VERBS WITH PARTICLES Autor: Enrique Hinojosa Be - be about to (estar a punto de) They were about to study another lesson - be after (intentar encontrar, querer) What are you after? I’m after a good job - be away (estar fuera de casa) Our neighbours are away since last weekend - be back (estar de vuelta) Peter will be back next Saturday - be down on (disgustar) I’m down on him; he has such silly ideas - be for (estar a favor de) Are you for the disarming of nuclear weapons? - be in (estar en casa) He is not in at the moment - be off (largarse / cancelar) I’m off now, it’s getting late / The meeting is off - be over (acabado) The exams are over now; we can relax - be up to (hacer / depender de) What are you up to? / It’s up to you, it’s your life Blow - blow out (extinguirse por el viento) He blew out all the candles of the cake - blow up (explotar) The balloon blew up and the child started to cry Break - break down (romperse) My car broke down on the way home - break in/into (entrar por la fuerza) The robbers broke into Mrs Smith’s house - break off (dividir, separar) He broke off a piece of the bread and threw it. - break out (estallar) A terrible plague has broken out in Malasia again - break up (romper relación) My brother and his girlfriend have broken up Bring - bring back (recordar) The baby brought back memories of my own children - bring down (reducir) They are bringing down the prices in the restaurant - bring in (introducir) The hippies brought in a new way of dressing - bring round (recuperar) Give her some smelling salts; it will bring her round - bring up (vomitar / educar) She brought up the food / He was brought up in Peru Call - call back (devolver llamada) I’ll call you back later - call for (recoger) I’ll call for you at 8 o’clock tonight - call off (cancelar) The meeting was called off as the chairman was ill - call out (gritar) He called out to attract her attention - call round (visitor) Sue is calling round tonight Care/Carry - not to care about (ser indiferente) He didn´t care about the exam - care for (cuidar) It’s difficult to care for children - carry on (continuar) Carry on with your work - carry out (llevar a cabo) They didn’t carry out the project Clear - clear out (vaciar) The place was cleared out after the earthquake - clear up (aclarar, resolver) The problem will be soon cleared up

Close - close down (cerrar permanentem.) The shop in the corner has closed down - close up (acercarse, juntarse) The children were told to close up Come - come across (encontrarse con) He came across an old friend from High School - come along (meter prisa) Come along! We are going to be late - come in (entrar) He didn’t want to come in and stayed outside - come into (heredar) He´ll come into a lot of money when his father dies - come off (tener éxito) Your plan didn’t come off - come out (emerger, salir) The truth will come out at the end - come round (visitar) Why don’t you come round for a drink on Sunday? - come up (ser mencionado) His name didn’t come up in the conversation Cut/Do - cut down (reducir, talar) The number of proofs was cut down - cut off (desconectar) He cut me off on the phone by mistake - do up (redecorar) The theatre was done up after the fire - do without (arreglarselas sin) I can´t do without my computer Feel/Find/Fill/Fix - feel up to (sentirse capaz) I don’t feel up to doing this exerxise - find out (descubrir) They finally found out who the criminal was - fill in (rellenar) You have to fill in this questionnaire - fix up (arreglar/organizar) You broke it and you must fix it up Get - get away (escapar) The prisoner got away from his guards - get back (recuperar algo) I finally got my books back after two weeks - get down (deprimirse) These grey days are getting me down - get on (progresar) How are you getting on in Maths? - get on with (llevarse con) She is a nice girl; she gets on well with everybody - get out (salir, escapar) He got out from prison and was never found - get over (recuperarse) He got over a bad heart attack - get through (aprobar) He studied very hard and got through the finals - get up (levantarse) I get up at seven am everyday Give - give away (desvelar) She gave away the secret and her friends got angry - give back (devolver) You must give the exams back after seeing them - give in (entregar) Time is up; you must give in your exams - give out (distribuir) The teacher gave out some sheets with exercises - give up (abandonar) He finally gave up smoking on his doctor´s advice Go - go away (irse de vacaciones) Are you going away this year? - go back (regresar , volver) She forgot the key and had to go back home - go by (pasar el tiempo) Many years have gone by since I finished my studies

