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Phrasal verbs are very common in English, especially in more informal contexts. They are made up of a verb and a particle or, sometimes, two particles. The particle often changes the meaning of the verb.
A phrasal verb is made up of a verb – usually a very common one, like 'make' – and a particle, like 'up'. Some phrasal verbs have two particles, for example put up with. The particle usually changes the meaning of the verb. What are the challenges with phrasal verbs?
In terms of word order, there are two types of phrasal verbs: separable and inseparable. Separable phrasal verbs. Separable phrasal verbs are transitive (= they take a direct object). The object is underlined below. You can put the object between the verb and particle, separating them: She took the rubbish out.
In this live lesson there will be an introduction to the topic of Valentine's Day. You can learn how to use phrasal verbs, expressions and idioms about love, participate in a quiz and practise using the language yourself.
Learn about multi-word verbs (phrasal verbs) such as grow up, take after, look forward to and catch up with and do the exercises to practise using them.
In this live lesson there will be an introduction to the topic of learning a language. Learn how to use phrasal verbs, participate in a quiz and practise using the language yourself.
Do you know how to use verbs in phrases like pick the kids up, turn the music down and look after my cat? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
Do you know how to put words in the right order when using phrasal verbs? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.
There are no grammatical rules to help you know which preposition is used with which verb, so it's a good idea to try to learn them together. To help you do this, write new vocabulary in your notebook in a sentence or phrase. Here are some common verbs for each preposition. Verbs with for. They're waiting for a bus. He apologised for being late.
We often use common verbs like have and take with nouns like a shower, a drink: I took a shower. (= I showered.) She had a drink. (= She drank something.) We call these delexical verbs because the important part of the meaning is taken out of the verb and put into the noun. We often put adjectives in front of the noun: I took a cold shower.