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INGLS I, 1 Grammar: Phrasal verbs
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Vctor Barbosa Losada. 2013
Phrasal & Prepositional Verbs
I. Phrasal verbs sorted by verb
Take
Blow
Keep
Pull
Stand
Verb Phrasal/Prepositional Meaning Example
Take off
a) Prepositional

b) Prepositional

c) Phrasal

d) Phrasal
a) Despegar (un
avin)
b) Quitarse
c) Marcharse
d) Deducir
a) I dont like when the planes take off.
b) Its getting dark; you should take off your
sunglasses.
c) I took off the party when I saw him.
d) 20% was taken off the bill.
Blow out
Prepositional Extinguir Blow the candles out, looks like a solo tonight.
Blow over
Phrasal Pasar al olvido All this scandal will blow over after Christmas.
Blow up
Phrasal
Prepositional
Explotar
Ampliar
After the crash, some carriages blew up and more people died.
You can blow your photos up easily with the new iPhone.
Keep down
Prepositional

Controlar el
nivel/nmero de algo
The Government is unable to keep down the number of
unemployed people.
Keep from
Prepositional Ocultar Its recommended to keep the medicines from the children.
Keep off
Phrasal No pisar Please keep off the wet floor.
Keep up
Prepositional Mantener You have to keep up working if you want to pass the test.
Pull in
Phrasal Estacionar Pulling in is the most difficult thing when you are
learning to drive.
Pull off
Prepositional Sacar adelante I hope you will be able to pull your exams off.
Pull
through
Phrasal Recuperarse Although the accident was serious, she is pulling through
quite fast.
Stand back
from
Phrasal Permanecer alejado de Please stand back from the police line.
Stand by
Phrasal Ser leal Darling, stand by me.
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Tell
II. Phrasal verbs sorted by preposition
Away
Down
Off
Stand down
Phrasal Renunciar, dimitir Although lots of strikes have been done, the Education
minister will not stand down.
Stand for
Phrasal

Phrasal
Phrasal
Phrasal
Presentarse

Defender
Significar
Tolerar
Nobody thinks that Rubalcaba will stand for election
again.
Im glad everyone stood for me at that difficult matter.
The E in the EU stands for European.
I wont stand for any more of your rude comments.
Stand up
Prepositional Dejar plantado They broke up after he had stood him up several times.
Stand up
for
Phrasal Alzarse en defensa de The Irish stood up for their independence in 1916.
Tell against
Phrasal Ir en contra de His not doing his homework will tell against him at the
assessment.
Tell apart
Prepositional Diferenciar This reproduction is so well-done that you cant tell the
original one apart.
Tell off
Prepositional Regaar If you keep on talking with your partner, the teacher will
tell you off.
Tell on
Prepositional Chivarse She got a D because her partner told on the teacher that
she was cheating at the exam.
Slog away
Phrasal Trabajar duramente Im slogging away at the end-of-term exams.
Stow away
Phrasal Viajar de polizn Please, let me stow away to New York with you!
Surf away
Phrasal Navegar continuamente
por Internet
You had better meet your friends instead of being surfing
away all the evening.
Whittle
away
Phrasal Ir reduciendo The Government should be whittling away the taxes if
they want the citizens to be able to pay them.
Dumb down
Phrasal Bajar el nivel The English level at university is dumbing down because
of the bad education system.
Pelt down
Phrasal Llover mucho Im not going out today, its pelting down!
Play down
Prepositional Restar importancia If you played down your problems, you would be less
stressed.
Doze off
Phrasal Quedarse frito The class was so boring that I was dozing off.
Rocket off
Phrasal Aumentar rpidamente Hold your horses! The speedometer is rocketing off!
Tip off
Prepositional Prevenir The teacher tipped the students off that the exam was
going to be difficult.
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III. Phrasal verbs with two particles
IV. Phrasal verbs sorted by topic
Work and business
Mood and emotions
Wear off
Phrasal Desaparecer,
desvanecerse
He will wake up as soon as the anesthetic wears off.
Catch up
with
Phrasal Ponerse al da Lets take a coffee and catch up with our lives.
Do away
with
Phrasal Abolir The judge has forbidden the government to do away with
the homosexual marriage.
Fall out
with
Phrasal Enemistarse I have fallen out with him because of his ex-boyfriend.
Get round
to
Phrasal Sacar tiempo I wish I could get round to study more.
Go down
with
Phrasal (+ illness) pillar The English teacher is not coming today because he has
gone down with flu.
Have it in
for
Prepositional Tenrsela jurada Mrs. Flower seems to have it in for her students.
Miss out on
Phrasal Perderse I havent missed out on any of the Harry Potters films.
Take it out
on
Prepositional Pagarlas con Im fed up that my mum always takes it out on me when
shes got problems at work.
Bottom out
Phrasal Tocar fondo The company has bottomed out, nothing can go worse.
Branch out
Phrasal Expandirse Toyota first decided to branch out into electric cars.
Lay off
Phrasal Despedir All employees of Canal Nou have been laid off.
Pick up
Prepositional Mejorar Its a pity Burger King doesnt pick up its French fries.
Snowed
under
Phrasal Estar ajetreado (always
in passive voice)
Toy shops are often snowed under at Christmas time.
Bubble over
with
Phrasal No caber de felicidad Im bubbling over with this new guy.
Carry away
Phrasal (Always in passive)
Excitarse
I got carried away when I knew they had hired me.
Cheer up
Prepositional Animar He was so depressed that even his friends couldnt cheer
him up.
Chill out
Phrasal Relajarse Im going to a spa this weekend to chill out a little bit.
Open up
Phrasal Sincerarse You should open up and tell him the truth.
Simmer
down
Prepositional Tranquilizarse He was so excited that nobody could simmer him down.
Take aback
Prepositional Dejar de piedra What shocking news! You have just taken me aback!
Work up
Prepositional Ponerse nervioso You have studied a lot, dont work up before the exam.
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