GRAMMAR CENTRE EXERCISE

PHRASAL OR MULTI-WORD VERBS

Introduction:......................................................................................................................................

Look at the words in bold below and see how they are translated.......................................................................................................................................

Paul always gives me flowers. (Paul siempre me da flores.)Paul gave up the piano classes because of the new job.

(Paul abandonó las clases de piano por causa de su nuevo trabajo.)

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The verb to give is translated as dar, however the verb to give up is translated as abandonar/rendirse.To give up has a completely different meaning from to give because it is a phrasal verb ormulti-word verb. They can consist of two or three words. ......................................................................................................................................

Multi-word verbs can be classified into four types:......................................................................................................................................

Type 1 - they are not followed by an object:

When she grows up she wants to be a pilot.Cláudio invited 17 people for his barbecue, but only 12 turned up.......................................................................................................................................

Type 2 - they are called separable because they may be separated by an object, both a nounand a pronoun.

Dad, turn on the TV, please. Dad, turn the TV on, please. Dad, turn it on, please. Dad, turn on it, please.

When we use a pronoun as the object, it can only come between the verb and the preposition.......................................................................................................................................

Type 3 - they are called inseparable because they can't be separated by an object, eithera noun or a pronoun.

He'll deal with that matter later. He'll deal that matter with later. He'll deal with it later. He'll deal it with later. ......................................................................................................................................

Type 4 - These are three-word verbs and they cannot be separated.

I get along with my relatives really well. I get along my relatives with really well. I get my relatives along with really well. I get along my relatives with really well. I get my relatives along with really well. I get along with them really well. I get along them with really well. I get them along with really well. I get along them with really well. I get them along with really well.

See the lists below for examples of the different types of multi-word verbs.

MULTI-WORD VERBS - TYPE 1

MULTI-WORD VERBS

break down....................................................die out....................................................get away....................................................get up....................................................grow up....................................................look out....................................................settle down....................................................turn up....................................................wake up

MEANING

stop functioning....................................................become extinct....................................................escape....................................................rise from a bed or reclining position....................................................become an adult....................................................beware....................................................get used to a new situation....................................................appear....................................................regain consciousness after sleeping

MULTI-WORD VERBS - TYPE 2

MULTI-WORD VERBS

call off....................................................find out....................................................give up....................................................look up....................................................make up....................................................put on....................................................take out....................................................take up....................................................think over....................................................

MEANING

cancel a planned activity....................................................discover....................................................stop an activity....................................................seek information in a reference book....................................................invent....................................................opposite of take off....................................................remove from....................................................begin to practise....................................................consider carefully....................................................

throw away discard

MULTI-WORD VERBS - TYPE 3

MULTI-WORD VERBS

account for....................................................call on....................................................come across....................................................count on....................................................deal with....................................................get over....................................................go over....................................................look after....................................................look for....................................................look into

MEANING

explain the cause of....................................................visit....................................................meet or find by chance....................................................rely on....................................................treat a topic....................................................recover from....................................................review....................................................take care of....................................................seek....................................................investigate

MULTI-WORD VERBS - TYPE 4

MULTI-WORD VERBS

carry on with....................................................catch up with....................................................check up on....................................................come up with....................................................fall out with

MEANING

continue doing something....................................................reach....................................................investigate....................................................conceive an idea....................................................quarrel with

....................................................get along with....................................................look forward to....................................................look up to....................................................make up for....................................................put up with

....................................................have a good relationship....................................................anticipate with pleasure....................................................respect....................................................compensate....................................................tolerate

Read the sentences and decide if they are correct or incorrect.

01

I've bought you a present to try to make up for being so horrible to you last night.

Correct

Incorrect

02

Our family never had much money when I was growing me up. Correct

Incorrect

03

Actually I wasn't telling the truth - I made it up! Correct

Incorrect

04

If you don't want it, throw away it. Correct

Incorrect

05

I know you feel bad now about losing your boyfriend, but don't worry - you'll soon get it over.

Correct

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You can call on me any time you like - I love having visitors. Correct

Incorrect

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Don't ask about my girlfriend - I've fallen out her. Correct

Incorrect

08

Would you look my daughter after for an hour while I go to the shops? Correct

Incorrect

09

I'm really looking forward my holidays next month. Correct

Incorrect

10

Smoking really is bad for you. You have to give up it. Correct

Incorrect

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON A

1. ALLOW FORAirplane passengers should allow for delays at the check-in counter.Los pasajeros de avión deben estar preparados para retrasos en el check-in.

