Verbos Frasales En Inglés

Verbos Frasales En Inglés

CARACTERÍSTICAS DE LOS VERBOS FRASALES

Para usar estos verbos frasales debemos conocer sus 2 principales características:

1. Muchas veces un Phrasal Verb puede ser sustituido por otro verbo, pero hay que tomar en cuenta que un verbo frasal se utiliza más en el ingles hablado y los verbos comunes se utiliza en escritos o situaciones formales. Como por ejemplo:
   
   
   I came back tired and hungry
   Volví cansado y hambriento
   
   
   He returned to Mexico three years later
   El volvió a México tres años después
   

   
   Los 2 ejemplos anteriores nos demuestran que el uso de un verbo frasal come back como un verbo común to return significan volver, pero se utilizan en contextos diferentes.
   
   
   
2. Algunas partículas mantienen su significado,  incluso cuando son utilizados con verbos distintos. Como por ejemplo:
   
   
   I'll call you back later
   Te llamaré más tarde
   
   She wrote to him but He never wrote back
   Ella le escribió pero él nunca respondió
   
   Carry on with your work
   Continúe con su trabajo
   
   They stayed on for another week at the hotel
   Se quedaron una semana en el hotel
   
   Drink up! We have to go
   Bebe! Tenemos que ir
   
   Eat up all your vegetables. They're good for you
   Come todas las verduras. Son buenos para ti 
   
   En los ejemplos anteriores podemos notar que las partículas back, on y upmantienen su significado a pesar de sus usos con diferentes verbos. porque:
   
   
   • back indica que se devuelve algo (una llamada, una carta).
   • on indica que se da un sentido de continuidad a los verbos.
   • up indica que algo se ha terminado totalmente.

Después de haber visto y entendido de qué tratan los phrasal verbs, presentamos a continuación una lista de los 50 verbos frasales más utilizados en el idioma ingles junto a sus respectivos ejemplos:

1	agree with estar de acuerdo	I don't agree with him No estoy de acuerdo con él
2	be about to estar a punto de	We are about to leave here Estamos a punto de salir de aquí
3	be back regresar	I'll be back in a few minutes Regresaré en unos minutos
4	be out of quedarse sin	They are out of work now Ellos están sin trabajo ahora
5	be over terminarse	In 48 hours, everything will be over! Todo habrá terminado en 48 horas
6	blow up estallar	It's going to blow up! ¡Va a estallar!
7	call back volver a llamar	I will call back in twenty minutes Volveré a llamar en 20 minutos
8	carry on continuar	Let's carry on the discussion Continuemos con la discusión
9	carry out cumplir	It is hard to carry out this plan Es difícil cumplir este plan
10	clear up solucionar	Let's clear up this problem Solucionemos este problema
11	come back regresar	You must come back before nine o'clock Debemos regresar antes de las nueve en punto
12	come in entrar	Anyway, please come in Como sea, por favor pasa
13	come on ¡vamos!	Come on! I can't wait any more ¡VAmos! No puedo esperar más
14	cut down on reducir	Tom tried to cut down on his expenses Tom trató de reducir sus gastos
15	cut off cortar	He cut off a branch from the tree El cortó la rama del árbol
16	die out extinguir	Some think that the Condor might die out Algunos creen que el Cóndor podría extinguirse
17	do without carecer de	I can do without this Puedo vivir sin esto
18	get in entrar	The door was locked, so I couldn't get in La puerta estaba cerrada, así que no pude entrar
19	get off bajar	Let's get off here Vamos a bajarnos aquí
20	get on subir	We saw the child get on the bus Vimos como los niños se subían al autobús
21	get up levantarse	When do you get up? ¿A qué hora de levantas?
22	give back devolver	I have to give back the book before Saturday Tengo que devolver el libro antes del sábado
23	give up rendirse	If I were in her place, I wouldn't give up yet Si estuviera en su lugar, todavía no me rendiría
24	go ahead ¡siga!	Go ahead with your story Siga con su historia
25	go away irse	Pick up your things and go away Recoge tus cosas y vete
26	go back volver	Go back to your seat Vuelve a tu sitio
27	go down bajar	I heard him go down the stairs Lo oí bajar las escaleras
28	go out salir	I'm going to rest before I go out Voy a descansar antes de salir
29	go up subir	You must go up the hill Debes subir la colina
30	hang on esperar	Hang on a minute. I'll call Laura Espera un minuto, que llamo a Laura
31	hang up colgar	Don't hang up yet, please No cuelgues todavía, por favor
32	let in dejar entrar	I let in the cat Dejé entrar al gato
33	look after cuidar	I will look after your cat while you are away Cuidaré a tu gato mientras estés fuera
34	look for buscar	We look for good luck, bad luck looks for us Buscamos la buena suerte, la mala suerte nos busca a nosotros
35	put in meter	Tom was put in jail Metieron preso a Tom
36	put on encender	Would you put on the air conditioning? ¿Puede encender el aire acondicionado?
37	take off despegar	We will take off in a few minutes Despegaremos en unos minutos
38	take out sacar	I went to the bank to take out money Fui al banco para sacar dinero
39	throw away desperdiciar	Don't throw away your chance No desperdicies tu oportunidad
40	turn down bajar volumen	Turn down the radio Bájale a la radio
41	turn up subir volumen	Turn up the TV Sube el volumen al televisor
42	turn on encender	Turn on the light, please Enciende la luz, por favor
43	turn out apagar	Please turn out the lights when you leave Por favor apaga las luces al salir
44	turn over dar la vuelta	Please turn over the page Por favor da la vuelta a la página
45	wait in en casa	Would you like to wait in the room? ¿Te gustaría esperar en el cuarto?
46	wake up dejar de dormir	I wake up at the sound of the alarm Desperté con el sonido de la alarma
47	walk about pasearse	I walked about aimlessly on the street Caminé sin rumbo por la calle
48	walk across cruzar	We saw him walk across the street Lo vimos cruzar la calle
49	walk around dar la vuelta	You had better not walk around in such a place Es mejor no dar la vuelta en este sitio
50	walk on seguir andando	After dinner, I walk on the beach Después de cenar voy a seguir caminando por la playa

