This document defines and provides examples of common English phrasal verbs including: to break down, to come back, to find out, to grow up, to hurry up, to look for, to run into, to sit down, to turn on, and to get on. The phrasal verbs and their definitions are listed, along with short example sentences to illustrate their usage in context.

1. Phrasal Verbs

2. To break down
to stop working.
dejar de funcionar; estropearse; averiarse
Our car broke down while we were driving to
the supermarket.

3. To come back
to return
regresar; volver
We are coming back from vacation next week.

4. To find out
to discover; to learn
averiguar; enterarse; descubrir
Did you find out what happened to Joe?

5. To grow up
to mature, to become an adult
crecer; hacerse mayor; criarse
Alex grew up in France, but now he lives in
Italy.

6. To hurry up
to rush
darse prisa; correr
Hurry up or we will be late.

7. To look for
to try to find, to search
buscar a; esperar a
Paul is looking for the document you
requested.

8. to run into
to meet by accident
encontrarse con alguien
Did I tell you? I ran into your brother the
other day at the cinema.

9. To sit down
to sit or take a seat
sentarse
Sit down and let's talk.

10. To turn on
to start; to connect
encender; abrir
Remind me to turn on the washing
machine before we leave.

11. Get on
Subir/montarse
The bus was full. We couldn’t get on.