Bài giảng về 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.. – Catch up with: reach the same place as – Come up

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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

 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 two parts

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Verbs with three parts

– Cut down on: reduce the amount of

watching television.

– Catch up with: reach the same place as

– Come up against: meet

– Come up with: think of

– Drop in on: visit

Verbs with three parts

– Face up to: accept / deal with

– Feel up to: feel fit to do

– Get away with: steal sth and escape with it

– Get along/on with: have good relations with

– Get on with: continue with

Verbs with three parts

– Get out of: avoid a responsibility

– Get round to: find time to do

– Get up to: do, often sth wrong

– Go in for: have sth as a hobby

– Grow out of: become too old for

Verbs with three parts

– Keep up with: move / make progress at the same rate as

– Look down on: feel superior to

unpleasant.

– Look up to: respect

– Look forward to: expect with pleasure

– Make up for: compensate for

Verbs with three parts

– Put up with: tolerate

– Run out of: use up sth

– Stand up for: struggle for

Verbs with two parts

– Ask after: ask for news of

– Call for: come and collect

– Call on: visit

– Come across: find by chance

– Come into: inherit

Verbs with two parts

– Count on: depend on

– Deal with: take action about

– Do without: manage without

– Get at: suggest

– Get over: recover from

Verbs with two parts

– Go over: discuss the details

– Join in: contribute to

– Live on: depend on sth to live

– Look into: investigate

– Look round: look at everything

Verbs with two parts

– Make for: go in the direction of

– Pick on: treat sb unfairly / choose sb

– Run into: meet by chance

– See about: arrange

– See to: take care of

Verbs with two parts

– Stand for: tolerate / be a candidate

– Take after: look like

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