Do you find it easy to pick up (learn quickly) new phrasal verbs? Do you sometimes get confused and screw up (make a mistake) when you use them? Well, cheer up (become happier) because here are ten up phrasal verbs that will make your English sound more natural.
Dating can be tricky, particularly when you're dating (in a relationship with) an English speaker and there are so many phrasal verbs!
Here are some of the most common phrasal verbs related to dating.
Read through the sentences and see if you can decide which phrasal verb belongs in the sentence. Can you think of any more phrasal verbs related to dating? Tell us about your own dating experiences using these verbs if you have the time!
Let's take a look at the verb drift and the phrasal verb drift apart:
Drift (verb) - When something is carried by currents of water (or air) it drifts. The water moves it, usually slowly:
"Didn't you notice that the boat was starting to drift out to sea?"
A) Decide (using the words in brackets as clues) which phrasal verbs should be used with the 5 sentences:
Put on - Call back - Dial out - Get through - Get back to
Yesterday we had a quiz on Look Phrasal Verbs. Today we continue with look idioms. Read the 7 statements and decide which responses match them.
The correct answers are given below.
In the English language, a phrasal verb is a verb combined with a preposition or an adverb.
e.g. Look + up/ to/ for/ about/ into etc.
Let's practice! What words do you need to complete the sentences below?
We recently looked at some phrasal verbs that end with ‘off’, so now it’s time to look at some that end in ‘on’. Here are seven phrasal verbs ending in ‘on’. How many of them do you recognise? Read through the sentences below and decide which phrasal verb is needed for each sentence. Then try to make your own sentences with at least three of the phrasal verbs listed. Good luck!
Yesterday we took a lesson on 'off' phrasal verbs. Today we'll continue by looking at some interesting phrasal verbs ending with 'down'.
Look at the context of each sentence and choose the correct definition. Good luck!
By Seb, EC Cape Town English school
English has a large number of phrasal verbs, many of which use the preposition 'off.'
For example, 'run off' means to leave suddenly and unexpectedly: "I have to run off now or I will be late."
We recently had a lesson on off phrasal verbs, now it's time for more.
Look at the context of each sentence and choose the correct definition. Good luck!