairs.
  4. You should hold on to that old photograph.
  5. The rescue team told the climbers to
    hold on until help arrived.
  6. Hold on—did you say that the meeting is today?
  7. She continued to hold on to the hope that he
    would return.
Esperar, permanecer en línea, agarrarse, conservar, resistir,
detenerse un momento o aferrarse a una idea.
🧥 Put on

Separable
  1. To dress yourself in clothing, footwear or an accessory.
  2. To apply cosmetics, cream or another substance to the body.
  3. To gain weight.
  4. To organise, present or perform a show, event or activity.
  5. To switch on or start a device, recording, light or source of
    heat.
  6. To pretend to have a particular voice, accent, expression or
    emotion.
  7. To deceive or joke with someone. This use is especially common
    in American English.
  8. To add an amount of money to the price or cost of something.
  9. To place food or drink where it can cook or heat.
  10. To provide a service, transportation or special facility.
  1. Put on your coat before you go outside.
  2. She put on some sunscreen before going to the
    beach.
  3. I have put on three kilos since December.
  4. The school put on an excellent musical.
  5. Could you put the heating on?
  6. He put on a French accent during the
    performance.
  7. You won the lottery? You are
    putting me on!
  8. The shop has put another ten dollars
    on the original price.
  9. I will put the pasta on while you prepare the
    sauce.
  10. The hotel puts on a free bus to the airport.
Ponerse ropa, aplicarse algo, aumentar de peso, representar,
encender, fingir, tomar el pelo, aumentar un precio, poner a cocinar
u ofrecer un servicio.
🔊 Turn up

Separable / Intransitive
  1. To increase the volume, heat, power or intensity of something.
  2. To arrive or appear, especially unexpectedly or later than
    expected.
  3. To be found after being lost or missing.
  4. To appear as an opportunity, problem or piece of information.
  5. To fold the bottom edge of clothing upwards.
  6. To point or face upwards.
  1. Could you turn up the volume?
  2. He turned up at the party without an
    invitation.
  3. My missing keys finally turned up under the
    sofa.
  4. A great job opportunity
    turned up at the perfect time.
  5. These trousers are too long, so I need to
    turn them up.
  6. The corners of the old book had
    turned up.
Subir la intensidad, aparecer, encontrarse, surgir, hacer un
dobladillo o doblarse hacia arriba.
🛠️ Set up

Separable
  1. To establish or start a company, organisation or system.
  2. To arrange or organise an event, meeting or activity.
  3. To assemble, install or prepare equipment so that it can be
    used.
  4. To create an account, profile, payment method or digital
    service.
  5. To arrange for two people to meet, often because they may become
    romantically interested in each other.
  6. To provide someone with the money, equipment or conditions
    needed to begin something.
  7. To trick someone into appearing guilty or responsible for
    something they did not do.
  8. To deliberately create a situation that makes a later action or
    result possible.
  9. To prepare a person for a particular task or situation.
  10. To arrange objects, furniture or people in a particular
    position.
  1. They set up a new online business last year.
  2. We have set up a meeting for Friday morning.
  3. The technician set up the projector before the
    presentation.
  4. You need to set up an account before using the
    platform.
  5. My friends set me up with one of their
    colleagues.
  6. The grant helped set her up in business.
  7. He claimed that someone had
    set him up to make him look guilty.
  8. The first scene sets up the conflict that
    develops later.
  9. This training course will
    set you up for your new role.
  10. We set up the chairs in a large circle.
Crear, organizar, instalar, configurar, presentar a dos personas,
proporcionar recursos, tender una trampa, preparar una situación o
colocar.
🔍 Find out

Separable in limited structures
  1. To discover or obtain information by asking, reading,
    researching or investigating.
  2. To learn that something is true, often unexpectedly.
  3. To discover the identity, cause, reason or solution connected
    to something.
  4. To discover that someone has behaved dishonestly or secretly.
  5. To learn something through personal experience, sometimes in an
    unpleasant way.
  1. I called the office to
    find out what time it closes.
  2. She found out that they were getting married.
  3. The engineers are trying to
    find out what caused the problem.
  4. His employer found out that he had falsified
    the report.
  5. I thought the journey would be easy, but I soon
    found out how difficult it was.
Averiguar, descubrir información, enterarse, identificar una causa
o descubrir la verdad.
House showing different rooms such as the kitchen, bedroom and living room

Important Structure Notes 💡

Some phrasal verbs require an additional preposition depending on their
meaning.

  • Give up on + person or thing:
    Do not give up on your goal.
  • Catch up with + person:
    I need to catch up with the rest of the class.
  • Catch up on + work or information:
    I need to catch up on my emails.
  • Hold on to + object or idea:
    Hold on to the railing.
  • Set someone up with + person:
    My sister set me up with her friend.

With a separable phrasal verb, an object pronoun normally goes between
the verb and the particle.

Correct

Please pick it up.

Incorrect

Please pick up it.

Correct

Could you turn it up?

Incorrect

Could you turn up it?

Choose the Correct Phrasal Verb 🎯

Complete each sentence using the correct form of a phrasal verb from
the vocabulary table.

