This document provides examples of common English phrasal verbs organized by main verbs - to do, to get, to give, to go, to have, to keep, to look, to make, to put, and to run. For each main verb, there are 10-20 examples of phrasal verbs used in sentences that demonstrate their meanings. The phrasal verbs cover a wide range of common meanings and uses related to common daily activities and experiences.

1. Phrasal verbs – Collocations
to do
What are you doing ? Qué estás haciendo ? (hacer)
So what do you do ? A qué se dedica ? (dedicarse a)
I could do with a shower. Necesito una ducha.
This medicine will do you good. Este medicamento te irá bien.
He’s doing well at school. Va bien en el colegio.
It has got nothing to do with me. No tiene nada que ver conmigo.
You’ll have to do without the car. Tendrás que arreglártelas sin el coche.
do a job hacer un trabajo
do some gardening cuidar el jardín
do the cleaning limpiar
do the cooking cocinar
do the ironing planchar
do the washing-up / to do the dishes lavar los platos
do sth. on purpose hacer a propósito
do business with comerciar con / negociar
do reasearch (into) investigar
to get
get sth. = obtain conseguir algo
Could you get me a drink ? traer algo
He got a postcard. recibir algo
I’ll get some milk. Compraré leche.
I`m going to get the car. Voy a buscar el coche.
How do I get to the restaurant ? Cómo se va al restaurante ?
What time did you get home ? Cuándo llegaste a casa ?
get somewhere = arrive at llegar a
Get in the car ! Sube al coche !
get on the bus subir al autobús
get off the bus bajar del autobús
get out of the car bagar
get up levantarse
get dark oscurecer
get dressed vestirse
get home llegar a casa

2. get killed matarse
It`s getting late. Se está haciendo tarde.
get lost perderse
get ready (for sth.) prepararse
get stuck atascarse
get wet mojarse
get better mejorar
get worse empeorar
get sth. right acertar/ hacer algo bien
get sth. wrong hacer algo mal
get the message entender el mensaje
get to know sb. ( a person) llegar a conocer
get angry with enfadarse
get married to casarse con
get on well with sb. llevarse bien
get involved in sth. involucrarse en algo
get into trouble meterse en problemas
get rid of sth. deshacerse de algo
get tired of sth. / doing sth. cansarse de algo/ de hacer algo
get used to sth. / doing sth. acostumbrarse a algo/ a hacer algo
get out of bed on the wrong side. IDIOM. “Levantarse con el pie izquierdo”
I`ve got the afternoon off. Tengo la tarde libre
to give
Give it to me ! Dámelo !
What did you give him ? (birthday) Qué le has regalado ? (regalar)
give sth. away regalar
You must give way to traffic at a roundabout. ceder el paso
give sth. back devolver algo
I give up. Me rindo. / rendirse
I`ve given up smoking. He dejado de fumar.
give out (leaflets) repartir (folletos)
He finally accepted my view and gave in. Finalmente se rindió.
Can you give him a message ? Le puedes dar un recado ? el mensaje
Come on, give me a chance ! Dame una oportunidad.
Give me a clue ! Dame una pista.

3. give sb. a hand echarle/ darle una mano a
to go
Let’ s go to the park ! Vamos al parque.
Let`s go home! Vamos a casa.
We can go there on foot. ir a pie
My wallet has gone ! desaparecer
When does the bus go ? salir
go back regresar
go home ir a casa
go down bajar
go up subir
go inside entrar
go swimming ir a nadar
go sailing ir an navegar
go canoeing andar en canoa
go fishing ir a pescar
go skating ir a patinar
go hiking ir de excursion
go camping ir de campamento / de camping
go shopping ir de compras
go sight-seeing visitar lugares de interés
go to bed / go to sleep acostarse / ir a dormir
go to the cinema ir al cine
go to church ir a la iglesia
go for a walk ir a dar un paseo
go crazy enloquecer
go wrong salir mal
go on doing sth. seguir haciendo algo
go out with sb. salir con alguien
to have
have a baby tener un bebé
have a bath bañarse / tomar un baño
have a shower ducharse / tomar una ducha
have breakfast desayunar
have lunch comer / almorzar

