Phrasal Verbs Basic

Respuesta correcta: A) The bus got to the terminal at six.

• A) The bus got to the terminal at six.Correct! 'Get to' is a phrasal verb meaning to arrive at a place, which fits the sentence.
• B) The bus got of the terminal at six.No. 'Get of' is not a phrasal verb; 'get to' requires the particle 'to'.
• C) The bus got during the terminal at six.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot function as a verb particle.
• D) The bus got beside the terminal at six.No. 'Beside' is a preposition of place and does not combine with 'get' to mean arrive.

Respuesta correcta: B) The committee put off the meeting until next week.

• A) The committee put the meeting off of next week.No. 'Put the meeting off of' mixes the phrasal verb with a preposition it does not use.
• B) The committee put off the meeting until next week.Correct! 'Put off' means to postpone something, which matches what happened to the meeting.
• C) The committee put during the meeting until next week.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot be the particle of the verb.
• D) The committee put at the meeting until next week.No. 'Put at' is not a phrasal verb meaning to postpone anything.

Respuesta correcta: C) off

• A) ofNo. 'Turn of' would need an 'f' at the end; the particle is 'off', not 'of'.
• B) inNo. 'In' is a preposition of place and does not combine with 'turn' to mean switch off.
• C) offCorrect! 'Turn off' is the phrasal verb meaning to switch off a light or a machine.
• D) sinceNo. 'Since' marks a starting point in time and has no use with 'turn'.

Respuesta correcta: D) Every morning she looks after her younger brother.

• A) Every morning she looks after of her younger brother.No. 'Look after of' adds a preposition that the phrasal verb does not take.
• B) Every morning she looks during her younger brother.No. 'Look during' mixes a verb with a preposition of time and cannot express caring for someone.
• C) Every morning she looks at her younger brother of the care.No. 'Look at' only means to direct the eyes, and the extra phrase at the end breaks the structure.
• D) Every morning she looks after her younger brother.Correct! 'Look after' means to take care of someone, which is what she does for her brother.

Respuesta correcta: A) She found out the truth a week later.

• A) She found out the truth a week later.Correct! 'Find out' means to discover or to get information about something.
• B) She found of the truth a week later.No. 'Found of' is not a phrasal verb; the particle must be 'out'.
• C) She found during the truth a week later.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and does not combine with 'find' to mean discover.
• D) She found beside the truth a week later.No. 'Beside' is a preposition of place and does not work as a verb particle here.

Respuesta correcta: B) He gave up smoking two years ago.

• A) He gave of smoking two years ago.No. 'Give of' is not a phrasal verb; the particle is 'up', not 'of'.
• B) He gave up smoking two years ago.Correct! 'Give up' means to stop doing something, which is what happened with the habit of smoking.
• C) He gave during smoking two years ago.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot function as a particle after 'give'.
• D) He gave from of smoking two years ago.No. 'Give from of' inserts a preposition that the phrasal verb does not take.

Respuesta correcta: C) off

• A) ofNo. 'Take of' would need an 'f' at the end; the particle is 'off'.
• B) outNo. 'Take out' means to remove something, not to leave the ground.
• C) offCorrect! 'Take off' is the phrasal verb meaning to leave the ground, which fits a plane leaving on time.
• D) forNo. 'Take for' is not a phrasal verb meaning to leave the ground.

Respuesta correcta: D) We ran out of milk before the guests arrived.

• A) We ran out from milk before the guests arrived.No. 'Run out from' is not the phrasal verb; the fixed form is 'run out of'.
• B) We ran out during milk before the guests arrived.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot be the particle or complement here.
• C) We ran out at milk before the guests arrived.No. 'Run out at' does not mean to exhaust a supply; the correct complement is 'of'.
• D) We ran out of milk before the guests arrived.Correct! 'Run out of' means to have no more of something left, which is the situation described.

Respuesta correcta: A) She carried on working until the office closed.

• A) She carried on working until the office closed.Correct! 'Carry on' means to continue doing something, which matches the sentence.
• B) She carried of working until the office closed.No. 'Carried of' is not a phrasal verb; the particle is 'on'.
• C) She carried during working until the office closed.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot function as a verb particle.
• D) She carried beside working until the office closed.No. 'Beside' is a preposition of place and does not express continuation.

Respuesta correcta: B) I have been looking for my keys since this morning.

• A) I have been looking since my keys since this morning.No. 'Looking since my keys' removes the verb particle and breaks the phrasal verb entirely.
• B) I have been looking for my keys since this morning.Correct! 'Look for' means to search for something, which is what she has been doing with the keys.
• C) I have been looking for of my keys since this morning.No. 'Look for of' adds a preposition that the phrasal verb does not take before a noun phrase.
• D) I have been looking at of my keys since this morning.No. 'Look at' only means to direct the eyes at something and does not mean to search for it.