- go off (caducar) That meat smells horrible; it must have gone off - go off (explotar/saltar) The bomb went off in the nurse’s home - go on (continuar / ocurrir) You must go on with the exam/What’s going on in here? - go round (pasarse por) I’ll go round in the afternoon to see you - go through (examinar/saltarse) We’ll go through the questions again Grow/Hang/Hand - grow up (hacerse mayor) He has grown up very fast - hang on (esperar) Hang on a moment…. The doorbell is ringing - hand in (entregar) You haven’t handed in your essay - hand out (distribuir) The teacher handed out a lot of photocopies Keep - keep off (alejar) People must keep off the grass in public parks - keep on (continuar) Keep on reading; I’ll tell you when to stop - keep out (prevenir entrada) They have a dog to keep out intruders Lock/Look - lock up (cerrar/encerrar) He was locked up in his room - look after (cuidar de) You must look after your dog - look back (mirar al pasado) You shouldn´t look back; it’s useless - look for (buscar) Have you seen my glasses? I’m looking for them - look forward to (esperar con ilusión) I’m looking forward to next weekend - look into (investigar) They are looking into the city’s accounts - look over/round (echar un vistazo) He looked over the article she had written - look out (tener cuidado) Look out!! A car is coming. - look up (consultar) I don’t know what it means, I’ll look it up - look up to (respetar) He looked up to his father Make/Move - make out (entender) He speaks very fast; I can’t make out what he is saying - make up (inventarse) He made up a story that everybody believed - make up (maquillarse) Most girls make up their faces nowadays - make up (decidirse) You must make up your mind if you want to go or not - move in (instalarse) The neighbours moved in last week - move on (desplazarse) Move on, please; I’d like to sit down Pick - pick out (elegir) She picked out the small one - pick up (coger del suelo) He picked up his bag and got out - pick up (recoger en coche) Can you pick me up at the station? Put - put away (guardar) It’s time for dinner; so put your things away right now - put by (ahorrar) He has put some money by for when he gets married - put down (echar abajo) The rebellion was put down by the army - put off (posponer) Don’t put it off till tomorrow - put on (ganar peso) I wonder how much weight she has put on

- put on (encender) She put the radio on - put on (vestirse) You shouldn’t put your hat on inside the office - put out (extinguir) The fire finally was put out and the boy was saved - put up (alojar) I didn’t find a hotel and Susan put me up for that night - put up with (aguantar) How can you put up with him? Ring/Run - ring off (colgar) He was angry and rang me off - ring up (llamar) I’ll ring you up when I get home - run away (escapar) That prisoner has run away twice in a year - run into (colisionar) He ran into a bus at the zebra crossing - run out of (acabarse) I have run out of salt, Can you lend me some? - run over (atropellar) We ran over a dog in the street See/Sell/Set - see off (despedir) I’ll go to the airport to see you off - sell out (agotarse) All the tickets were sold out - set in (comenzar) It must be treated before infection sets in - set off (salir, partir) They set off at dawn to avoid the traffic jams - set out (exponer) Everything in the shop was so attractively set out - set up (fundar, establecer) They set up their company ten years ago Stand/Stay - stand out (resaltar) He’s very tall; he stands out in that group of people - stay up (no acostarse) She had a lot to study and stayed up all night Take - take after (parecerse) I take after my mother - take down (desmontar) Take the shelves down before you leave - take for (tomar por) What did you take me for, a fool? - take in (engañar) I was completely taken in by his lies - take off (despegar/quitarse) There was a problem and the plane couldn’t take off - take on (contratar) They took me on because I was a good worker - take out (extraer) I’ll have to go to the dentist and have a tooth taken out Tell/Think/Try - tell off (echar una bronca) My father told me off for getting home late - think over (reflexionar) I’ll think over it before I take a decision - try on (probarse) Would you like to try these shoes on? Turn - turn down (rechazar / bajar) I was turned down for the army / Turn the radio down!! - turn into (convertirse) The frog turned into a prince when she kissed it - turn on/off (encender/apagar) Turn off the lights when you finish reading - turn out (apagar) She didn´t bother to turn out the light when she left - turn out (resultar) He turned out to be a dangerous criminal - turn over (considerer/girar) He was turning over the idea in his mind - turn up (llegar, aparecer) We were waiting for him but he didn´t turn up - turn up (subir el volumen) Turn it up a little, I can´t hear a thing

EXERCISES 1.- Complete these sentences using the verbs with particles below

a. __________________ !! Wait for me!! b. If you don´t know what it means, ________ it ________ c. Oh no! We´ve ________________ petrol; we won´t be able to get in time d. I´m like my father, but my brother ________________ my mother e. Terrorists have ________________ the bridge f. I´ll be in London next week; Could you ________ me _______ for the night? g. Could you ___________________ this form, please? h. He´s got red hair & green eyes; he really _________________ in a crowd i. He was ___________________ for handing his homework in late j. We´ve __________ the meeting ______ until tomorrow. k. What are you __________________? – My glasses: I lost them yesterday l. The dog was __________________ by a lorry and it was killed m. The plane __________________ and flew into the setting sun n. I´ll _______ some money ________ for the Christmas presents o. She ______________________ my cats while I was on holiday p. Could you ________ it _______ a bit? I can´t hear the news q. Don´t forget to _______ the lights ______ when you leave r. He _________________ his computer company in 1982 s. What time do you usually __________________ ? t. He still hasn´t ____________________ his wife´s death. u. What time shall we _________________ tomorrow? – About 6 should be OK v. He _______________ all the candles in the cake and we started to eat it w. I wonder if you could ________ me _______ when the lesson finishes x. I ______________________ in a little village in the country y. All the actors & actress must ________________ very well before acting

take off turn up stand out hang on turn off put off run out look up set up set off grow up put up fill in tell off look for blow up take after get up get over look after put by blow out pick up run over make up

