Phrasal verbs:
Verb + preposition (in, on, out, down, up, over, etc)
Depending on the tense, the verb change.
I am going out to the mall.
I go out to the mall .
I have gone out to the mall.
I went out to the mall.
He is giving up smoking.
He gives up smoking.
He has given up smoking.
He gave up smoking.
To….. = Break / Bring / get / give / go / make / sign/ take / work
am/are/is …. = Breaking / bringing / giving / going / making / signing / taking / working
Was …. = broken / brought / got / given / went / made / signed / taken / worked
Break down:
(breaking/broke/broken)
1) to stop working properly
2)
to separate into simpler pieces
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Bring up:
(bringing/brought)
1) to take care of and teach (a child who is growing up)
2)
to mention (something)
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Get on:
(getting/gotten/got)
to be friendly with someone. |
Get over:
(getting/gotten/got)
to stop feeling sick or stop being unhappy about (something) |
Give in:
(giving, given, gave)
to agree to do something that you had earlier said "no" to. |
Give up:
(giving, given, gave)
to quit |
Go on:
(going/gone/went)
to continue doing something |
Go out:
(going/gone/went)
to leave your home for an activity |
Make out:
(making/made)
to understand |
Make up:
(making/made)
1) to create or invent (a story or a lie)
2)
to put together different parts
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Sign in:
(signing/signed)
to write your name to show that you have
arrived
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Sign up:
(signing/signed)
to add a name to a list in order for a person to get, do, or take |
Take in:
to allow (water, air, food, etc.) to enter your body or mind |
Take on:
to compete against (a person, team, etc.)
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Take up:
to begin studying or practicing an activity,
usually as a hobby
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Take over:
to become in control
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Work out:
to do physical fitness exercises
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Work up:
to produce (something) by physical or mental
effort
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