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Phrasal verbs

Exercise 1 Combinations with get and be. Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 Is Mary in?

- No, she’s . . . and won’t be . . . till nine o’clock.

2 What shall we do now?

- I’m . . . keeping quiet and saying nothing.

3 ….... If you got your work instead of talking you’d be finished in half the time.

4 He promised to act ... chairman, so I’m afraid he can’t get it now. There’s no one else to do it.

5 She wants to do all the work herself but I don’t think she is ... it.

6 He leaves his car at a parking meter for over two hours and always gets... it. (is never caught) When I do that, I am fined.

7 I don’t think they’ll be . . . yet. It’s only five o’clock in the morning.

8 They didn’t want the news of their engagement to get. . . till it was officially announced.

9 The office closes early on Fridays and we get... at five o’clock instead of six.

10 If you don’t give the children something to do, they’ll be...............some mischief.

11 The car stopped in front of the bank messenger and two men with guns got....

12 …...... She is a friendly girl who gets................. everyone she meets.

13 As soon as the examinations are . . . we are going away on holiday.

14 It took her a long time to get. . . the death of her husband.

15 We usually get... a play among ourselves at the end of the term.

16 I’m going to Berlin on business and I shall be ... for a week.

17 Tom hasn’t been working; he won’t get. . . his examinations.

18 The police knew he had committed the crime but he got... as there was not enough evidence against him.

19 Shall I marry him?

- Well, it is you. I can’t very well decide for you.

20 I tried to ring him up but I couldn’t get. . . ; I think some of the lines are down after last night’s storm.

21 She talks so much that it is difficult to get. . . from her.

22 Why not have your operation at once and get it. . .?

23 He got... his bicycle to pick up his pump.

24 Mary wants to study medicine but she is not very clever. I don’t think she is.... it.

25 The train was delayed and only got... at midnight.

26 When winter is ... I am going to have the house painted.

27 If you don’t get. . . (leave) I’ll send for the police.

28 I am . . . doing the washing up first and watching TV afterwards.

29 Get. . . the bus at Victoria Station.

30 How are you getting . . . with your work?

31 I don’t think she is …...the level of the rest of the class.

32 I left my umbrella in the bus but I got it. . . from the Lost Property Office.

33 I am not getting . . . very fast because I can only type with two fingers.

34 The dog got....... a string of sausages from the butcher’s.

35 We got. . . late because we missed the last bus.

36 Don’t worry about my snake. He can’t get...... his box.                                                                                    

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Exercise 2 Combinations with look and keep. Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 He wanted to talk to me but I kept. . . working and refused to listen.

2 She is a good secretary but she is kept... by her ignorance of languages.

3 The country was in a state of rebellion and was only kept... by repressive measures.

4 Look . . . the baby while I am out.

5 She kept the children ... all day because it was so wet and cold.

6 You must look . . . and make plans for the future.

7 ‘Keep . . .!' he said. Don’t come any nearer.’

8 If you look ... it carefully you will see the mark.

9 I told the children to keep... the room that was being painted.

10 Looking . . . , I see now all the mistakes I made when I was younger.

11 I have started getting up at five a.m. to study but I don’t know if I can keep this ....

12 He had an unhappy childhood and he never looks ... on it with any pleasure.

13 The man walked so fast that the child couldn’t keep... him.

14 She looked ... to see who was following her.

15 There were so many panes of glass broken that the windows couldn’t keep . . . the rain.

16 I’ve been looking ... a cup to match the one I broke.

17 Look... me at the station. I’ll be at the bookstall.

18 Look . . .! You nearly knocked my cup out of my hand.

19 He was kept... in his research by lack of money.

20 Tom is looking...his first trip abroad, (expecting with pleasure)

21 Look ... on your way home and tell me what happened.

22 Before putting any money into the business, we must look very carefully . . . the accounts.

23 I look . . . her as one of the family.

24 My windows look the garden.

25 He asked me to look . . . the document and then sign it.

26 He looked . . . the book to see if he had read it before.

27 If you can afford a new car your business must be looking ....

28 You can always look . . . her address in the directory if you have forgotten it.

29 He looked me . . . and . . . before he condescended to answer my question.

30 I am looking ….seeing your new house.

31 Children have a natural inclination to look... their parents.

32 You will see I am right if you look . . . the matter from my point of view.

33 He looks... me because I spend my holidays in Bournemouth instead of going abroad.

34 If he doesn’t know the word he can look it... in a dictionary.

35 The crowd looked . . . while the police surrounded the house.

36 Since our quarrel she looks ... me whenever we meet.

Exercise 3 Combinations with go and come. Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 It was some time before he came . . . after being knocked out.

