اللغة الإنجليزية — Phrasal Verbs: Common Phrasal Verbs for the Baccalaureate — Third Year Secondary (Literary Stream) — Baccalaureate — Algeria

Phrasal Verbs: Common Phrasal Verbs for the Baccalaureate

Phrasal verbs (verb + preposition/adverb) are very common in English. Learning them is essential for the Baccalaureate exam.

Common Phrasal Verbs

look look for (search), look after (take care), look forward to (anticipate), look up (find information), look into (investigate).
get get up (wake), get along (have good relations), get over (recover), get through (succeed), get on (board).
take take after (resemble), take care of (look after), take part in (participate), take off (remove/leave), take over (assume control).
come come across (find by chance), come from (originate), come up with (think of), come back (return).
go go on (continue), go through (experience), go out (leave/stop burning), go over (review).

Separable vs Inseparable

Separable: The object can go between the verb and particle. Ex: Put on your coat / Put your coat on.
Inseparable: The object must come after the particle. Ex: Look after your brother (not: look your brother after).
With pronouns: Separable phrasal verbs must separate: Put it on (not: put on it).

Exercise

Complete with the correct phrasal verb:
1. I need to ______ (find) the meaning of this word.
2. She ______ (resembles) her mother.
3. Please ______ (take care of) the children.
4. He couldn’t ______ (recover) the loss.

Secondary | Arabic grammar

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