PHRASAL VERBS        Conjugation Dictionary

                                                                                                                                        Phrasal Verbs Test    

English has three types of verbs.

     Regular Verb                                                         Irregular                                       Phrasal Verbs

       play = jugar                                                           get = consegir                                       get on = subir 

Present:                  play                                                      get                                                      get on

Past:                      played                                                   got                                                      got on

Past Participle:        played                                                 gotten                                                  gotten on

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There are 3 types of Idiomatic Expressiones. (PhrasalVerbs) 1. Seperable = (s)     2. Non-seperable    3. not verbs

1.  Seperable Verbs = (s)                               2.  Non-seperable                                         3. not verbs

      put on = ponerse                                             look for = buscar                               at least = por lo menos

I  put on  my shoes.                                            We  look for  the dog.                          At least you eat the pizza.           

I  put  my shoes  on.                              NO XX    We  look  the dog  for.  NO XX              You eat the pizza at least.                                                                                                                                                   We look the dog for.                              .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        I

I  put  them  on.                                     NO XX    We  look  it  for.   NO XX                      You at least eat the pizza.

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Chapter 6

      English                         Spanish                          English Example                         Spanish Example

1. fill in (s)                                        

a. complete an application   a. llenar una solicitud       I have to fill in the application.                    Tengo que llenar la solicitud.

b. supply more info             b. añadir                        You should fill in the points.                         Debería añadir más detalles.

2. check out (s)  

a.  get information              a. investigar                     They check out the problem.                    Ellos investgan el problema.

b.  leave hotel                    b. pagar - marchar            He checked out of the hotel                     Pagó el hotel y se marchó.  

c.  take book from              c. sacar prestado               He checked out a book.                          Sacó un libro de la biblioteca.         

3.  pick out  (s)                 

 a. choose                           a. seleccionar                   She picks out an apple.                           Ella selecciona una manzana.

4. once in a blue moon

a. almost never                   a. casi nunca                     Do you go to the beach?                        ¿Va a la playa?

                                                                                 Once in a blue moon!                             -Casi nunca-

5. find out (s)

 investigate                          averiguar                         I wiil find out the problem.                     Averiguaré el problema.    

6.  look for 

search                                 buscar                             They are looking for the house.               Ellos están buscando la casa.

7.  on purpose 

for a reason                         a propósito                     John picked out the book on purpose.   John escogió el libro a propósito.

8.  figure out

a. understand                      a. entender                     I can't figure him out.                             No le  entiendo.     

 b.calculate                          b. calcular                      You will have to figure out the price.         Tendrás que calcular el precio.

9. dig out (s)

a. excavate                             excavar, sacar            John dug out the money.                          John sacó el dinero.

10. go on

continue                                  continuar                    Janet went on talking.                              Janet continuó hablando.

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Chapter 7

11. take (one's) time   (one = person(s) or thing(s) )           

 do something slowly               tomar su tiempo                 The painter takes his time.           El pintor toma su tiempo. 

12. break in (s)

a. enter by force                  a.  entrar por la fuerza         a. The thief has broken in.             a. El ladrón ha forzado la  puerta.

b. interrupt conversation       b. interrumpir (conversación)   b. The boy interrupted.              b. El niño interrumpió.

c. to accustom someone       c. acostumbrar alguien           c. Mark broke in the donkey.        c. Mark domó el burro.

13. get along with

good or bad relationship         llevarse bien o mal (con)       I get along with Steven.              Yo me llevo bien con Steven.

14.  little by little              

slowly                                    poco a poco                         Little by little they eat pizza.        Coman poco a poco la pizza.

15. talk back

talk impertinently              contestar con impertinencias         Don't talk back to me!                       Contestéme  con respeto.

16.  abide by

obey the rules                  acatar, cumplir (promesas)           Mark has to abide by the rules.        Tienes que acatar las reglas.

17.  die down

to reduce                              amainar (viento),                  The wind died down.                    El viento amainó.         

                                            apagarse (fuego)                  The fire died down.                      El fuego se apagó gradualmente.

18.  invite out (s)

invite someone somewhere              invitar                         John invited his friend out.           John invitó a su amigo al club. 

19. try on  (s)

 test clothes                                  probar ropa                   They tried the shirt on.                Ellos se probaron la camisa.

20. so far

until now                                      hasta ahora         Until now they understood nothing.      Hasta  ahora  no entendieron nada.

21. get back at (someone)

retaliate                                        retaliar             I will get back at you.                           Me vengaré de tí.

22.  look up (s)

a. to see up                            ver arriba               Look up! It's Superman!                         Ver arriba; allí está Superman. 

b. find information in book ..     buscar                   Please look up the answer.                     Por favor, busca la respuesta.

23.  mark down (s)

a.  reduce price              bajar el precio          We'll have to mark down the shoes.     Tendremos que bajar el precio  de  éstos.

b.  write down                          anotar            Please mark this down.                        Por favor anota la fecha.

24.  put out (s)

a.  extinguish fire, light        a.  apagar fuego, luz    He put the fire out.                                 El apagó el fuego.

b.  take out                         b. sacar                      They put out the trash.                            Ellos sacaron la basura.    

25.  lie down (s)                   

a.  sleep                           dormir                       He is lying down now.                                 El está durmiendo ahora. 

b. rest horizontal position   descansar                   I lie down at the beach.                             Descanso  en la playa.