2.- Complete the sentences with the appropriate particle

1. I was brought ______ in the countryside 2. The government has promised to bring ______ taxes 3. Doesn´t he take __________ his father? 4. He was completely taken ______ by his son 5. The plane took ______ two hours late 6. We´ll have to take ______ more staff if there is more work 7. This weather is really getting me ______ 8. The robbers got _______ with several thousand pounds 9. She got _________ all her exams successfully 10. We should set ______ before dawn 11. Please put ________ all your toys at once 12. They´ve put _______ making their decision for another week 13. The firemen quickly put ______ the fire 14. How can you put _______ such rudeness? 15. Please come _______ to my house one of these days 16. I came _________ an old friend while walking in the street 17. What´s going _____ in here?? 18. When do the exam results come ______ ?? 19. His jokes didn´t come _____ and we didn´t laugh 20. He has always looked _______ his elder brother 21. I must leave; so, you´ll have to look _____ your sister 22. I´m looking ________ starting work again 23. The police are looking ______ the case 24. The car broke ______ again this morning 25. Burglars broke _____ our house while we were on holiday 26. She turned _____ their offer of promotion 27. Who do you think turned _____ last night?? 28. Turn ____ the lights please, I can´t see very well 29. Turn ____ the page and read the next exercise 30. He took me ____ an idiot; I don´t want to talk to him 31. I ran _____ a traffic light while I was looking back 32. I´ll tell you the secret but please… don´t give it _______ 33. I don´t like when he makes _____ all those terrifying stories 34. He hasn´t worked since he came ______ a lot of money from his family 35. I don´t know how you can do ______ your mobile phone 36. Close ____ a little bit so that everyone can get in 37. The match was called ____ because of the rain 38. Don´t visit me next week; I´ll be _____ 39. Sit down! The film is ______ start 40. He broke _____ a piece of paper and wrote a message 41. They ran _____ me when I was getting out of the cinema 42. The teacher was reading a book and the pupils were putting everything _____ 43. Don´t throw any papers on the floor; please, pick them ____

3.- Look at the examples and complete the questions using phrasal verbs

4.- Complete the sentences, using these phrasal verbs in the correct tense come across get up set off sleep in live on speak up hurry up go out look out go back look round get over look after take after stay in break down 1 My washing machine ____________ this morning so I had to do all the washing by hand. 2 The train leaves at 5.45 so I think we should ______________ at 5.00. 3 I'd like to ________ tonight but I've got a lot of work to do so I should ___________ 4 Please ____________! . We're going to be late. 5 Oh good. I don't have to _________ early for work tomorrow so I can ____________ 6 I'm sorry but my hearing is not very good. Could you please ___________? 7 ____________! You're going to hit that car. 8 I had a holiday in Malaysia last year and it was beautiful. I'd love to ____________ 9 He was unhappy after his girlfriend left him but now he is starting to ___________ it. 10 We're going on holiday next month. We must find someone to ___________ the plants. 11 I know you saw this part of the town but you should also _____________ the old part!! 12 We were going to college when we __________________ some dancers in the street. 13 He's very good at sport and his mother is, too. He _________________ her. 14 She loves acting but she can't ________________ the money she earns from it.

5.- Rewrite these sentences substituting the underlined words with a phrasal verb look up put down fix up give away ring up turn on put away work out turn off put off make up put out take off go on 1 I usually telephone my sister at the weekend for a chat 2 These clothes are too small for Andrew. I should give them to someone else 3 I don't know the meaning of this word. I must find it in the dictionary 4 We should talk about this problem. Can we arrange a meeting? 5 Your room looks terrible, James. Why don't you put your clothes into the cupboard? 6 Would you like to put your bag on the floor? 7 This problem is really difficult. Could you help me solve it? 8 OK, we're ready. Would you start the machine, please? 9 Marie can't come. She wants to delay the meeting until Monday. 10 The machine is too noisy. Could you stop it working, please? 11 I can probably continue like this for a few months 12 Remove your shoes before entering this place 13 You can´t smoke in here; please, extinguish your cigarette 14 The teacher told us to invent a story 6.- Fill the gaps to complete the phrasal verb in each sentence