1.  GET/COME/LOOK

A)      Match the phrasal verbs in  I  to their meaning in  II.

1. Tom and Ann don’t get on;  they are always arguing.                a.  descend
2. The child climbed the tree and couldn’t get down.                                  b.  have a good relationship
3. I forgot my key and can’t get in.                                                                       c.  escape
4. Catch that thief! Don’t let him get away.                                                  d.  enter
5. Lisa couldn’t stay because he had to get back to work.                     e.  return

B)      Replace each phrasal verb with a suitable definition. Use the Dictionary Entry to help you.

1. When are you coming back from your holiday?                              4.   The price of computers keeps coming down.
2. I’m sorry. I  just touched the vase and it came apart.                    5.   The city council has come up with a new housing plan.
3. Come on, let’s go or we will be late.                                      6.   The paint is coming off the walls of the old house.

Dictionary Entry:        come apart:  fall into pieces, break into two or more pieces.

                               come back:  return

                               come down:  ( of cost, amount ) become less.

                               come off:  become separated from something.

                               come on:  ( encourage someone to ) hurry up.

                               come up with:  think of , suggest, propose.

C)      Fill in  the blanks with the correct phrasal verb.

get in        come back        come down        get off             get out                come up with                     get back                 get over

1. We’re in a hurry – please ................................... the car right now.
2. They hope prices will ................................. so that they can buy a new car.
3. We had to .............................. of the car to check the motor.
4. The neighbours have ........................................ a plan to catch car thieves.
5. The teacher couldn’t talk to me because she needed to ................................... to her class.
6. It was nice seeing you. I hope you’ll ..................................... and visit us again soon.
7. It’s not easy to ............................... such a shocking experience; but I’m sure he will.
8. I need to go to the City Library. I know I have to take bus number 7, but I don’t know where I must ............................ .

D)      Use the Dictionary Entry to fill in the missing words in the sentences below.

Dictionary Entry:        look after:  take care of

                               look for :  try to find

                               look forward to:  wait for something enjoyable.

                               look out:  a warning to someone who is in danger

                               look up:        1. search for information in a reference book or list

                                       2. visit someone you haven’t seen for a long time.

                                       3. improve ( a situation )

1. If you don’t know a word, look it ....................... in a dictionary.
2. I am really looking ........................... the party.
3. Look .................! You’re going to fall.
4. What are you looking ......................? Have you lost something?
5. Was your sister content to stay at home and look ......................... the children?

2.  LOOK/TAKE/SEPARATION/...

A)      Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the phrasal verbs.

look up                 look for         look out                look forward to            look after

            1.    Tom is ........................................ his birthday next week.

            2.    Jill has to ................................... some information in the encyclopedia.

3.    ......................................! There’s a car coming!

4.    I promised to ....................................... the garden while my parents are on holiday.

5.     He ......................................... his new T-shirt all morning, and finally it was in the washing machine.

Sometimes the parts of a phrasal verb are separated by a direct object. Follow these rules. 1.        If the direct object is a noun, you may separate the parts of the phrasal verb. Why don’t you take your coat off?                           Why don’t you take off your coat? 2.        If the direct object is a pronoun, you must separate the parts of the phrasal verb. Why don’t you take it off?                                        Why don´t you take off it?

B)      Match the phrasal verbs in  I  to their meaning in  II.

1. I went to the library and took three books out.                                      a.  separate something into its parts.
2. “Where are your cards?”   »  “My teacher took them away!”                  b.  begin to do an activity or hobby.
3. That’s not true – take it back!                                                                  c.  admit you said something wrong.
4. “Why did you take the TV apart?”  »  “I’m trying to fix it.”                    d.  remove something from somebody.
5. Why don’t you take my phone number down?                                 e.  borrow.
6. Yoga’s very relaxing. You should take it up.                                        f.  write.

