Friday, 31 May 2019

EF3/4 Phrasal verbs

phrasal verbs - verb + preposition

Extremely important
natural, authentic English, real Engish, everyday English

sleeping
get up
get out of bed
wake up
lay down
sleep in - sleep longer than usual
Do you like to sleep in on Saturdays?
I am a morning person. I am not a morning person.
I am a night owl.

You get on a bus.
You get on a train/airplane.
You get on the Skytrain.
You get on a bicycle.
You get on a skateboard.
You get in a car.
You get in a taxi/cab.


look for - search for 
look up - search on the internet, computer, Google, DuckDuckGo

sit down - take a seat
Sit up. - Sit up straight.
Stand up straight. You are slouching. She slouches. Maria has poor posture. She should improve her posture.

Take off your hat when we sing the national anthem.
I have to take off in five minutes. I have to take off. I have to take off at 12:30.

You put on your clothes. You put on your glasses.
You put on your makeup. You put in your contacts.

"Hey! Your shoelaces are untied. You are going to trip."

You get off a train/plane/bus/bicycle/ horse/camel.
You get out of a car/taxi/

You get off the bed. You get out of the bed.
Get off the couch!

He is a couch potato. He is very lazy and watches a lot of TV and eats snacks.

When she visits Vancouver, she couch surfs with friends.

Examples: http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/phrasals.htm









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