The Phrasal Verbs of To Go Exercise A Match the phrasal verbs with their meaning and then translate them. Phrasal Verb Meaning Translation 1To go away .... a enthusiastic about ............................................... 2To go back .... b not be at home ............................................... 3To go in for .... c return ............................................... 4To go off (1) .... d talk too much ............................................... 5 To go off (2) .... e check again ............................................... 6 To go off(3) .... f rot ............................................... 7To go on .... g explode, make a sound ............................................... 8To go out .... h leave your area ............................................... 9To go over .... i stop liking ............................................... B Fill the gaps. 1 Make sure you go ................................ the report before the meeting. 2 Stop going ................................ You're giving me a headache. 3 Can we go to a Thai restaurant? It's just I don't go ................................ burgers and pizzas. 4 That fish of yours has been in the fridge for a week. It must have gone ................................ by now. 5 This weekend? Hmm. We could go ................................ for a posh meal or get in the car and go ................................ for a couple of days. 6 I used to like blue cheese but I've gone ................................ it now. 7 I avoid going ................................ during the week. 8 Begoña's gone ................................ with her boyfriend for 4 days at the beach. 9 Kyle doesn't like discos. He goes ................................ quiet bars where you can hear yourself speak. 10 This chicken smells funny. I think it's gone ................................. . 11 Patrick is so boring. He goes ................................ about himself the whole time. 12 Let's go ................................ the details one more time to make sure everything's clear. 13 I went ................................ to see my old school the other day. Everything had changed. www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2007 Answers A B 1h 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2c 3a 4f, g, i 5f, g, i 6f, g, i 7d 8b 9e Make sure you go over the report before the meeting. Stop going on. You're giving me a headache. Can we go to a Thai restaurant? It's just I don't go in for burgers and pizzas. That fish of yours has been in the fridge for a week. It must have gone off by now. This weekend? Hmm. We could go out for a posh meal or get in the car and go away for a couple of days. I used to like blue cheese but I've gone off it now. I avoid going out during the week. Begoña's gone away with her boyfriend for 4 days to the beach. Kyle doesn't like discos. He goes in for quiet bars where you can hear yourself speak. This chicken smells funny. I think it's gone off Patrick is so boring. He goes on about himself the whole time. Let's go over the details one more time to make sure everything's clear. I went back to see my old school the other day. Everything had changed. www.autoenglish.org Written by Bob Wilson ©Robert Clifford McNair Wilson 2007