2. ANSWER FORYou're going to have to answer for your crimes!Tendrás que responder por tus delitos.

3. APPROVE OFMy mother doesn't approve of me arriving home after midnight.Mi madre no está de acuerdo en que llegue a casa después de las doce de la noche.

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4. APPLY FOR He wants to apply for the job.Quiere candidatarse al puesto de trabajo.

5. ASK OUT I'm going to ask him out .Voy a invitarlo a salir conmigo.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON B

6. BACK UPThe senator backed up the President's economic planEl senador apoyó el plan económico del Presidente.

7. BACK DOWNAfter so much pressure, the President backed down.Después de tanta presión el Presidente admitió estar equivocado y derrotado.

8. BLOW OUT He blew out the match after lighting the cooker.Él apagó el fósforo después de encender la cocina.

9. BLOW UP The war plane fired a missile that blew up the tower.El avión de guerra disparó un misil que explotó la torre.

10. BREAK INTO We put an alarm in our house after it was broken into last week.Instalamos una alarma en casa después que nos entraron a robar la semana pasada.

11. BREAK OFFThe U.S. broke off relations with Cuba in the 1960'sLos E.E.U.U. rompieron relaciones con Cuba en los años 60.

12. BREAK UP Peter and Mary have broken up .Peter y Mary terminaron.

13. BRING ABOUT.Economic problems brought about the devaluation of the Brazilian real.Problemas económicos causaron la devaluación del real.

14. BRING UPParents have the responsibility to bring up their children.Los padres tienen la responsabilidad de educar a los hijos.

He brought up an interesting subject in the meeting.Él planteó un asunto interesante en la reunión.

15. BURN DOWN

The fire burned down the house in a short time.El fuego consumió la casa en poco tiempo.

16. BURN UP We burned up all of the wood in the fireplace.Quemamos toda la madera en la chimenea.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON C

17. CALL ON I sometimes call on Colin for help with problems.A veces acudo a Colin en busca de ayuda para mis problemas.

18. CALL UP I'm going to call up my sister tonight.Voy a llamar a mi hermana hoy por la noche.

19. CALL INOn your way home call in at the office please.En el camino de casa, podrías pasar por la oficina, por favor.

20. CARE FOR He is not the kind of person who cares for others.Él no es del tipo que se preocupa por los demás.

21. CARRY ON WITH The doctor told her to carry on with the treatment.El médico le dijo que siguiera con el tratamiento.

22. CATCH UP WITH I've been getting low grades, but I'll study hard and catch up with the other students.He sacado malas notas, pero voy a esforzarme para alcanzar a los demás alumnos.

23. CARRY OUT The manager has an assistant to carry out general tasks like typing and answering the telephone.El gerente tiene un asistente para ejecutar tareas generales tales como dactilografar y atender el teléfono.

24. CATCH ON The teacher repeated the grammar exercises until the students caught on. El profesor repitió los ejercicios gramaticales hasta que los alumnos entendieron el tema.

25. CHECK OUT OF You have to check out of the hotel before noon. Tienes que dejar el hotel antes de las doce.

26. CHECK IN

What time do we have to check in at the airport?¿A qué hora tienes que hacer el check-in en el aeropuerto?

27. CHECK OUT Where did you get this information? I'll check it out .¿De dónde sacaste esta información? Voy a verificar.

28. CLEAN OUTAfter two days of sales the shop was cleaned out .Después de dos días de liquidación la tienda quedó vacía.

29. CLEAN UP Clean up your room, please.Arregla tu cuarto, por favor.

30. CLEAR UP I'm going to the bank to clear up the problem with my account.Voy al banco para aclarar el problema con mi cuenta.

31. COMMENT ON The reporter commented on the need for more jobs.El reportero comentó la necesidad de más empleos.

32. CONFORM TO The army requires that all soldiers conform to strict rules.El ejército exige que todos los soldados se sometan a reglas rígidas.

33. CONSENT TO I will only consent to signing the contract if it complies with my demands.Sólo voy a concordar en firmar el contrato, si el mismo atiende a mis exigencias.

