16 febrero, 2015F.J. Márquez

Phrasal verb : GET

Phrasal verbs:   usually two-word phrases consisting of :

  • verb + adverb 
  • verb + preposition.


They’re  mainly used in spoken English and informal texts. There are no rules that might explain how phrasal verbs are formed correctly – all you can do is look them up in a good dictionary and study their meanings.

There are two types of phrasal verbs:

1. Separable phrasal verbs are transitive (they can take a direct object), and the direct object can separate the verb and the preposition or adverb. There’s no way to identify it as separable. If you’re NOT SURE , look up the meaning and usage in a good dictionary. 

Ex: She put on the skirt ————She put the skirt on ————- She put it on.

2. Inseparable phrasal verbs can be transitive, that is that  they can take a direct object, but they can’t have the direct object in the middle of the phrasal verb. 
There’s no way to tell if a phrasal verb is inseparable. If you’re unsure, look it up in the dictionary and find some examples. 

Ex: Before the test, let’s go over the topic of phrasal verbs.
      Before the text, let’s go the topic os phrasal verbs over.
      Before the text, let’s go it over.


So let’s start our serie of phrasal verb with GET.(They’re all INSEPARABLE)

Study TIP: When studying phrasal verb use your own example sentences and never ever study phrasal verbs alone, always in context.!!!







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