PHRASAL VERBSPART 1

VERB

lookmake

puttake

getrun

bringbreak

turncarry...

up

on

down

out of

over

off

out

for...

+ PREPOSITION or PARTICLE

+

VERB

look

make

put

take

get

run

bring

break

turn

carry

+ PREPOSITION or PARTICLE

for = search

up = invent

out = extinguish

off = leave the ground

over = recover

out of = have none left

up = rear, educate

down = collapse

up = appear unexpectedly

on = continue

VERB+ PARTICLE + PREPOSITION

keep up withkeep up with advance at the same pace

run out ofrun out of have none left

put up withput up with bear patiently

look forward tolook forward to expect with pleasure

literal idiomatic

I’ve taken up golf.Take off your jacket.

Put out the cat.

Look at the picture.

The car broke down.

Only 20 people turned up.

Phrasal verbs express a particular meaning:

PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERALLITERAL AND IDIOMATICIDIOMATIC MEANING

PUT OUTPUT OUT

I always put output out the cat at night.

Put outPut out the cigarette, please.

(extinguish)

PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERALLITERAL AND IDIOMATICIDIOMATIC MEANING

PICK UPPICK UP

Can you pick uppick up the diskette for me, please? I dropped it.

I picked uppicked up some new slang expressions while watching that movie.

(learn)

PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERALLITERAL AND IDIOMATICIDIOMATIC MEANING

TAKE OFFTAKE OFF

Take offTake off that funny party hat. You look stupid in it.

The plane took offtook off 10 minutes ago.

(leave the ground)