EXERCISE 15a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.
1. The first time I held my newborn son in my arms it just ________ me ________.
2. I asked Linda if she would ________ me ________ with her friend Nancy.
3. Bob said he could get us backstage after the concert, and he ________ ________ just like he promised.
4. This house is dump now, but after I ________ it ________, it'll look nice.
5. I saw you eating cookies before dinner when Mommy told you not to. I'm going to ________ ________ you.
6. The composer's love for his native land really ________ ________ through in his music.
7. Can you help me? I'm ________ ________Toronto, but I'm lost.
8. I've never been to the opera before. I think I'd better ________ myself________.
9. The train ________ ________ town three times a week.
10. If you keep charging stuff like crazy on your credit cards, you're ________ ________ bankruptcy.
11. Do you think these brown pants ________ ________ this blue shirt?
12. All the books damaged in the flood have to be ________ ________.
13. Coke's new sales promotion is going to ________ Pepsi ________.
14. We sat by the phone nervously waiting for the judge's decision to ________ ________.
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15. My brother works in a car rental place, and he said he can ________ me ________ with a Mercedes at no extra cost.
16. After looking at pictures of several models, the photographer decided to ________ ________ Nicole.
17. Dr. Wood ________ ________ the door and said hello.
18. All the clothes I left outside to dry were ________ ________ by the storm.
19. My father hated being a salesman because of all the travel that ________ ________ the job.
20. Two of my brothers went to Vietnam, but only one ________ ________ it alive.
21. I asked the clerk in the computer store if the monitor _____ _____ the computer.
22. It's getting late and I'm tired. I think I'm going to ______ ______ to my house.
23. His proposal made a lot of sense, so we decided to ________ ________ it.
EXERCISE 15b — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and participle adjectives from this section. Use will or be going to with all phrasal verbs.
1. I asked the restaurant manager for the best table in the house, and he is going to give us a table next to the fireplace. What is the restaurant manager going to do?
2. Linda's father promised to pay for her wedding, and she is sure that he will. What is Linda sure about?
3. Raquel's husband is going to be very surprised when she tells him she won $10 million in the lottery. What is the news going to do to her husband?
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4. He'll repair some things in his house and paint it before he puts it on the market. What will he do?
5. In Question 4, how will the house be after he makes some repairs and paints it?
6. Timmy won't tell the teacher that Susie didn't do her homework if she gives him a candy bar. What won't Timmy do?
7. Those mobile homes aren't going to be there after the tornado. What is the tornado going to do?
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8. If there's an earthquake, no one in this old building will survive. What won't the people do if there's an earthquake?
9. She'll put on her nicest outfit and her best jewelry and get a perm. What will she do?
10. In Question 9, how will she look after she puts on her nicest outfit and her best jewelry and gets a perm?
11. Tomorrow, you're going to leave San Diego and go to Tucson. What are you going to do tomorrow?
12. A month from now, you're going to leave Tucson and return to San Diego. What are you going to do a month from now?
13. Erik said he won't ask his sister if she will go on a date with Mike. What won't Erik do?
14. Lydia is at the paint store to choose a paint color for her house. She hates the color blue. What isn't Lydia going to do?
15. IBM has a new chip that's twice as fast as the competition's fastest chip. What is IBM going to do to the competition?
16. Uncle Fred is going to visit our town, stay for a short time, and then continue on his trip to Florida. What is Uncle Fred going to do?
17. This pond is going to slowly evaporate and disappear. What is the pond going to do?
18. In Question 17, after the pond evaporates, how will it be?
EXERCISE 15c — Write eight original sentences using phrasal verbs from this section. Try to use will and be going to.