  1. I did not know the meaning of the word, so I __________ it
    __________ online.
  2. Please __________. The manager will speak to you in a moment.
  3. We need to __________ the sound because nobody can hear the video.
  4. The school is going to __________ a special performance next month.
  5. I have missed several lessons, so I need to __________ with the rest
    of the group.
  6. Do not __________ just because the first exercise is difficult.
  7. Can you __________ me __________ from the station at seven?
  8. She called the company to __________ when her order would arrive.
  9. We need to __________ the equipment before the students arrive.
  10. It is cold outside. You should __________ your jacket.
  11. My missing notebook finally __________ inside my backpack.
  12. I need to __________ on the emails I did not answer yesterday.
Check your answers
  1. looked it up
  2. hold on
  3. turn up
  4. put on
  5. catch up
  6. give up
  7. pick me up
  8. find out
  9. set up
  10. put on
  11. turned up
  12. catch up

Mini Speaking and Writing ✍️

Choose at least five phrasal verbs from the table and write a short
story of six to eight sentences.

Story starter:
Yesterday, I was preparing for an important event when an unexpected
problem turned up...
Author: Altus Team
Grammar in Action

Positive, Negative and Questions 🔄

StructureFormulaExampleSpanish
✅ PositiveSubject + phrasal verb She turned down the job offer.Ella rechazó la oferta de trabajo.
❌ NegativeSubject + did not + base form She did not turn down the job offer.Ella no rechazó la oferta de trabajo.
❓ QuestionDid + subject + base form? Did she turn down the job offer?¿Rechazó ella la oferta de trabajo?

Past Simple Rule ⚠️

After did or did not, use the base form of the verb.

Correct

Did she find out the truth?

Incorrect

Did she found out the truth?

Phrasal verbs in different tenses ⏰

  • Present Simple: I usually work out before breakfast.
  • Present Continuous: The police are looking into the case.
  • Past Simple: Our car broke down yesterday.
  • Present Perfect: We have run out of paper.
  • Future: I will pick you up at the airport.

Transform the sentences ✏️

  1. Positive: They called off the meeting.
    Negative: __________________________________
  2. Positive: He gave up smoking.
    Question: __________________________________
  3. Positive: Laura found out the answer.
    Negative: __________________________________
Check your answers
  1. They did not call off the meeting.
  2. Did he give up smoking?
  3. Laura did not find out the answer.
Author: Altus Team
Natural English

Cultural and Pronunciation Tips 🌍

How native speakers use phrasal verbs

  • 🇬🇧 In British English, phrasal verbs are extremely common in everyday conversations, television programmes and informal messages.
  • 🇺🇸 In American English, phrasal verbs are also common in business. Expressions such as follow up, set up and look into frequently appear in emails and meetings.
  • 🎓 In formal or academic writing, a one-word verb may sometimes sound more precise. For example, investigate can replace look into.
  • 📚 Many phrasal verbs have several meanings. Context tells you which meaning is intended.
  • 🗣️ Phrasal verbs are best learned through complete sentences, conversations and repeated use.

One phrasal verb, different meanings

Please take off your shoes. Remove.

The plane took off at 7:30. Departed from the ground.

Her online business really took off. Became successful quickly.

Suggested image: split scene showing British conversation, an American business meeting and a plane taking off.

Pronunciation Help 🔊

Phrasal verbPronunciationHelp for Spanish speakers
🛑 Give up/ɡɪv ʌp/Approximately: “guiv ap”.
🔉 Turn down/tɜːn daʊn/Approximately: “tern daun”.
🔍 Find out/faɪnd aʊt/Approximately: “faind aut”.
🏃 Work out/wɜːk aʊt/Approximately: “uerk aut”.

Connect the words naturally. Native speakers often pronounce the verb and particle as one rhythmic unit.

Author: Altus Team
Final Challenge

Put Your Phrasal Verbs into Practice 🏆

Part 1: Complete the sentences

Word bank: find out · run out of · call off · get over · turn down · pick up

  1. We need to __________ who sent this message.
  2. They had to __________ the match because of the rain.
  3. Could you __________ me __________ at the train station?
  4. We have __________ coffee. Could you buy some?
  5. She __________ the invitation because she was busy.
  6. It took him several months to __________ the disappointment.

Part 2: Correct the mistakes

  1. Please turn down it.
  2. Did you found out the answer?
  3. She takes her mother after.
  4. We ran out milk this morning.

Part 3: Speak and write 🎤✍️

Describe a difficult or surprising day. Use at least five phrasal verbs from this lesson.

  • What happened?
  • Did anything break down?
  • Did you find out something unexpected?
  • Did somebody call off a plan?
  • How did everything work out?

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🧩 I can recognise a phrasal verb.□□□
↔️ I can use separable phrasal verbs correctly.□□□
🔗 I can identify inseparable phrasal verbs.□□□
💬 I can use phrasal verbs in conversation.□□□
Answer Key 🔑

Part 1

  1. find out
  2. call off
  3. pick / up
  4. run out of
  5. turned down
  6. get over

Part 2

  1. Please turn it down.
  2. Did you find out the answer?
  3. She takes after her mother.
  4. We ran out of milk this morning.

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Choose the Correct Phrasal Verb

Pregunta 1:

A Problem on the Road


We were driving to the airport when our car suddenly 1 on the motorway.
Pregunta 2:

Changing Plans


Because of the heavy snow, the organisers decided to 1 the outdoor concert.
Pregunta 3:

A Difficult Decision


Laura was offered a job abroad, but she 1 the offer because she wanted to stay close to her family.
Pregunta 4:

Family Similarities


Everyone says Daniel 1 his grandfather because they have the same sense of humour.
Pregunta 5:

Investigating the Problem


The company has promised to 1 the complaints about its new payment system.
Pregunta 6:

No More Coffee


We cannot make another cup because we have completely 1 coffee.
Inglés · Vocabulary · A2
Lección 5 de 12

Phrasal Verbs A2

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