Expressions and Phrasal Verbs with the Words UP, DOWN, IN and OUT

LESSON: VOCABULARY
Expressions and Phrasal Verbs with the Words UP, DOWN, IN and OUT


UP
1. Direction/Movement - Example: "I climbed up the hill."
2. Increase - Example: "The prices went up last month."
3. Awake – Example: “I am usually up at 6 in the morning.”
4. Next – Examples: “After John, I am up next.” “What’s coming up after the presentation?”
Q: After you have done your work, who is up next? –

Vocabulary: Commonly Used Phrasal Verbs (Batch One)

BATCH ONE
Updated Sept 26, 2024

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Introduction: Native speakers, specifically Americans, use phrasal verbs more often than regular verbs so being familiar with common phrasal verbs is useful in understanding native speakers. Most phrasal verbs are used in informal or spoken English.

You can enter = You can come in (the same meaning)

TWO KINDS OF PHRASAL VERBS

[a] Separable - you can separate the verb from the preposition.

Example: PICK UP
Correct: "I picked up the paper"
Correct: "I picked the paper up"
Correct: I pick it up.
Incorrect: I pick up it. (Do not put the pronoun after the preposition)

[b] Non-separable - you cannot separate the verb from the preposition.

Example: COUNT ON (rely or trust)

Correct: "I can count on my friend"

Incorrect: "I can count my friend on."
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