Phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs are verbs which are followed by one or more particles.

Looking forward to, look up, run out of

Phrasal verbs can be:

Literal: They keep the same meaning of the verb

When the bell rang all the kids ran out of the classroom and left school.

Idiomatic: They change the meaning of the original verb .

Oh no! we run out of gas and the nearest gas station is five miles from here!

MeaningsCome up with create or produce Come across find by accidentLook forward to anticipate with pleasure Look up try to find information in a bookPut up with tolerate Run out of finishTake off leave the ground (airplane)

Phrasal verbs can be:

Separable –They can be separated

Example: put off – put the meeting off

put off the meeting put it off never: put off it

Phrasal verbs can be:

Inseparable –They cannot be separated

Example: come across I came across some

pictures. I came across them.Never:I came some pictures across.

SeparableTake offTake your shoes off!

Cut offI’m so hungry... Please cut a piece of cake off for me.

Look upLook some words up in the dictionary.

Take away–

Take the dishes away, please.

Go outThe lights have gone out again! I can’t finish my report.Come acrossI came across some friends in the mall yeasterday.Get alongI get along well with my coworkers.

Inseparable

When I was walking the dog this morning I came across a beautiful dress.

Put up with run out of come across take off

look up come up with look forward to

I am __________ meeting you. looking forward to

Put up with run out of come across take off

look up come up with look forward to

__________ the new words____ in this dictionary. It is great!

Look up

Put up with run out of come across take off

look up come up with look forward to

I am not very creative, but Julia always _________ great solutions .

comes up with

Put up with run out of come across take off

look up come up with look forward to

Because of the snow the plane _____________ until seven o’clock tomorrow .

won’t take off

Put up with run out of come across take offlook up come up with look forward to

I can’t __________ this traffic anymore. I spend more than an hour to get to work.

Put up with run out of come across take off

look up come up with look forward to

put up with

I was driving back home when the car __________ gas.ran out of

Put up with run out of come across take off

look up come up with look forward to