🎯 Learning Objectives
- Define phrasal verbs and understand their structure
- Distinguish between separable and inseparable phrasal verbs
- Learn common phrasal verbs for Bac level
- Practice with Bac-style exercises
📝 1. What are Phrasal Verbs?
A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb + a preposition or adverb (particle) that creates a meaning different from the original verb.
Example: look + after = take care of
📊 2. Types of Phrasal Verbs
| Type | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Intransitive (inseparable) |
No object needed | The plane took off. Please sit down. |
| Separable | Object can go between verb and particle | Turn off the light. Turn the light off. |
| Inseparable | Object always after the particle | I look after my sister. NOT: I look my sister after. |
📝 3. Common Phrasal Verbs for Bac
| Phrasal Verb | Meaning | Example | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| give up | stop trying | Don’t give up your dreams. | Separable |
| look after | take care of | She looks after her elderly parents. | Inseparable |
| put off | postpone | Never put off until tomorrow… | Separable |
| run out of | finish the supply | We ran out of milk. | Inseparable |
| get along with | have good relations | I get along with my classmates. | Inseparable |
| carry out | perform/execute | Scientists carry out experiments. | Separable |
| bring up | raise (children) | They brought up their children well. | Separable |
| figure out | understand/solve | Could you figure out the problem? | Separable |
✏️ 4. Bac-Style Exercise
🔹 Exercise: Complete with the correct phrasal verb
Choose from: give up, look after, put off, carry out, figure out
1) The students had to _______ a chemistry experiment in the lab.
2) Don’t _______ your homework. Do it now.
3) I can’t _______ this math problem. It’s too complicated.
4) My grandmother _______ my little brother while my parents are at work.
5) Never _______ your dreams, no matter how hard things get.
Answers: 1) carry out, 2) put off, 3) figure out, 4) looks after, 5) give up
📋 Summary
- Phrasal verbs = verb + particle with a special meaning
- Separable: object between verb and particle or after particle
- Inseparable: object always after the particle
- Transitive phrasal verbs need an object; intransitive ones don’t
- For pronouns (it/them/him/her), separable verbs MUST separate: turn it off (NOT: turn off it)
📍 دروس مشابهة:
- Bac English: Modal Verbs (Can, Could, May, Must, Should, Will, Would)
- English Future Tenses: Simple Future, Future Continuous, Future Perfect — Bac
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