Phrasal Verbs - Class #1

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PHRASAL

VERBS
-DENIS IVAN-
ENGLISH TEACHER
Why is it important to use phrasal
verbs?
Used like normal verbs, you can easily
replace a long list of words with a simple
phrasal verb. This makes the
conversation in English more natural and
fluid, changing the language and making
it more friendly and easy to understand.
Phrasal verbs = verb +
particle.
The particle looks like a
preposition, but it doesn't
function as a preposition.

 He woke up at 6:30 a.m.


 Strangers woke him up.
PARTICLES
Particles are part of the verb phrase, and they
often change the meaning of the verb.
PARTICLES

PREPOSITION
She looked up a word in her
dictionary
He looked up at the
skyscraper
Using Phrasal Verbs
wake up : awaken
Go on : continue
Take off : remove s a l v e r b s ar e
Ph r a
f o r ma l and
les s
r e c o m m on in
mo
r y d a y s p e e c h.
eve
—TRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS 1
“transitive phrasal verbs have objects.
Most transitive phrasal verbs are
separable”.
Object

 He called up his boss to tell him he had overslept.

 he called his boss up to tell him he had overslept

Object
—TRANSITIVE PHRASAL
VERBS 2
The object can come after the phrasal verb or between
the verb and the particle.
BE CAREFUL!
When the object is a pronoun, it must come between the
verb and the particle.
INTRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS 1
INTRANSITIVE PHRASAL VERBS DO NOT HAVE OBJECTS.

He grew up in Egypt.

No Object

She will hang up before she gets into her car.


INTRANSITIVE
PHRASAL VERBS 2
Intransitive phrasal verbs do not have
objects.
BE CAREFUL!
Note the difference in meaning between make,
make up (transitive), and make up (intransitive).

I make up dinner every night.

He made up a story about Jill and Joe.


make up = invent
(transitive)
make up= reconcile
(transitive) They made up. They were friends again
Among the most common phrasal verbs or most recognized phrasal verbs in
English, we find the following:

Fall down: caerse Hang out: salir

Wake up: despertarse Hurry up: darse prisa

Get up: levantarse Jump at: atacar

Fight off: ahuyentar Hold on: esperar

Give away: regalar Hang up: colgar

Cry out: llorar desesperadamente Look up: mirar hacia arriba

Eat up: devorar Look forward to: anhelar

Take off: quitarse; despegar Pass on: pasar, compartir

Let go: dejar ir Give up: rendirse, darse por vencido


Put back: poner en su sitio
More examples
THANKS FOR
YOUR
ATTENTION

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