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Fjate en los phrasal verbs en negrita. Su significado es literal o idiomtico? 1. Put down your pens and stop writing. 2. I had just got on the train when the doors closed. 3. I give up! Whats the answer? 4. Can you see through that window? 5. My grandma has taken up salsa dancing. 6. Mikes on holiday, but hes coming back tomorrow.
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Har ms calor.
It will cool down.
Har ms fro.
La particular up tambin puede indicar que se completa o se termina una accin. Eat up!
Cmetelo todo!
Youve used up the milk!
Ha parado de llover.
Completa las frases con up and down. 1. The bus company has put its prices, due to the rising cost of petrol. 2. Can you speak ? I cant hear you. 3. Slow ! Youre going too fast! 4. Cheer ! Things arent that bad. 5. Hes very stressed. He really needs to calm . . 6. Ill tidy the kitchen.
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1. Separable
Estos phrasal verbs son transitivos (es decir, llevan objeto directo). Cuando el objeto es un sustantivo, este puede colocarse delante o detrs de la partcula. Well pick more guests up. O Well pick up more guests. Recogeremos a ms invitados. Cuando el objeto es un pronombre, este debe colocarse delante de la partcula. Well pick them up. No puedes decir: Well pick up them.
Los recogeremos.
2. Inseparable
Estos phrasal verbs tambin son transitivos, pero, en este caso, si el objeto es un sustantivo, siempre debe colocarse detrs de la partcula. Hes looking for a job. No puedes decir: Hes looking a job for.
Lo est buscando.
Los phrasal verbs con dos partculas siempre son inseperables. I get on with my sister. No se dice: I get my sister on with.
3. Instransitive
Los phrasal verbs instantivos no llevan objeto directo, de forma que no se separa nunca el verbo de la partcula. Were going away this weekend.
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Cuntos significados tienen estos phrasal verbs? Utiliza un diccionario. Para cada significado, comprueba si en phrasal verb es separable, inseparable o intransitivo. 1. hold up 2. come across 3. take off 4. make up 5. pick up 6. get through Completa cada frase con un phrasal verb adecuado del ejercicio anterior. 1. Shes got a great CV, but she doesnt ... well in interviews. 2. My mom used to . stories . for us when we were young. 3. I thought the exams would last for ever, but I them. 4. She . her glasses and cleaned them. 5. She the dog and put it in its basket. 6. The traffic us and we arrived ten minutes late.
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Ejercicios
A. Complete the sentences with a particle and the correct forms of the verbs in the list: up, up, up, over, down, clear, brighten, warm, cloud, cool.
1) I hope the rain . . soon so that we can play tennis. 2) In early spring, its hot at midday but the temperature . . in the evenings. 3) The skies were clear this morning but it has . . this afternoon. 4) It . . so much that I had to put on my sunglasses. 5) I dont think youll need a jacket. Itll . . this afternoon.
A. Respuestas correctas
1) I hope the rain clears over soon so that we can play tennis. 2) In early spring, its hot at midday but the temperature cools down in the evenings. 3) The skies were clear this morning but it has clouded up this afternoon. 4) It brightens up so much that I had to put on my sunglasses. 5) I dont think youll need a jacket. Itll warm up this afternoon.
B. Complete the texts with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs: fit in, grow up, go on, build up
1) Id like to go to university next year to study journalism. I want to . and become a journalist. 2) University will be different from school, but Im sure Ill . as Im very sociable person. 3) In my chosen profession, I may have to live abroad for a while, which will make me . and become more responsible. 4) No doubt Ill also . lots of contacts, which will be useful for my articles.
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C. Complete the texts with the correct forms of the phrasal verbs: set off, stop off, drop off, go away, pick up.
1) Last week I . to Barcelona for a few days to vi sit my family there. 2) We . early in the morning because our flight was at 9 am. 3) A taxi . us at my house at 6.30 am. and . us . at the airport just before 7 am. 4) Unfortunately, it wasnt a direct flight. We . in Granada and didnt get to Barcelona until 1 pm.
C. Respuestas correctas
1) Last week I went away to Barcelona for a few days to visit my family there. 2) We set off early in the morning because our flight was at 9 am. 3) A taxi picked us up at my house at 6.30 am. and dropped us off at the airport just before 7 am. 4) Unfortunately, it wasnt a direct flight. We stopped off in Granada and didnt get to Barcelona until 1 pm.
