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PHRASAL VERBSSAUL POVEDA VELASQUEZ
GROUP: 900004-20TUTOR: MONICA MILDRED QUINTERO
ENGLISH B1+
1. PAY BACK• THIS PHRASAL VER REFERS TO
RETURN SOMETHING BORROWED, LIKE FINANCIAL LOANS OR FAVORS.
• EXAMPLES:• WHEN THE COMPANY PAYS ME MY
SALARY, I WILL PAY YOU BACK.• THANK YOU SISTER FOR TAKING
CARE OF MY BABIES, I REALLY DON’T KNOW HOW TO PAY YOU BACK.
2. LOOK AFTER• THIS PHRASAL VER REFERS TO TAKE
CARE OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. • EXAMPLES:• TONIGHT I’M GOING TO BE
WORKING, SO I HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE TO LOOK AFTER MY CHILDREN WHILE I’M NOT AT HOME.
• IF WE BUY YOU THIS DOG, YOU MUST PROMISE YOU WILL LOOK AFTER IT.
3. SHOW OFF
• EXAMPLES:• HE LOVES TO SHOW OFF WHEN MY
MOM IS HERE.• I DON’T LIKE PEOPLE THAT LIKES TO
SHOW OFF THEIR MONEY.
• THIS PHRASAL VER REFERS TO SOMEONE WHO LIKES TO IMPRESS PEOPLE BY SHOWING HIS OR HER ABILITIES AT ANYTHING.
4. GO ON• THIS PHRASAL VER REFERS TO
CONTINUE, MOVE ON, KEEP FORWARD.• EXAMPLES:• WE CAN’T GO ON MUCH LONGER
LIKE THIS.• IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU GO ON
WITH THIS THERAPY, YOU REALLY NEED IT.
5. GO OUT• THIS PHRASAL VER REFERS TO
LEAVE A PLACE, GO SOMEWHERE OUTSIDE, BE ON A DATE.
• EXAMPLE:• I WANT TO ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD
GO OUT WITH ME.• YOU CAN’T GO OUT TONIGHT, YOU
ARE GROUNDED!
6. BREAK DOWN• THIS PHRASAL VERB REFERS WHEN
SOMETHING STOP WORKING, BREAK SOMETHING, BRING SOMETHING DOWN.
• EXAMPLES:• MY COMPUTER BROKE DOWN
YESTERDAY, I NEED TO BUY A NEW ONE.
• YOU CAN’T BREAK DOWN THAT DOOR, IT’S TOO BIG.
7. SET UP• THIS PHRASAL VERB REFERS TO THE WAY
THINGS ARE ORGANIZED, PLANNED. • EXAMPLES:• THE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
RECIEVE ONLY INFORMATION ABOUT MUSIC, CAN SET UP THIS CONFIGURATION IN THE TOOLS BAR.
• THE GOVERNMENT HAS SET UP A COMMITTE TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM.
8. RUN OUT
• THIS PHRASA VERB REFERS WHEN SOMETHING IS FINISHED.
• EXAMPLES:• WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF MILK, I
WILL GO TO THE SUPERMARKET FOR MORE.
• THE CAR HAS RAN OUT OF GAS, SO WE HAVE TO GO TO THE GAS STATION TO BUY SOME.
9. CALM DOWN• THIS PHRASAL VERB REFERS WHEN
SOMEONE IS OVEREXCITED AND NEED TO RELAX.
• EXAMPLES:• I NEED YOU TO CALM DOWN, WE
HAVE TO THINK VERY CAREFUL TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
• CALM DOWN. THERE’S NO POINT IN GETTING ANGRY.
10. GET AWAY• THIS PHRASAL VERB REFERS THE ACTION
OF LEAVING A PLACE, TO ESCAPE.• EXAMPLES:• WE TRIED TO CATCH THE THIEF,
BUT HE MANAGED TO GET AWAY.• THE DOOR WAS OPENED, SO THE
DOG GOT AWAY.