1. PHRASAL VERBS
EXELA MARIA CARRASCAL
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TUTOR:
MARIA CRISTINA OTALORA
UNIVERSITY OPEN AND DISTANCE NATIONAL
AUGUST 1ST

2. MEANING OF PHRASAL VERBS
A verb compound formed by the combination of a
verb and a grammatical particle, that is, an
preposition.
Phrasal verbs are most used in everyday speech
formal writing. A verb can be combined with
prepositions (as on, in, under), or adverbs ( as
down, away).

3. PHRASALVERBS
Phrasal verbs = main verb + auxiliary verbs
eating + are => are eating
"They are eating now."
("Están comiendo ahora.")
EXAMPLE:
1. Keep together: we always keep together in this situation
2. Break dowm: this radius broke dowm, we should buy a new
one.
3. Be in: My grandmother be in house this weekend, I will be with
her
4. Call out: I going to call out the world, that I’am happy!!
5. Stay up: I stayed up all night

4.  MOST PHRASALVERBSTHATTAKEAN OBJECT
CAN BE SEPARATED BYTHE OBJECT
EXMAPLE:
1.Should I give up this job?Yes, you should give it up.
2. Shall we pick up the children?.Yes, let’s pick them
up

5.  THERE ARE A FEW PHRASALVERBSTHAT
CANNOT BE SEPARATED BYTHE OBJECT:
I came across the book by chance. I Came the
book across by chance

6.  A few phrasal verbs take a
second preposition
Example:
I am behind with my emails. I
must catch up on them
This noise is intolerable. I cannot
put up with it.