Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

What is phrasal verb?

verb + preposition

get up/ turn up/ go out/ switch on/ make up/ look

beware: Some have two prepositions – i.e. look forward to

Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

Point 2: Some verbs have lots of prepositions

LOOK

after, out, for

Phrasal VerbsLook after – to take care

Mary is a splendid mother who never neglect to look after her children.

Phrasal VerbsLook out – watch out, beware

There is a huge bear at large, here he comes, look out!

Phrasal VerbsLook for – seek

I’ve lost my purse, would you help to look for it?

Phrasal Verbs

The important point is that some verbs have more than

one preposition

Phrasal Verbs

Practice 1: Look + prepostition (choose the correct grammar tense of look and correct preposition)

I’ve been____________ my mobile phone all day. Have you seen it?

Someone shouted ‚_________ ’ as the car crashed into the house.

‘Could you__________my son this weekend’, he asked.

LOOKING FOR

LOOK OUT

LOOK AFTER

Phrasal VerbsPoint 3: same preposition but different

meaning

Phrasal Verbs

MAKE

up

upup

Phrasal Verbs Practice 2: Make + up

(use the correct grammar tense)

I can’t________my mind which coat to buy. My girlfriend takes an hour__________her face every

morning. I’ve been trying to________a sentence with the phrasal

verb ‘look after’. Luke told me he had met Angelina Jolie but I think

he’s_____________!

MAKE UP

MAKING UP

MAKE UP

MAKING IT UP

Phrasal VerbsPoint four: separable or inseparable

(Some phrasal verbs can be separated and some cannot )

Phrasal Verbs When phrasal verbs are transitive (that is, they have

a direct object), we can usually separate the two parts. For example, "turn down" is a separable phrasal verb. We can say: "turn down my offer" or "turn my offer down". Look at this table:

Phrasal Verbs However, if the direct object is a pronoun, we have no

choice. We must separate the phrasal verb and insert the pronoun between the two parts. Look at this example with the separable phrasal verb "switch on":

Phrasal VerbsPractice 3: Choose which sentence is correct

He took his shoes off.

He took off his shoes.

Please write this story down.

Please write down this story.

I tried on a coat.

I tried a coat on.

I’ve given up smoking.

I’ve given smoking up.

OK

OK

OK

OK