2 I had to wait for permission from the Town Council before I could go . . . with my plans.

3 He came ... to my way of thinking after a good deal of argument.

4 The guard dog went. . . the intruder and knocked him down.

5 He had a sandwich and a cup of coffee, then went. . . working.

6 It’s no use trying to keep it secret; it’s sure to come ... in the end.

7 I went . . . the proposal very carefully with my solicitor and finally decided not to accept their offer.

8 The gun went... by accident and wounded him in the leg.

9 The question of salary increases will come ... at the next general meeting.

10 Wearing black for mourning went. . . many years ago.

11 She went … a beauty contest and got a prize.

12 Those rust marks will come ... if you rub them with lemon.

13 The price of tomatoes usually goes . .. in summer in England.

14 If there isn't enough soup to go . . . just put some hot water in it.

15 Seeing me from across the room, she came... me, and said that she had a message for me.

16 The early colonists of Canada went. . . many hardships.

17 You can’t go... your promise now; we are depending on you.

18 I have changed my mind about marrying him; I simply can’t go . . . ... it.

19 The aeroplane crashed and went... in flames.

20 He came ... a fortune last year. {He inherited it.)

21 Wait till prices come . . . again before you buy.

22 I refuse to go . . . now. I’m going on.

23 They have gone ... all the calculations again but they still can’t find the mistake.

24 The party went. . . very well; we all enjoyed ourselves.

25 Come .... It’s far too cold to wait here any longer.

26 Mary went... in such a hurry that she left her passport behind.

27 The handle of the tea-pot came ... in my hand as I was washing it.

28 Why don’t you go... stamp collecting if you want a quiet hobby?

29 I came ... a vase exactly like yours in an antique shop.

30 Her weight went... to 70 kilos when she stopped playing tennis.

31 Don’t go . . . food if you want to economize. Just drink less.

32 The sea has gone . . . considerably since last night’s gale.

33 I’m at home all day. Come . . . whenever you have time.

34 She went ...her work after the interruptions.

35 She goes ... a lot. She hardly every spends an evening at home.

36 I suggested that we should all take a cut in salary. Naturally this didn’t go . . . very well, (wasn’t well received)

Exercise 4 Combinations with take and run.Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 I couldn’t take . . . the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.

2 He is inclined to let his enthusiasm run... him.

3 When he offered me only £3, I was too taken ... to say a word.

4 He has already run . . . the money his father left him two years ago.

5 Now he is running . . . bills all over the town.

6 She took . . . riding because she wanted to lose weight.

7 I can’t start the car; the battery has run ....

8 The policeman ran . . . the thief.

9 He takes ... his mother; he has blue eyes and fair hair too.

10 I forgot to turn off the tap and the wash-basin ran ....

11 That blouse is easy to make. You could run it... in hour.

12 I am sorry I called you a liar. I take it. . . .

13 Reformers usually run... opposition from all kinds of people.

14 He took . . . going for a walk every night before he went to bed.

15 Don’t run ..the idea that Scotsmen are mean. They just don’t like wasting money.

16 I w ish we could sell the grand piano; it takes . . . too much space here.

17 She is always running . . . her friends behind their backs. She soon won’t have any friends left.

18 You’d better take . . . your coat if you’re too hot.

19 Just run . . . the music of this song for me.

20 We took . . . each other the first time we met and have been friends ever since.

21 When his father died, Tom took . . . the business.

22 What I saw in the water was only an old tree. I took it. . . the Lock Ness Monster.

23 I ran ... an old school friend in the tube today.

24 I can’t go more than 50 k.p.h. as this is a new car and I am still running it. . . .

25 People often take me . . . my sister. We are very like each other.

26 My neighbour is always running... bread and borrowing some from me.

27 He always takes ... his false teeth before he goes to bed.

28 I took ... Tom at chess and beat him.

29 If a bull chased me I’d run ....

30 Even a child wouldn’t be taken ... by such an obvious lie.

31 You’re looking rather run . . . ; I think you need a holiday.

32 The policeman took ... the number of the stolen car.

33 If she takes ... the job of director she’ll have to work harder.

34 My car skidded and ran ... a wall.

35 She makes a little extra money by taking . . . paying guests in summer.

36 A hen ran in front of my car and I’m afraid I ran ... it.

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