Phrasal Verb: Introduction

A. Phrasal Verbs: often use verbs with in, out, on, off, up, down, away, back, round, through, about, along, over, forward, by
A1. often use on/ off/ out etc. with verbs of movement
A2. get on: The bus was full. We couldn’t get on.
A3. drive off: A woman got into the car and drove off.
A4. come back: Dul is leaving tomorrow and coming back on Saturday.
A5. turn round: When I touched him on the shoulder, he turned round.

B. often the second word (on/ off/ out etc.) gives a special meaning to the verb:
B1. break down: Sorry I am late. The car broke down. (= the engine stopped working)
B2. look out: Look out! There’s a car coming. (= be careful)
B3. take off: It was my first flight. I was nervous as the plane took off (= went into the air)
B4. get on: How was the exam? How did you get on? (= How did you do?)
B5. get by: My French isn’t very good, but it’s enough to get by. (= manage)

C. Sometimes a phrasal verb is followed by a preposition
C1. run away + from: Why did you run away from me?
C2. keep up + with: You’re walking too fast. I can’t keep up with you.
C3. look up + at: We looked up at the plane as it flew above us.
C4. look forward to: Are you looking forward to your holiday?

D. Sometimes a phrasal verb has an object. There are two possible positions for the object (e.g. I turned on the light. Or I turned the light on)
D1. If the object is a pronoun (it/ them/ me/ him etc.), only one position is possible. (e.g. I turned it on)