Quick introduction into the world of Phrasal Verbs

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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

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Point 2: Some verbs have lots of prepositions
LOOK
after, out,
for

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Look after – to take care
Mary is a splendid mother who never
neglect to look after her children.

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Look out – watch out, beware
There is a huge bear at large, here he
comes, look out!

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

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The important point is that some
verbs have more than one
preposition

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Practice 1: Look + prepostition
(choose the correct grammar tense of look and
correct preposition)
I’ve been____________ LOOKING FOR
my mobile
phone all day. Have you seen it?
Someone shouted LOOK ‚_________ OUT
’ as the
car crashed into the house.
‘Could you__________LOOK AFTER
my son this
weekend’, he asked.

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Point 3: same preposition but different
meaning

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up
MAKE
up up

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Practice 2: Make + up
(use the correct grammar tense)
I can’t________MAKE UP
my mind which coat to buy.
My girlfriend takes an hour__________MAKING UP
her face every
morning.
MAKE UP
I’ve been trying to________a sentence with the phrasal verb
‘look after’.
Luke MAKING told me IT he UP
had met Angelina Jolie but I think
he’s_____________!

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Point four: separable or inseparable (Some
phrasal verbs can be separated and some
cannot )

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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:

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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":

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Practice 3: Choose which sentence is correct
He took his shoes off.
He took off his shoes.
OK
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