Game for learners of English - Phrasal Verbs
As a native English speaker with very little formal grammar education, I have always just used phrasal verbs without appreciating the deeper grammatical structures. In fact, I'd never even heard of the term 'phrasal verb' until a couple of months ago!
Now that I am starting to understand more of the Spanish language structure, I can see why phrasal verbs must be such a difficult concept for somebody learning English to understand.
So, let's play a game 
Click on NEWEST to see the latest sentence and phrasal verb.
Write a sentence which includes the latest phrasal verb. Then add your own phrasal verb for the next person.
For example:
'ran into'
192 Answers
get off:
"I need to get off the tram at the next stop."
next: get up
get on with
This can have a clear sexual connotation
We don't want to discuss this here, of course
Get on with our work , come on, do it, get it finished.
Also, get on well with somebody, to be friendly with, this person is your friend.
Next:
to dig out of
Ask around
I have lost my mobil phone, I asked around but nobody has seen it
He perdido mi móvil. Pregunté mi alrededor, pero nadie lo vio.
To knock off:
can mean "to steal"
A thief knocks off anything that is not protected.
and
To do something quickly
The artist knocked off a quick copy of the Mona Lisa.
To stand for
can mean to tolerate
The teacher will not stand for bad behaviour by the the students.
and
to be a candidate in an election
Zapatero did not stand for re-election.
and to represent
Mother Teresa stood for everything that was good.
New phrasal verb to get on with
Almost nothing can stop paparazzi from digging out the details of a VIP's love life . Sometimes they even dig their information out of dustbins.. (= to obtain information that is not easy to get)
Next one :
to hush up
show off: to demonstrate it to others, be proud; exhibit;
Come on, little one, and show off your fisrt teeth.
next: follow on
The first part was a success. We hope the next one will follow up.(= be as good or even better)
The police are following up the information given by the public .( = investigating)
Next verb : to catch on
To catch on
To acquire knowledge or skill.
*He used mismatched genders in Spanish and was sent to the dunce corner repeatedly, but eventually he caught on and gained fluency.
Next:
Look for
Moving in together is the start of a story called "we".
next: find out
next:
stick out
You stick out when you are special
Next:
to be in for
To put off, to postpone
to disgust
Trouble makers put me off
Next.
to hand in
To pass up
I passed up the opportunity to study in England when I was younger, and now I regret it. (dejar pasar una oportunidad)
Dejé pasar la oportunidad de estudiar en Inglaterra cuando era más joven y ahora lo lamento.
I had to pass the invitation up as I didn’t have time to go.
Tuve que dejar pasar la invitación porque no tenía tiempo para ir.
Next one:
To put off
to rush into
to start something without thought of consequences
He rushed into climbing rocks, ignoring the consequences.
He rushed into buying the t.v. without checking the quality of merchandise.
Next Verb: to leap into
To warm up - calentar, in sports
Before a game, the players have to warm up by jogging and doing some stretching exercises.
Antes de un partido, los jugadores tienen que calentar corriendo y haciendo estiramientos.
Next one:
To cut out
Jump on
She jumped on me before I had a chance to explain. - idiomatic not literal
Se me echó encima y empezó a criticarme antes de que pudiese explicarme.
New phrasal verb - To put up with
