Let`s do a review
Now that we have finished learning the phrasal verb "break+particle" I want to make a review about this. I think reviewing is the best way to engrave something in your mind so you don`t forge it anymore. If you don´t review, can you remember what you learn every day? I invite you try this in Spanish. Are you ready for this challenge?
1.- My computer broke _______ yesterday evening and I couldn't finish my report .
2.-My girlfriend broke ______our engagement two months before our wedding.
3.-I planned to go to Madrid on my motorbike but it broke ________
4.-You always break ________ when I speak .
5.-He very often does that, starts talking and suddenly breaks ________
6.-A war between these two countries can break ______at any moment.
7.-He took a sheet and broke ______a piece.
8.-The two companies broke ______their negotiation without any explanation .
9.-Do you know how the Spanish population breaks _____ into age-groups?
11 Answers
- down
- up
- down
- in
- off
- out
- into
- off
- away
On the number 4 "interrupt" seems more fitting . When you say " break in" it sounds like a house burglary to me .
Very good question. Your title should be "Let's review" or "Let's do a review" or "Let's do some reviewing." Prepositions are tough in Spanish and English! Bien hecho.
-- 1. broke down
-- 2. broke off
-- 3. broke down
-- 4. break in
In English we might also say, “You always break in when I am talking”.
-- 5. breaks off
In English, we might say, “Often, he starts to talk and then, suddenly, he breaks off.”.
-- 6. break out
-- 7. broke off
In English, we might say, “He took a sheet of paper and broke off a corner piece”.
-- 8. broke off
-- 9. breaks down
-- 1. Mi computadora estropeó ayer por la tarde y no pude terminar mi reportaje.
-- 2. Mi novia se rompía nuestro compromiso, dos meses antes de nuestra boda.
-- 3. (Yo) planeaba ir a Madrid en mi motocicleta, pero lo se estropeó.
-- 4. Tu siempre interrumpes cuando estoy hablando.
-- 5. A menudo, empieza a hablar y luego, de repente, se interrumpe.
-- 6. Una guerra entre estos dos países puede estallar en cualquier momento.
-- 7. Tomó una hoja de papel y rompió un pedazo de la esquina.
-- 8. Las dos compañías rompían la negociación sin ninguna explicación.
-- 9. ¿Sabes cómo la población española se divide en los grupos de edad?
This is what I have filled in the gaps with.
1.-My computer broke down yesterday evening and I couldn't finish my report .
2.-My girlfriend broke up our engagement two months before our wedding.
3.-I planned to go to Madrid on my motorbike but it broke down.
4.-You always break in when I speak .
5.-He very often does that, starts talking and suddenly breaks off.
6.-A war between these two countries can break out at any moment.
7.-He took a sheet and broke off a piece.
8.-The two companies broke up/off their negotiation without any explanation .
9.-Do you know how the Spanish population breaks down into age-groups?
1.a computer breaks down 2. You break up with a person, but, break off an engagement. 3.Vehicles break down 4. A person will butt into a conversation...break in can happen on a phone line 5. People start talking and then they stop. If they break off...where did they go to? 6. Wars do break out. 7. He broke off a piece....only if it was wood, candy, etc. If it's paper...than he tore off a piece. 8. People break up....negotiations break off. 9. You can actually break people into age groups. Viejito
I must congratulate you Luisito , what you have been doing and are attempting to do
is first rate and needs to be applauded from on high , one word of caution though ,
the English language is the same as Spanish in its spread around the world ,
this creates many changes in the use of words , phrases and sometimes in
sentence structure . In Australia and New Zealand we
have a particular way of speaking English that you may not find in the US , Canada,
or the UK , our differences are not wrong , just the way we have become used to
speaking , the same as the differences between Spain and South America.
Thank you for offering this wonderful learning tool Luisito .
Luis:
I have corrected the placement of the commas, periods, and question mark in your paragraph. For some reason you are adding a space before each comma, period, and question mark--the space should go after the punctuation.
Now that we have finished learning the phrasal verb "break+particle" I want to make a review about this. I think reviewing is the best way to engrave something in your mind so you don`t forge it anymore. If you don´t review, can you remember what you learn every day? I invite you try this in Spanish. Are you ready for this challenge?
- off
- down
- up
- off
Other than that, looks great!
Hola Luis -- Here are some corrections to your English paragraph. Then I'll do the English and Spanish sentences.
Now that we have finished learning the phrasal verb "break+particle", now I want to make a review about this. I think reviewing is the best way to engrave something in your mind so you don`t forget it anymore. If ,because you don´t review, can you remember what you learn every day? I invite you to try this in Spanish. ,are Are you ready for this challenge?
Other than some spacing issues and a couple of things I put in bold, this is really good! Thank you again for the series of exercises to prepare us for the review! 
- broke down
- broke up
- broke down
- break off???
- breaks off
- break out
- broke off
- broke up
- breaks up
You don't "break off" a piece of sheet. Maybe try a different sentence for that one.