34. COMB THROUGH I combed through the shops until I found what I was looking for.He rastreado las tiendas hasta encontrar lo que estaba buscando.

35. COME UP TO He came up to me and said: - you are under arrest.Se me acercó y me dijo: - está arrestado.

36. COME UP WITH He came up with an unbelievable explanation.Él vino con una explicación increíble.

37. COME OFFThe robbers plans came off and they escaped with $200,000.Los planes de los ladrones se cumplieron y ellos huyeron con $200.000.

38. COME ACROSSI came across an old diary as I was cleaning the attic.Encontré un diario antiguo cuando limpiaba el altillo.

39. CROSS OUT I crossed out all the errors in the essay.Taché todos los errores de la composición.

40. CUT OFF The electric company cut off our service until we paid our bill.La compañía de energía eléctrica nos cortó la luz hasta que pagamos la cuenta.

41. CUT UP

I was really cut up about the news.Me enfadé mucho con las noticias.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON D

42. DO AWAY WITH The school should do away with some of the regulations.La escuela debería acabar con algunos de los reglamentos.

43. DO UPWe've got to do up the flat.Tenemos que reformar el apartamento.

44. DO WITHOUT I don't have a car, so I'll have to do without one until I get a job.No tengo coche, por lo tanto voy a tener que arreglármelas así mismo hasta conseguir un trabajo.

45. DROP OUT OFTeenagers are dropping out of school in large numbers.Los adolescentes están abandonando la escuela en gran número.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON F

46. FALL BEHIND WITHDue to my illness, I've fallen behind with my work.Por motivo de enfermedad, me retrasé con el trabajo.

47. FALL OUT WITHMike has fallen out with his girlfriend.Mike se peleó con la novia.

48. FIGURE OUTThe technician figured out the problem.El técnico descubrió cuál era el problema.

49. FILL OUT Fill out the application form, please. Llena la solicitud, por favor.

50. FIGURE INThis didn't figure in our plans.Esto no estaba en nuestros planes.

51. FIND OUT The journalist found out that the politician was lying.El periodista descubrió que el político estaba mintiendo.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON G

52. GET ALONG WITH How are you getting along with your girlfriend?¿Cómo te llevas con tu novia?

53. GET AWAY WITH He got away with shoplifting at first, but now he's in trouble.Él se las arreglaba para hurtar en las tiendas, pero ahora está en dificultades.

54. GET BACK FROM She's just got back from her trip.Ella acaba de retornar de viaje.

55. GET ON WITH It seems that he's getting on well with his new girlfriendParece que él se lleva bien con su nueva novia.

56. GET INTO He got into the university on his first try.Él consiguió entrar en la universidad de primera.Her behavior isn't normal. I don't know what has got into her.Su comportamiento no es normal. No sé qué le ha dado.

57. GET OVER She got over the flu after being sick for a week.Ella se recuperó de la gripe después de estar enferma durante una semana.

58. GET BACK I want to get my money back.Quiero recibir mi dinero de vuelta.I'm going to get her back for what she did.Voy a vengarme por lo que ella me hizo.

59. GET OUTGet out of here!¡Fuera de aquí!

60. GET UP I usually get up late.Normalmente me levanto tarde.

61. GIVE AWAYShe gave away her old dress.

Se deshizo de su vestido viejo.

62. GIVE INHe gave in to the pressure.Él cedió a la presión.

63. GIVE UP He gave up sport.Él dejó el deporte.

64. GO BACK Why don't you go back home?¿Por qué no vuelves a casa?

65. GO INTOI went into the museum when it started raining.Entré en el museu cuando empezó a llover.

66. GO OVER She will go over the essay to check for errors.Ella va a repasar el texto para verificar si no hay errores.

67. GO THROUGH My grandmother went through difficult times when my grandfather died.Mi abuela pasó por momentos difíciles cuando mi abuelo murió.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON H

68. HAND IN The students handed in the test when they were finished.Los alumnos entregaron el examen al terminar.

69. HAND OUTThe teacher handed out the answer sheet.El profesor distribuyó la hoja de respuestas.

70. HANG UPHang up your coat in the closet after you take it off.Cuelga tu abrigo en el armario cuando te lo quites.After talking to her for 5 minutes, I hung up.Después de hablar con ella por 5 minutos, colgué.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON K

71. KEEP OUT OFKeep out of this room.No entres a este cuarto.

72. KEEP UP WITHKeep up with the good work.Sigues haciendo un buen trabajo.

73. KEEP AWAYKeep the children away from dangerous places.Mantén los niños lejos de lugares peligrosos.

74. KEEP OFFKeep your hands off me!¡No me toques!

75. KEEP ONThe company will keep him on the job.La empresa va a mantenerlo en el puesto.Even after breaking his leg, he kept on training for the Olympics.Mismo después de romperse la pierna, siguió entrenando para las Olimpíadas.

