Bài giảng về Phrasal verbs

PART 1
PHRASAL VERBS
PHRASAL VERBS


Words consisting of a verb and a particle
(preposition or adverb)

Prepositions : in, of, for, into, up, etc.

Adverbs : ahead, away, back, etc.

The meaning of a phrasal verb is different
from the meaning of each word if it was
considered separately.
Ex: The scientists carried out an experiment.
vs.
I carried out some chairs in the garden.
What are Phrasal Verbs?

Types of Phrasal Verbs

Intransitive phrasal verb (phrasal verb that
does not take an object)
Ex: We need to be careful and plan ahead.

Transitive phrasal verb (phrasal verb that
takes an object)
a. object can come either before the
particle or after it


Separable
b. object must come before the particle

Inseparable object must come after the particle

Examples

Separable
a.

I chewed over the problem for a few days. OR

I chewed the problem over for a few days.
But if the object is a pronoun (him, her, etc.), it always
comes before the particle.

I chewed it over for a few days.
b.

If I miss the meeting, I’ll feel I’ve let everybody down.
not let down everybody

Inseparable

I ran into an old friend yesterday.

We have
Verbs with three parts
Verbs with two parts

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Verbs with three parts
Verbs with three parts
–
Cut down on: reduce the amount of
Jack has decided to cut down on the time he spends
watching television.
–
Catch up with: reach the same place as
They are too far ahead for us to catch up with them.
–
Come up against: meet
We’ve come up against many political crises recently.
–
Come up with: think of
I’ve come up with an answer to the problem.
–
Drop in on: visit
I dropped in on Julie on my way home.

Verbs with three parts
Verbs with three parts
–
Face up to: accept / deal with
Face up to your failure, be courageous!
–
Feel up to: feel fit to do
I don’t really feel up to going to the party.

–
Get away with: steal sth and escape with it
Jack stole the money and got away with it.
–
Get along/on with: have good relations with
I get along with my sister.
–
Get on with: continue with
Get on with your homework!

Verbs with three parts
Verbs with three parts
–
Get out of: avoid a responsibility
I managed to get out of working late.
–
Get round to: find time to do
I just can’t get round to buying a gift to my girlfriend.
–
Get up to: do, often sth wrong
What has Bill been getting up to?
–
Go in for: have sth as a hobby
What do you go in for?
–
Grow out of: become too old for
Old Tom has grown out of boxing.

Verbs with three parts
Verbs with three parts

–
Keep up with: move / make progress at the same rate as
Slow down! I can’t keep up with you.
–
Look down on: feel superior to
The way they look down on everyone makes me feel
unpleasant.
–
Look up to: respect
I really look up to my teacher.
–
Look forward to: expect with pleasure
We are looking forward to our holidays.
–
Make up for: compensate for
Please let me make up for the attitude of my staff.

Verbs with three parts
Verbs with three parts
–
Put up with: tolerate
I can’t put up with the new neighbor.
–
Run out of: use up sth
We’ve run out of gas.
–
Stand up for: struggle for
We must stand up for our benefits.

Verbs with two parts

Verbs with two parts
–
Ask after: ask for news of
Jim asked after you yesterday.
–
Call for: come and collect
I’ll call for you at six.
–
Call on: visit
He called on me yesterday.
–
Come across: find by chance
Yummy came across that new dress on her way home.
–
Come into: inherit
Sue came into a fortune.

Verbs with two parts
Verbs with two parts
–
Count on: depend on
I count on you, my friend.
–
Deal with: take action about
Have you dealt with these letters yet?
–
Do without: manage without
I can’t do without coffee in the morning.
–
Get at: suggest

Are you getting at something?
–
Get over: recover from
Don’t worry, you will get over your illness soon.

Verbs with two parts
Verbs with two parts
–
Go over: discuss the details
Let’s go over the plan.
–
Join in: contribute to
There are many people joining in the campaign.
–
Live on: depend on sth to live
She lives on the money she inherited.
–
Look into: investigate
The police are looking into the crime.
–
Look round: look at everything
Let’s look round the town.

Verbs with two parts
Verbs with two parts
–
Make for: go in the direction of
We’ll make for the nearest gas station.
–
Pick on: treat sb unfairly / choose sb

She was picked on because of her weight.
–
Run into: meet by chance
I ran into Steve in the supermarket yesterday.
–
See about: arrange
We’ll have to see about getting you an office.
–
See to: take care of
Can you see to the dog’s food?

Verbs with two parts
Verbs with two parts
–
Stand for: tolerate / be a candidate
I won’t stand for such rudeness.
Andrew is standing for Parliament.
–
Take after: look like
Helen takes after her mother.

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