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EXERCISE 15d, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.
| back off, 12 call off, 13 close off, 13 come across, 12 | come up, 12 fall through, 12 hand in, 13 hit on, 13 | leave off, 13 let off, 13 light up, 13 put up, 12 | screw on, 12 sign in, 12 sign out, 12 track down, 13 |
1. Did my ex-husband talk about me at the party? Yes, your name ________ ________ several times.
2. Our vacation plans ________________ after Tom broke his leg.
3. I told you not to ________ that cigarette ________ in here.
4. Flying Mom here for the holidays is going to cost $1,000. My brother is going to pay $300, and I'm going to ________ ________ the rest of the money.
5. So far, the police have been unable to ________ ________ the stolen paintings.
6. The searchlights ________ ________ the night sky, looking for enemy bombers.
7. You can't go in that part of the museum; it's been ________ ________.
8. When you travel, always ________ the tops of your toiletries ________ tightly.
9. We decided to _______ our ski trip _______ because there wasn't enough snow.
10. I was getting really angry, and I told him that I was going to punch him in the nose if he didn't ________ ________.
11. The teacher told the students to ________ ________ their homework.
12. I didn't agree with that list of the 100 best movies. They________some of my favorites
13. The manager reminded Maria not to forget to ________ ________ when she comes to work in the morning.
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14. Mrs. Nash isn't in the office anymore. She _______ _______ about an hour ago.
15. The Judge told Jake that the next time he got in trouble he wouldn't ________ him ________ with a warning.
16. I was going through some stuff in the attic, and I ________________ some interesting old pictures.
16. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with gerund objects, 1
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Gerunds — verbs in the -ing form that function as nouns — can serve as objects of many phrasal verbs.
It is more common to use gerund objects with nonseparable two- and three-word phrasal verbs:
She's counting on getting that job.
gerund
I don't feel up to playing hockey.
gerund
but gerund objects are sometimes used with separable phrasal verbs:
/ wouldn't put robbing a bank past him.
gerund
Mr. Taylor wants to give smoking up.
gerund
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| believe in | ||||
| believe in & believes in | believing in | believed in | believed in | |
1. believe in p.v. When you believe in something or believe in doing something, you have a strong opinion about something that is important to you.
/ believe in working hard and saving money.
Maria doesn't believe in sex before marriage.
2. believe in p.v. When you believe in something, you think it exists.
Do you believe in ghosts?
Ned is an atheist; he doesn't believe in God.
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3. believe in p.v. When you believe in people, you have confidence in them and believe what they say because you think they are honest, correct, or competent.
/ don't care what anyone else says, I still believe in you.
We want to believe in you, but we need some proof that your invention really works.
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| carry on | ||||
| carry on & carries on | carrying on | carried on | carried on | |
1. carry on p.v. When you carry on, you continue as before, despite a difficult experience in your life.
You'll have to carry on for the sake of the children.
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It was difficult for Mrs. Nelson to carry on after her husband died.
2. carry on (with) p.v. When you carry on, carry on with an activity, or carry on doing an activity, you continue it or continue doing it.
The men stopped working when General Chambers entered the room, and he told them to carry on.
She plans to carry on with her career after the baby is born.
They knew I was trying to sleep, but they carried on talking and singing anyway.
3. carry ... on p.v. When you carry something on an airplane, you keep it with you in the passenger compartment instead of giving it to an airline agent to put in the baggage compartment.
This suitcase is pretty big. I hope they'll let me carry it on.
You should carry your laptop computer on. You don't want to take any chances.
carry-on n. Carry-on, carry-on luggage, carry-on baggage, carry-on bags, and so on, are not given to an airline agent to put in the baggage compartment but are kept in the passenger compartment of an airplane.
I'm staying only one night in New York, so all I'll need is a carry-on bag.
4. carry on (about) p.v. [informal] When you carry on or carry on about something, you are very persistent and vocal about something that upsets you.
/ forgot our anniversary, and she carried on all day.
I said I was sorry; now will you please stop carrying on about it?
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| count on & counts on | counting on | counted on | counted on |
1. count on p.v. When you need something important to happen or a certain condition to exist, you are counting on it. When you need someone to do something important, you are counting on that person.
I'm counting on getting a ride to the airport with Betty.
