HOW TO USE THE PHRASAL
VERBS PART 1
Definition: A phrasal verb is a kind of
verb which combines with an adverbial
particle or a preposition and it is translated in two different ways –
literally and idiomatically.This list is the first fifteen of the list of 150
most common phrasal verbs.
1: GO ON = happen
What's going on?
There's a class going on at the
moment.
What went on last night?
2: PICK UP = get something or someone
from a place
I picked up my brother from the
airport.
Please pick up some bread.
Would you come and pick me up from
work tonight?
3: COME BACK = return to a place (the
speaker is in that place)
She came back around 10pm last night.
When will you come back from France?
Please come back! It's boring here
without you.
4: COME UP WITH = produce an idea
Julie came up with a great idea.
He came up with an answer to the
question very quickly.
Can you come up with a better
solution?
5: GO BACK = return to a place (the
speaker isn't in that place)
He finished his work and went back to
his flat.
When is she planning to go back to
Japan?
I'll go back to the library later.
6: FIND OUT = get information
Can you find out what time the
restaurant opens?
I found out that we need to submit
our essays next Tuesday.
I don't know what the weather
forecast is for tomorrow, but I'll find out.
7: COME OUT = appear from a place
She came out of the kitchen.
He went to the cafe and came out with
a coffee.
Please come out of the bedroom.
8: GO OUT = go to an event /
restaurant / pub / party
Let's go out for dinner.
You're going out a lot these days.
We should go out more.
9: POINT OUT = show / mention
She pointed out the beautiful
paintings on the walls.
Please point out to the students that
they must attend all the lectures.
“We'll miss the bus if we don't hurry”,
he pointed out.
10: GROW UP = become an adult
I grew up in Scotland.
My children are growing up too fast!
When will he grow up?
11: SET UP = create / arrange
I need to set up a new bank account.
She's decided to set up her own
company.
I set up some language classes at the
school.
12: TURN OUT = in the end we discover
The maid turned out to have stolen
the money.
He turned out to be a friend of
Alex's.
The party turned out to be a big
success.
13: GET OUT = leave a room / building
/ car
I need to get out of the house!
She got out of the car and went into
the shop.
Get out! There's a fire in the
kitchen!
14: COME IN / INTO = enter (the
speaker is in that place)
Please come in! It's great to see
you.
She came into the living room and sat
down.
Don't come in! I'm not ready yet!
15: TAKE ON = to be responsible for
He's going to take on the new
project.
She isn't taking on any new students
at the moment.
Could you take on some extra work?
THE PHRASAL VERBS
EXERCISE 1
Direction: Choose the correct phrasal
verb: go on / pick up / come back / come up with / go back / find out / come
out / go out / point out / grow up / set up / turn out / get out / come in(to)
/ take on.
1. Can you ________________________________________ (think of
an idea) a better idea?
2. She ________________________________________ (showed /
mentioned) that the shops would already be closed.
3. I wish I hadn’t ________________________________________
(become responsible for) so much work!
4. I ________________________________________ (went to an
event) for dinner with my husband last night.
5. He ________________________________________ (entered a
place where the speaker is) the kitchen and made some tea.
6. Where did you ________________________________________
(become an adult)?
7. I’d love to ________________________________________
(arrange / create) my own business.
8. I really want to ________________________________________
(leave a building) of this office and go for a walk.
9. As I arrived, he ________________________________________
(appeared from a place) of the door.
10. She ________________________________________ (got
something from a place) some dinner on the way home.
11. Could you ________________________________________ (get
information) what time we need to arrive?
12. I thought the conference was going to be boring but it
________________________________________ (in the end we discovered) to be quite
useful.
13. What time did you
________________________________________ (return to a place where the speaker
is) yesterday?
14. She ________________________________________ (appeared
from a place) of the café and put on her gloves.
15. A performance ________________________________________
(is happening) at the moment.
16. He ________________________________________ (left a car)
of the car. 17. He ________________________________________ (went to an event)
a lot at the weekend, so he’s tired today.
18. Can we ________________________________________ (arrange
/ create) a meeting next week?
19. Would anybody like to
________________________________________ (become responsible for) this new
client?
20. He ________________________________________ (returned to
a place where the speaker is) before I left.
21. It’s lovely watching my children
________________________________________ (become adults).
22. She ________________________________________ (returned to
a place where the speaker is not) to school.
23. He ________________________________________ (showed /
mention) the stars to the children.
24. He ________________________________________ (returned to
a place where the speaker is not) to Poland last year.
25. He ________________________________________ (thought of
an idea) a solution.
26. Please ________________________________________ (enter a
place where the speaker is)!
27. At the end of the film, it
________________________________________ (in the end we discovered) that John
was a good guy.
28. Could you ________________________________________ (get
someone from a place) Lucy later?
29. We need to ________________________________________ (get
information) how much it costs.
30. What ________________________________________ (’s
happening)?
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