10 phrasal verbs, explanation of each one and its complement in sentences, images.

1. School of social sciences arts and
humanities
psychology program
national open university and
distance
English B1+ 900004-6
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Group 5
Assigment 8
Tema
PhrasalVerbs
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2. Cut off
He cut off a branch from the tree In
the woods
El cortó la rama del árbol en el bosque
The first word is always a common verb and the second can be an
adverb or a preposition latter component is also called the particle.
cut down on
Freddy tried to cut down on his expenses
financial
Freddy trató de reducir sus gastos
Financieros
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3. He returned to
Homero came back tired and hungry of the
working.
Homero volví cansado y hambriento del
trabajo
He papa returned to Mexico three years
later
El papa volvió a México tres años después
I came back
Many times a phrasal Verb can be replaced by another verb, It
means returning, but are used in different contexts.3

4. get on
We saw the child get on the bus
Vimos como los niños se subían al
autobús.
This phrase is used to climb and mounted in some sort of
transportation
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5. Break down
Sorry I’m late. The car break down.
Siento llegar tarde. El coche se ha
averiado.
Phrase is used when a machine stops working or is broken
by default.
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6. look after
Sara will look after your cat while you are away
Sara se ocupará de su gato mientras está fuera
look for
Pedro was look for the best necklace to give to
his wife
Pedro fue buscar el mejor collar para dar a su
esposa
Two verbs compounds to handle different situation6

7. Put in
Taylor put in motion her project fact-finding
Taylor poner en movimiento su proyecto de
investigación
Esteban put to the boss the idea he had to
improve the production.
Esteban puso al jefe la idea de que tenía que
mejorar la producción.
Two verbs compounds to handle different situation7
Put to

8. To wake up
I like to wake up Early in the morning.
My sister prefers to wake up late.
I wake up at the sound of the alarm
Phrase is used when going to wake up in different contexts8
Me gusta despertar temprano en la mañana.
Mi hermana prefiere despertar tarde.
Me despierto con el sonido de la alarma

9. give off
Alvaro give off a report to the boss on
the dollar increase
Álvaro emite un informe al jefe en el
aumento del dólar
9 word is used when going to give off- despedir, emitir

10. turn down
Matias Turn down the voice
Bájale a la voz, Matias
The company turns over a large amount
of money every month.
La empresa factura una gran suma de
dinero por mes.turn over
Two verbs compounds to handle different action.
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11. Come across
Alberto come across a very interesting
book the other day.
Alberto encontró un libro muy interesante
el otro día.
Linda come along with me, I have
something to show you.
Linda acompáñame, tengo algo para
mostrarte.
Come along
Two verbs compounds to handle different action.11

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