Respuesta correcta: C) on

• A) ofNo. 'Worked of' is not the phrasal verb; the particle is 'on'.
• B) inNo. 'Work in' would need a place or a date, not a task to be solved.
• C) onCorrect! 'Work on' means to work at something in order to solve or finish it, which fits the sentence.
• D) duringNo. 'Worked during' mixes a verb with a preposition of time and does not express working at a problem.

Respuesta correcta: D) He picked up the parcel from the front desk.

• A) He picked during the parcel from the front desk.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot be the particle of the verb.
• B) He picked at of the parcel from the front desk.No. 'Picked at of' breaks the fixed two word verb with an extra preposition.
• C) He picked since the parcel from the front desk.No. 'Picked since' mixes a verb with a preposition of time and does not mean to collect something.
• D) He picked up the parcel from the front desk.Correct! 'Pick up' means to lift or collect something, which is what he did with the parcel.

Respuesta correcta: A) They got on the plane after the last passengers boarded.

• A) They got on the plane after the last passengers boarded.Correct! 'Get on' is the phrasal verb used for boarding a vehicle such as a plane.
• B) They got of the plane after the last passengers boarded.No. 'Got of' is not the phrasal verb; boarding requires the particle 'on'.
• C) They got during the plane after the last passengers boarded.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot function as a verb particle.
• D) They got since the plane after the last passengers boarded.No. 'Got since' mixes a verb with a preposition of time and does not express boarding.

Respuesta correcta: B) Please listen to me for a moment.

• A) Please listen me for a moment.No. 'Listen me' drops the particle, and the verb needs 'to' before its object.
• B) Please listen to me for a moment.Correct! 'Listen to' requires the particle 'to' before the person or thing being heard.
• C) Please listen at me for a moment.No. 'Listen at' is not a phrasal verb; the correct particle is 'to'.
• D) Please listen during me for a moment.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot be the particle of this verb.

Respuesta correcta: C) to

• A) ofNo. 'Looking forward of' replaces the particle 'to' with a preposition that the verb does not use.
• B) atNo. 'Looking forward at' would describe the direction of the eyes, not anticipation of an event.
• C) toCorrect! 'Look forward to' is the phrasal verb meaning to await something with pleasure, and 'to' is part of it.
• D) sinceNo. 'Since' marks a starting point in time and has no use as a verb particle.

Respuesta correcta: D) The lift broke down and we had to take the stairs.

• A) The lift broke during and we had to take the stairs.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot function as the particle of the verb.
• B) The lift broke of and we had to take the stairs.No. 'Broke of' is not the phrasal verb; the particle is 'down'.
• C) The lift broke beside and we had to take the stairs.No. 'Broke beside' would place the lift next to something rather than describing a mechanical failure.
• D) The lift broke down and we had to take the stairs.Correct! 'Break down' means to stop working because of a fault, which is what happened to the lift.

Respuesta correcta: A) We paid for the tickets before we left the house.

• A) We paid for the tickets before we left the house.Correct! 'Pay for' is the phrasal verb meaning to give money for something, which is what happened with the tickets.
• B) We paid the tickets before we left the house.No. 'Paid the tickets' drops the particle, and this verb normally needs 'for' before its object.
• C) We paid during the tickets before we left the house.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and does not combine with 'pay' in this sense.
• D) We paid beside the tickets before we left the house.No. 'Paid beside' would place the payment next to the tickets rather than paying for them.

Respuesta correcta: B) She turned down the invitation because she had to study.

• A) She turned of the invitation because she had to study.No. 'Turned of' is not the phrasal verb; the particle is 'down'.
• B) She turned down the invitation because she had to study.Correct! 'Turn down' means to refuse or to reject something, which is what she did with the invitation.
• C) She turned during the invitation because she had to study.No. 'During' is a preposition of time and cannot function as a verb particle.
• D) She turned since the invitation because she had to study.No. 'Turned since' mixes a verb with a preposition of time and does not express refusal.

Respuesta correcta: C) in

• A) ofNo. 'Hand of' is not the phrasal verb; the particle is 'in'.
• B) atNo. 'Hand at' would describe throwing something at a person, not submitting work.
• C) inCorrect! 'Hand in' is the phrasal verb meaning to submit work to a teacher.
• D) sinceNo. 'Since' marks a starting point in time and cannot be the particle of this verb.

Respuesta correcta: D) He fell out with his best friend last year.

• A) He fell of with his best friend last year.No. 'Fell of' is not the phrasal verb; the particle is 'out'.
• B) He fell since his best friend last year.No. 'Fell since' mixes a verb with a preposition of time and does not express a quarrel.
• C) He fell during with his best friend last year.No. 'During with' is not an English combination and does not express falling out with someone.
• D) He fell out with his best friend last year.Correct! 'Fall out with' means to have a quarrel and become separated from someone.