Phrasal verbs
Answer back: Contestar de malos modos
Back up - Refozar, respaldar, hacer copia archivos
Break down - averiarse, estropearse
Break out: estallar/iniciarse (Una guerra)
Bring up: Sacar (un tema de conversación), criar a un niño (hasta adulto)
Brush off: Cepillar (algo), Ignorar a alguien.
Burn down: Quemarse (una persona o edificio por completo)
Call back: Devolver una llamada (telefónica)
Call for: Pedir, exigir
Call off: Suspender, cancelar
Call out: Gritar
Calm down: Tranquilizarse, calmarse
Carry on: Continuar (Haciendo algo)
Close down: Cerrar definitivamente (una empresa, un negocio)
Check in: registrarse
Clean up: limpiar
Come back: volver, regresar
Fill in: rellenar (Impreso, documento)
Find out: averiguar, descubrir
Fill in: rellenar (Impreso, documento)
Find out: averiguar, descubrir
Get back: responder a alguien
Go on: continuar, pasar, ocurrir
Grow up: crecer, criarse
Look after: cuidar a / de, estar al cuidado de
Look for: buscar
Pick up: coger, recoger, pasar a buscar a alguien, aprender, adquirir
Put off: aplazar, posponer
Put on: ponerse (ropa)
Run away: Huir/ Fugarse
Run out of: quedarse sin
Take off: despegar (avión)
Take off: despegar (avión)
Take part in: participar en
Exercises:
1.Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verbs
1.1. I need to..... her because she is wery weak
1.1. I need to..... her because she is wery weak
1.2. Can you ...... me up at the station?
1.3. Somebody has to.......the baby.
1.4. I don't know where my book is. I must look ...... it.
1.5. ...... the form, please.
1.6. Please ......on your coat, it's cold outside
1.7. I am looking .... my mobile. Have you seen it?
1.8. Who will ..... your cat when you're on holiday?
1.8. Who will ..... your cat when you're on holiday?
1.9. Would you like to ....... your new dress today?
1.10. Could you ...... me up at the airport?
1.11. Due to a lack of interest, we had to ..... the meeting off
1.12. Well, go..... being so selfish and you will soon have no friends anymore
1.13. I'm afraid, we have ..... apple juice. Will an orange juice do?
1.14. A friend of mine has ........ her wedding
1.14. A friend of mine has ........ her wedding
1.15. Put your shoes ..... -it's too cold to walk around barefoot.
1.16. I cannot go out tonight. I must ...... my little brother.
1.17. Radio signals received from the galaxy's centre ..... the black hole theory.
1.17. Radio signals received from the galaxy's centre ..... the black hole theory.
2. Translate sentence from Spanish to English with correct phrasal verbs
2.1. Podemos recogerte a las 7:00.
2.2. ¡Ponte la camisa!
2.3.Nos quedamos sin leche.
2.4. El estuvo esperando hasta que el avión despegó.
2.5. Él huyo de casa esta mañana
2.6. Ella me llamo (a gritos) pero no la escuché
2.7. Tranquilízate y no estés tan enfadado
2.8.Yo era un niño cuando se inició la guerra
2.9. No es buena idea sacar el tema de la política con mi familia
2.10.Ellos criaron a 5 niños (criar hasta adultos)
2.11.La casa de mi vecino se quemó mientras el estaba en el trabajo
2.12. Exijo una inmediata solución para este problema
2.13. El profesor continuó hablando
2.14. La panadería no tenía clientes y finalmente cerró
2.15. Cuando su padre estaba regañándole por su mal comportamiento, el le respondió mal
3. Translate the sentence from english to spanish. Pay attention to the phrasal verbs
3.1. It was almost 11:00 p.m. when they checked in at the hotel
3.4. Clean up your bedroom right now!
3.5. The doctor is going to come back soon
3.6. It took them a couple of days, but hey finally found out the problem
3.7. I’m still waiting for them to get back my e-mail
3.8. I know you are sad, but life goes on anyway
3.9. What’s going on here?
3.10. Your son has gorwn up a lot
Solutions:
1.1. Look after
1.2. Pick
1.3. Look after
1.4. For
1.5. Fill in
1.6. Put
1.7. For
1.8.Look after
1.9. Put on
1.10. Pick
1.11. Call
1.12. On
1.13. Run out of
1.14. Called off
1.15. On
1.16. Look after
1.17. Back up
2.1. We can pick you up at 7:00
2.2. Put your shirt on!
2.3. We ran out of milk
2.4. He was waiting until the plane took off
2.5.He ran away from home this morning
2.6. She called me out but I didn't listen to her.
2.7. Calm down and don't be so angry.
2.8. I was a kid when the war broke out.
2.9. It is not a good idea to bring up politics with my family.
2.10. They brought up five children.
2.11. My neighbour's house burned down while he was at work.
2.12. I call for an immediate resolution of this issue.
2.13. The teacher carried on talking.
2.14. The bakery had no customers and it finally closed down.
2.15. When his father was scolding him for his bad behaviour, he answered back.
3.1. Eran casi las 11:00 p.m. cuando ellos se registraron en el hotel.
3.2. ¡Limpia tu habitación ahora!
3.3. El doctor va volver pronto.
3.4. Les tomó un par de días, pero finalmente descubrieron el problema.
3.5. Todavía espero que ellos respondan mi correo
3.6. Sé que estás triste, pero la vida continua de todas formas.
3.7. ¿Qué está sucediendo aquí?
3.8. Tu hijo ha crecido mucho
Para más ejercicios pincha aquí
2.2. Put your shirt on!
2.3. We ran out of milk
2.4. He was waiting until the plane took off
2.5.He ran away from home this morning
2.6. She called me out but I didn't listen to her.
2.7. Calm down and don't be so angry.
2.8. I was a kid when the war broke out.
2.9. It is not a good idea to bring up politics with my family.
2.10. They brought up five children.
2.11. My neighbour's house burned down while he was at work.
2.12. I call for an immediate resolution of this issue.
2.13. The teacher carried on talking.
2.14. The bakery had no customers and it finally closed down.
2.15. When his father was scolding him for his bad behaviour, he answered back.
3.1. Eran casi las 11:00 p.m. cuando ellos se registraron en el hotel.
3.2. ¡Limpia tu habitación ahora!
3.3. El doctor va volver pronto.
3.4. Les tomó un par de días, pero finalmente descubrieron el problema.
3.5. Todavía espero que ellos respondan mi correo
3.6. Sé que estás triste, pero la vida continua de todas formas.
3.7. ¿Qué está sucediendo aquí?
3.8. Tu hijo ha crecido mucho
Para más ejercicios pincha aquí
Entrada muy útil ya que en nuestro vocabulario tenemos poca presencia en phrasal verbs. Además en las redacciones estas expresiones suben muchos puntos. Muchas gracias Raquel!!!
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