C)      Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verb.

take part in         come apart        take up          look up          look for         come off

1. This sofa is so old that I’m afraid it will ................................... if I sit on it.
2. She wanted to ................................ the competition, but she wasn’t good enough.
3. Can you help me ............................ my glasses?  I can’t find them.
4. The cover has ................................... the book.
5. I had to ................................ the words I didn’t know in the dictionary.
6. Mike has decided to ............................... skiing.

D)      Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the phrasal verbs from the list.

try on        look for         ask for           take away        come across        pick out         run out of

TOM:        Hey, I like this shirt. Do you want to .......................... one ........................?

BILL:        Yes, it’s not bad. Come and help me ........................... one ....................... .

TOM:        OK. Here, I think I’ve found exactly what you’re ......................................... .

BILL:        You must be joking! ............................ that ......................... from me. The colour is horrible!

TOM:        We can ......................... the salesperson .................. another one, if you like.

BILL:        Very funny! This shop isn’t my style.

TOM:        OK. Let’s try another shop. Maybe we’ll ................................... something better there.

BILL:         I hope so! The party is tonight and we’re ........................................ time!

3. GET/LOOK/PUT/...

A)      Match the words in bold to their definitions.

1. We want a new car, but we can get by without one.                                      a.  Punish, take revenge.
2. She was angry, but she’ll get over it.                                                         b.  Attack verbally.
3. He stole my girlfriend, but I’ll get even with him.                                             c.  Recover from ( emotionally ).
4. He’s always getting at me about the way I dress.                                d.  Manage.

B)      Complet the  text with the correct form of words from the list.

Katy works as a secretary. She starts work very early and always has to hurry to                    get on

( 1 ) .................................  of the house on time. She works very hard, but she enjoys

her job because she ( 2 ) ........................................ well with everyone at work.                              get down

Last week, some people got stuck in the lift and couldn’t ( 3 ) ..................................                             get back

to the ground floor. Katy ( 4 ) ................................. with other people in the office

to see if they could help in any way. Finally the lift was fixed, and it was time to                           get together

( 5 ) ................................... to work.

                                                                                                                                   get out

C)      Which word should you look up in a dictionary to find the meaning of the phrasal verbs in bold? Check their meaning.

1.    You’ll never get away with this crime.  .....................................        a.  get             b.  away         c.  with

2.    We came up against several problems.  .....................................        a.  came          b.  come         c.  against

3.    Why are you taking that clock apart?  .......................................        a.  apart          b.  took          c.  take

D)      Replace the words in bold with phrasal verbs from the list.

look up        look for         look forward to            look after

1. I’m excited about our holiday next month.               ......................................................................................................

2. First we have to try to find a good hotel.  .....................................................................................................

3. We also need to get someone to take care of the children.  ............................................................................................

4. Why don’t we go and visit our friends while we’re in town?  ............................................................................................ ?

E)       Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from the list.

put away               put off            put on            put up with                       put out

1. Don’t ...................................... until tomorrow what you can do today.
2. I can’t stand that noise you call music! I don’t know how you ........................................ it.
3. We must remember to .................................... the lights before we leave the house.
4. Please .................................... your toys when you finish playing.
5. The sun is very dangerous. You should ................................ suntan cream before you go out.

4. TAKE/...

A)      Complete the sentences with the words from the list.

back           up   down            away        out             apart

1. The clock isn’t working, so I’m taking it ..................... to see what’s wrong.
2. I’ve decided to take ......................... yoga.
3. Can you take .......................... CDs from your library?
4. The waiter took my plate ........................ before I was finished.
5. I’m sorry, that was a horrible thing to say. I take it ........................ .
6. Let’s take ..................... all the information in case we need it.

B)      Match each phrasal verb to its definition.

1. Please remain seated. The plane will take off soon.
2. There were so many statistics in that lecture! It was hard to take them all in.
3. Kim takes after her mum.  She looks just like her.
4. You don’t need to cook dinner tonight. I’ll be happy to take you out.
5. When the new government takes over, life in this country will be very different.

1. Go with someone to a restaurant, etc.
2. Have the same characteristics as someone else.
3. Leave the ground.
4. Gain control.
5. Absorb the information.

C)      Find the phrasal verbs in bold in the dictionary. Write their appropriate translantion.

1. Paul had made off with my bicycle again. He could have asked! ......................................................

2. Come on, let your hair down! We’re all friends here. ...........................................................

3. These batteries are running down. We’ll have to replace them soon. ....................................................

4. It was a crazy  plan, but we went through with it. ....................................................

D)      Find the sentences that contain a phrasal verb.

1.  It isn’t easy to bring up children!                   5.   Please bring the book up from downstairs.

2. I’ll call you on my mobile phone.                    6.  Why don’t we call on Anna next time we are in Leeds?

3. I got these shoes in Italy last year.                    7.  Please get in the car so we can leave now.

4. Yes, please go on reading.                                 8.  We’re going on an English course next summer.