Farmers count on a lot of rain in the spring.
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2. count on p.v. When you rely on someone or something for help or support if you need it, you are counting on that thing or that person.
I'm going to sell this car and buy one that always starts. I need a car I can count on.
The governor said that she's counting on our support in the next election.
3. count on p.v. When you are certain than something will happen or that a certain condition will exist, you are counting on it.
Man/in makes a fool of himself at every party. You can count on it.
You can count on crowds and long lines at Disney World if you go in August.
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| get through | |||
| get through & gets through | getting through | got through | gotten/got through |
1. get through (with) p.v. When you get through, get through with an activity, or get through doing an activity, you finish it or finish doing it.
/ have so much homework that I might not get through with it until midnight.
After you get through washing the dishes, you can start ironing.
2. get through (to) p.v. When you get through or get through to someone, usually on a telephone or radio, you are able to speak to that person.
Nancy tried calling Jim last night, but she couldn't get through.
It wasn't easy, but I finally got through to my brother in Borneo.
3. get through (to) p.v. When you get through or get through to someone, you make that person understand your opinion or point of view.
Mr. Toylor has tried to make his daughter understand why it's important to work hard in school and get good grades, but he just can't get through. I've explained it a hundred times!
What do I have to do to get through to you?
4. get ...through p.v. [informal] When you get something through someone's head, you make that person understand your opinion or point of view. When you get something through your own head, you understand it.
/ finally got it through my son's head that I was serious about sending him to military school.
When are you going to get it through your head that our marriage is over?
5. get... through p.v. When something gets you through a difficult experience, it comforts and supports you.
Julia's faith in God was what got her through the loss of her husband.
He was very nervous about giving the speech, so he had a drink to help get him through the ordeal.
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| present tense | -ing form | past tense | past participle | |
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| go for & goes for | going for | went for | gone for | |
1. go for p.v. [informal] When you go for something, you like it a lot.
Erik really goes for scuba diving.
Let's go to a different nightclub. I don't go for jazz.
2. go for p.v. When you go for something, you try to achieve it.
The gymnast said she was going to go for the gold at the next Olympics.
After she finished her master's, she went for a Ph.D.
3. go for p.v. [always continuous] When you have something going for you, you have an advantage that makes it easier for you to do something or get something that you want.
Sam's not especially good at basketball, but he has one thing going for him — he's seven feet tall. I have ten years of experience going for me, so I think I have a good chance of getting the job.
4. go for p.v. When you say that a statement about one person or thing goes for another person or thing, you mean that it is also true about the other person or thing. When you say "That goes for me," you are agreeing with someone else's opinion.
Heather said that Tom was a jerk, and I said that that goes for Tom's brother Bill, too.
Betty's really angry about it, and that goes for me, too.
Hold off
hold off & holds off holding off held off held off
1. hold off p.v. When you hold off or hold off doing something, you delay doing it.
/ held offsetting our house until our youngest child moved out.
You'd better hold off accusing Mike until you're 100 percent sure.
1. hold ... off p.v. When you hold off an attack, you prevent the attacker from getting close to you or from winning the fight. If you hold off a competitor, you prevent the competitor from winning.
The enemy was so strong that there was no way to hold them off.
The champion held off the challenger and won the game.
Put past
1. put... past p.v. [used only in the infinitive form and only in negative sentences] When you want to say that you think someone is capable of doing something wrong, you say that you wouldn't put it past that person. When you want to warn someone that you think another person is capable of doing something wrong, you say "Don't put it past (that person)."
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Is he capable of murder? Well, I wouldn't put killing someone past him. Marvin is evil. There isn't any crime I wouldn't put past him. You don't think Hank would steal money from his grandmother? I know him better than you do — don't put it past him.
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| think | about & thinks about | thinking about | thought about | thought about |
1. think about p.v. When you think about something or think about doing something, you consider it before making a decision.
The salesman tried to get me to sign the contract, but I said I'd think about it.
I'm thinking about quitting my job.
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