Phrasal verbs are verb-preposition combinations that often have specialized meanings. They are commonly used in English and important to learn. A phrasal verb contains a verb and one or more prepositions. The combination can have a literal meaning related to the individual words or an idiomatic meaning. Examples provided are "put out" meaning extinguish a fire versus leaving, and "pick up" meaning learn versus physically pick up. Knowing the meanings of common phrasal verbs can help improve fluency in English.

1. PHRASAL VERBS
What are they…?
How do you use them correctly?
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2. Phrasal verbs are commonly used in
English, so it’s important to learn them!
A phrasal verb has 2 parts:
(or more)
1) a verb
2) and a preposition (at least one)
*often a phrasal verb has a special
meaning
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3. VERB + PREPOSITION or PARTICLE
look up
make
on
put
down
take
+
out of
get
run over
bring off
break
out
turn
for...
carry...
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4. VERB + PREPOSITION or PARTICLE
look for = search
make up = invent
put out = extinguish
take off = leave the ground
get over = recover
run out of = have none left
bring up = rear, educate
break down = collapse
turn up = appear unexpectedly
carry on = continue
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5. VERB+ PARTICLE + PREPOSITION
keep up with advance at the same pace
run out of have none left
put up with bear patiently
look forward to expect with pleasure
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6. Phrasal verbs express a particular meaning:
literal idiomatic
Take off your jacket. I’ve taken up golf.
Put out the cat. The car broke down.
Look at the picture. Only 20 people turned up.
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7. PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND
IDIOMATIC MEANING
PUT OUT
I always put out the cat at night.
Put out the cigarette, please.
(extinguish)
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8. PHRASAL VERBS WITH LITERAL AND
IDIOMATIC MEANING
PICK UP
Can you pick up the diskette for me,
please? I dropped it.
I picked up some new slang
expressions while watching that
movie.
(learn)
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9. PHRASAL VERBS WITH Look
Look after - means to take care of
someone or something
When I have to travel on business, my
. parents usually Look after
my children.
I Look after the office when my
colleagues are away on business.
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10. PHRASAL VERBS WITH Look
Look down on - means to think
something or someone is inferior.
Don't look down on him just
because he left school at 16. He
has been very successful.
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11. PHRASAL VERBS WITH Look
look forward to - means to feel
excited and happy about something
that is going to happen.
We're looking forward to our
holidays. It will be wonderful to
get away.
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12. PHRASAL VERBS WITH Look
Look into - means to
examine a problem or
situation.
We have set up a working group
to look into the problem.
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13. USE PHRASAL VERBS
TO BE A FLUENT ENGLISH
SPEAKER!
Thanks for your
attention!
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