76. KEEP UP Keep up the good work.Sigues haciendo un buen trabajo.

77. KICK OUT OFThe bad players were kicked out of the team.Los malos jugadores fueron eliminados del equipo.

78. KNOCK DOWN He was knocked down three times during the fight.Él fue noqueado tres veces durante la lucha.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON L

79. LEAVE BEHINDMy books were too heavy, so I left them behind at home.Mis libros estaban muy pesados, entonces los dejé en casa.

80. LET INLet me in!¡Déjame pasar!

81. LET OUTI let the dog out and the cat in.Dejé salir al perro y entrar al gato.She let it out that she was pregnant.

Ella dejó escapar que estaba embarazada.

82. LIGHT UPLight up the candles with these matches.Prende las velas con estos fósforos.

83. LIVE ONThey live on a small retirement pension.Ellos viven de una pequeña jubilación.

84. LOOK FORWARD TOWe are looking forward to meeting you.Esperamos ansiosos encontrarnos contigo.

85. LOCK UPThe police locked her up.La policía la encerró.

86. LOOK UPYou have to look up the dollar exchange rate every day.Debes verificar la cotación del dólar todos los días.

87. LOOK AFTER When you grow up you'll have to look after your parents.Cuando crezcas, tendrás que cuidar a tus padres.

88. LOOK FORWhat are you looking for?¿Qué buscas?

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON M

89. MAKE UPYou can attend classes on Saturdays to make up for the classes you missed.Puedes asistir a clase los sábados para recuperar las clases que has perdido.

90. MARK DOWN The shoes are really cheap. The store has marked them down by 30%!Los zapatos están realmente baratos. ¡La tienda los rebajó un 30%!

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON P

91. PASS OVERPass the salt over to me please.Pásame la sal, por favor.

92. PAY BACKI'll pay you back as soon as I can.Te lo devuelvo ni bien pueda.

93. PICK UPHe picked up the newspaper to read.Él cogió el periódico para leer.He went to Britain and picked up English in 4 months.Él fue a Gran Bretaña y aprendió inglés en 4 meses.They went to the disco and picked up three girls.Fueron a una disco y se levantaron a tres chicas.

94. PLAY DOWNShe tries to play down the seriousness of her husband's illness.Ella intenta minimizar la gravedad de la enfermedad del marido.

95. POINT OUTHe pointed out the house in the distance.Él señaló la casa a lo lejos.He pointed out that I would have to learn English to get a good job.Él explicó que yo tendría que aprender inglés para conseguir un buen empleo.

96. PUT AWAYPut your things away and clean up the room!¡Guarda tus cosas y limpia el cuarto!

97. PUT BACKWhen you are finished reading the book, please put it back on the shelf.Cuando termines de leer el libro, por favor ponlo de vuelta en el estante.

98. PUT DOWNHe put down the newspaper and took off his glasses.Él dejó el periódico y se sacó las gafas.The dog was so ill that they had to put it down.El perro estaba tan enfermo que tuvieron que sacrificarlo.She is always putting her husband down.Ella está siempre despreciando a su marido.