4. have dinner / supper cenar / almorzar
have a cold estar resfriado
have a headache tener dolor de cabeza
have a temperature tener fiebre
have the flu tener gripe
have a drink tomar un trago
have a look at echar una mirada / un vistazo a
have a party dar / hacer una fiesta
have good taste tener buen gusto
have a good time pasarlo bien / divertirse
have a rest descansar
have fun pasarlo bien
have second thoughts tener dudas sobre algo
have nothing in common no tener nada en común
have enough of …ya me tiene harto
have a high opinion of tener buena opinión de
have an argument with sb. discutir con alguien
She has beautiful handwriting. Tiene muy buena letra.
to keep
keep calm mantenerse tranquilo
keep straight on seguir todo recto/ derecho
keep a promise mantener/ cumplir una promesa
keep doing sth. seguir / continuar haciendo algo
to look
look (at) mirar
look for buscar
Who`s looking after the baby now ? ¿ Quién esta cuidando al bebe ahora ?
look like sb. parecerse a
look a word up (in a dictionary) buscar en un diccionario
look one´s best verse muy bien
I`m looking forward to going to the party. Espero ir a la fiesta con entusiasmo.
I`m just looking around. Estoy echando un vistazo.
Look out, the traffic is very heavy. Cuidado, el transito esta pesado.
It looks like we have to…. Parece que tenemos que…
to make

5. make sb. do sth. hacer que alguien haga algo
make the beds hacer las camas
make a cake hacer un pastel
make a mistake cometer un error
make money hacer dinero
make sense tener sentido
make an appointment (with) quedar para una cita
make a decision tomar una decisión
make a request hacer un pedido/petición
make / turn into convertir en
make sure that asegurarse que
make a point of doing sth. esforzarse por hacer algo
make an example of so. hacer / dar un ejemplo de
make (a story) up inventar (una historia)
make sth. public Hacer algo público
To put
Put the book away. guardar el libro
Why don’t you put the radio on? Por qué no pones la radio ?
put on clothes / He put on a suit. Ponserse ropa / Se puso un traje.
He put his hand in his pocket. Metió la mano en el bolsillo.
put the kettle on poner agua a calentar
The meeting was put off until the next week. posponer
She put her suitcase down. bajar
The fire was quickly put out. apagar (el incendio)
put work into sth. trabajar mucho sobre algo / poner empeño
The have put up the prices again. Tuvieron que subir los precios nuevamente.
to run
run away escaparse
He ran out of time. quedarse sin tiempo
run in a race correr una carrera
run a business manejar un negocio
to take
She took me to the airport. Me llevó al aeropuerto.
Shall I take you home ? Te llevo a tu casa?
Someone has taken my bicycle. Alguien se ha llevado mi bicicleta.

6. He took off his coat. quitarse ropa
The plane took off on time. despegar
take over /Can you please take over ? asumir / encargarse de
take medicine tomar medicamentos
Take two tablets every day ! Toma dos pastillas tres veces al día.
take a seat sentarse / tomar asiento
take pictures / to take a photo of tomar fotos / hacer fotos
take sb. to the airport llevar
It took me 8 hours to paint the room. Tardé ocho horas en pintar la habitación.
The flight will take two hours. El vuelo dura nueve horas.
take a long time to do sth. Tomar mucho tiempo
take notes tomar nota
take a message Tomar un mensaje
take the dog for a walk sacar el perro (a caminar)
take sth. for granted tomar algo por sentado
take care of sb. cuidar de alguien
take place tener lugar
take part in sth. formar parte de/ participar
to turn
turn sth. back doblar/hacer retroceder
turn (an offer) down rechazar
turn over ponerse boca abajo
turn round poner alrevés
turn up aparecer / presentarse