D. Complete the sentence with the correct form of a verb and particle: come, go, look, turn, across, into, over, up.
1) Max . late for class again today. 2) I havent booked a flight yet. Im going to . it this afternoon. 3) If you . your work carefully, you usually find a couple of mistakes. 4) I was in a bookshop yesterday and I . that book that you recommended.
D. Respuestas correctas
1) Max turned up late for class again today.2) I havent booked a flight yet. Im going to look into it this afternoon.3) If you go over your work carefully, you usually find a couple of mistakes.4) I was in a bookshop yesterday and I came across that book that you recommended.
E. Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb and particle: break, break, get, hack, away with, into, into, out.
1) He . of prison but was immediately captured by police. 2) A teenager who . the Pentagon security system has received a lucrative job offer. 3) Thieves . the mansion and stole a painting by Mondriaan.
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4) It was a serious crime, but they . . light sentences because they were under 18.
E. Respuestas correctas
1) He broke out of prison but was immediately captured by police.2) A teenager who hacked into the Pentagon security system has received a lucrative job offer.3) Thieves broke into the mansion and stole a painting by Mondriaan.4) It was a serious crime, but they got away with light sentences because they were under 18.
F. Complete the sentences with the correct form of a verb and particle: be, chill, plug, turn, in, in, into, out, up.
1) Im trying to . to that new radio station. 2) What sort of music . you . ? 3) Just . your mobile here at recharge it. 4) Can you . the volume? I cant hear. 5) Stop getting so excited! Relax and . !
F. Respuestas correctas
1) Im trying to tune in to that new radio station. 2) What sort of music are you into? 3) Just plug in your mobile here at recharge it. 4) Can you turn up the volume? I cant hear. 5) Stop getting so excited! Relax and chill out!
G. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the list: get off, get on, put on, take off, turn on, turn of.
1) Its a long journey. We . the train in Mlaga and we . in Rome. 2) Youre wet. You should .that jacket and . some dry c lothes. 3) The films starting! Can you . the TV? And . the CD player, please?
G. Respuestas correctas
1) Its a long journey. We get on the train in Mlaga and we get off in Rome. 2) Youre wet. You should take off that jacket and put on some dry clothes. 3) The films starting! Can you turn on the TV? And turn off the CD player, please?
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H. Respuestas correctas
1) to set off f) to start a journey 2) to leave behind d) not to take something 3) to come across a) to find something unexpectedly 4) to go on e) to continue 5) to get back c) to return (to the point of departure) 6) to see off b) to say goodbye to someone at the start of their journey
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6) to run out of a) completely destroy b) care for c) break into pieces d) use completely e) take away waste from f) close a business permanently
I. Respuestas correctas
1) to break up c) break into pieces 2) to shut down f) close a business permanently 3) to wipe out a) completely destroy 4) to clean up e) take away waste from 5) to look after b) care for 6) to run out of d) use completely
J. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs: bring together, stand for, take place, try on, try out.
1) The Fringe Festival . in Edinburgh, in August every year. 2) The Festival . people from all over the world. 3) Children can . lots of new activities, like playing the drums or doing circus tricks at the workshops. 4) Tickets can be bought online or at the shops of HMV. HMV . this Masters Voice. 5) Visitors can . traditional Scottish clothes in some shops.
J. Respuestas correctas
1) The Fringe Festival takes place in Edinburgh, in August every year. 2) The Festival brings together people from all over the world. 3) Children can try out lots of new activities, like playing the drums or doing circus tricks at the workshops. 4) Tickets can be bought online or at the shops of HMV. HMV stands for this Masters Voice.
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5) Visitors can try on traditional Scottish clothes in some shops.
K. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs: carry out, draw up, log on, throw away, turn on, turn up.
Our mum and dad have lots of rules at home . 1) Our parents . a new contract for us at the start of every school year. 2) We usually . some of the things on the contract, but not all of the m. 3) Sometimes we . to the computer when we should be studying. 4) We never . the volume of radio because we dont want them to know were listening to it. 5) We only . the TV after eight oclock. 6) We destroy the contract and . it . when the school year finishes.
K. Respuestas correctas
1) Our parents draw up a new contract for us at the start of every school year. 2) We usually carry out some of the things on the contract, but not all of them. 3) Sometimes we log on to the computer when we should be studying. 4) We never turn up the volume of radio because we dont want them to know were listening to it. 5) We only turn on the TV after eight oclock. 6) We destroy the contract and throw it away when the school year finishes.
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