99. PUT OFFI think I'll have to put off my dental appointment.Creo que tendré que postergar mi cita con el dentista.

100. PUT UP WITHI'm not going to put up with it.No voy a soportarlo.

101. PUT ONHe took his glasses out of his pocket and put them on.Él sacó los anteojos del bolsillo y se los puso.

102. PUT OUTThe firemen put out the fire.Los bomberos apagaron el fuego.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON R

103. RIP 0FFThe man who ripped me off is well-known to the police.El hombre que me robó ya es conocido en la polícia.

104. RUN INTOI ran into John at the party.Me encontré con John por casualidad en la fiesta.

105. RUN AWAY WITHDon't let your emotions run away with you.No dejes que tus emociones te dominen.

106. RUN OUT OFThey ran out of gas in the middle of the desert.Ellos se quedaron sin gasolina en medio del desierto.

107. RUN OVERHe ran over my leg with his car.Me pasó por encima de la pierna con el coche.

108. RUN THROUGHLet's run through the presentation one more time. Vamos a repasar una vez más la presentación.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON S

109. SEND FORYou are very sick. I'll send for the doctor.Estás muy enfermo. Voy a llamar al médico.I'm going to send for information on British universities.Voy a mandar pedir informaciones sobre las universidades británicas.

110. SHUT DOWNShut the computer down and let's go.Apaga la computadora y vámonos.

111. SIT DOWNSit down , please children.Siéntense niños, por favor.

112. SORT OUTAfter collecting all the information, we have to sort it out.Después de recolectar toda la información, tenemos que organizarla.After I told my Dad what happened he sorted my teacher out.

Después de contarle a mi padre lo qué pasó, él lo resolvió todo con mi profesor.

113. SPELL OUTLet me spell out the problem again.Déjame explicar el problema de nuevo.

114. STAND BYHe stood by her during the good times and the bad.Él se mantuvo al lado de ella en los buenos y malos momentos.

115. STAND OUTHer test really stood out from the rest - it was brilliant!Su prueba fue superior al resto - ¡estuvo brillante!

116. STAND UPHer new boyfriend stood her up on their second date.El nuevo novio la dejó plantada en la segunda cita.

117. STRIKE BACKThe empire strikes back.El imperio contraataca.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON T

118. TAKE APARTIn order to fix the machine you have to take it apart.Para arreglar la máquina, tienes que desmontarla.

119. TAKE AWAYTake it away from here.Saca esto de aquí.

120. TAKE BACKYou should take back your purchase if you are not satisfied.Deberías devolver la mercancía, si no estás satisfecho con ella.

121. TAKE INEveryone was taken in by the con man.Todos fueron engañados por el embustero.

122. TAKE OFFHang up your coat in the closet after you take it off.Cuelga el abrigo en el armario después de sacártelo.

123. TAKE OUTHe took his glasses out of his pocket and put them on.Él sacó las gafas del bolsillo y se las puso.

124. TAKE OVEROur teacher is leaving and a new one is taking over next week.

Nuestra profesora se va y la nueva asumirá la semana que viene.

125. TAKE UP I'm planning to take up English next semester.Estoy planeando empezar a estudiar inglés el próximo semestre.I think I'll take up her offer of a job.Creo que voy a aceptar su oferta de empleo.

126. TALK OUTI'm going to tell him tonight and don't try to talk me out of it.Voy a hablar con él esta noche; no intentes convencerme de lo contrario.

127. TALK OVERWe should talk over the plan and come to an agreement.Deberíamos discutir el plan y llegar a un acuerdo.

128. TEAR DOWNThe old building was torn down.Demolieron el edificio antiguo.

129. THROW AWAYDid you throw those papers away?¿Has tirado aquellos papeles?

130. THROW OUTDid you throw out the old newspapers?¿Has tirado los periódicos viejos?

131. TRY ONShe tried on the new dress.Ella se probó el vestido nuevo.

132. TRY OUTHe's going to try out the new mobile phone.Él va a probar el celular nuevo.

133. TURN DOWNHe turned down the job offer.Él no aceptó la oferta de trabajo.

134. TURN INThe witnesses turned the thief in to the police.Los testigos entregaron el ladrón a la policía.It's late. Let's turn in.Ya es tarde. Vamos a la cama.

135. TURN OFFI turned the TV off and went to sleep.Apagué la tele y me fui a dormir.

136. TURN ONMike turned on the gas heater.Mike encendió la calefacción a gas.

137. TURN UPHe turned up three hours late.Apareció con tres horas de retraso.

PHRASAL VERBS INICIADOS CON W

138. WAKE UPWake up the children!¡Despierta a los niños!

139. WATCH OUT FORWatch out for drunk drivers!¡Cuidado con los conductores borrachos!

140. WORK OUTI was unable to work out the crossword puzzle.No conseguí resolver los crucigramas.I work out twice a week.Hago gimnasia 3 veces a la semana.