Sunday, October 2, 2016

Phrasal verbs with come - Exercise

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Phrasal verbMeaning
come acrossto give an impression, to seem
to find by chance
come down withto become ill.
come forwardto present oneself.
come up againstto face an opposition.
come up withto produce an idea, plan, etc.

We came  massive popular resistance.

I didn't have time to recover before I came  with another horrible cold.

Tom came  a couple of good ideas.

Scientists have come  many explanations for why the sky is blue.

The hero in the film comes as slightly crazy.

Six men came  to volunteer for the work.

A good idea came his mind at the last moment.

I'm afraid I'm coming  with a cold.

I came an article in the newspaper about your new project.

He came with a cold.

You're going to come  fierce competition.

He came  to us as being honest.

No one has come  to claim responsibility for what happened.

Last week my mother came  with the flu.

The present housing policy is likely to come considerable opposition.

We should be able to come a better plan than this.

I came  some old family photos when I was cleaning out the closet.

Tom came  as being an extremely intelligent man.

He came  as a candidate for Congress.


Phrasal verbs with check - Exercise

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Phrasal verbMeaning
check into register at a hotel or airport
check outto investigate or inspect something
to leave a hotel

Don't forget to check  our brand.

Sue checked at the Royal Hotel.(register)

I want to check  at 6 tomorrow morning.(leave)

Tom checked at the Hilton Hotel.(register)

The girl is checking  the rear of the bicycle.

When I flew to New York, I was told to check two hours before my flight.(register)

Where should I check  for Tokyo?(register)

People love to check each other's houses.

What time did she check of the hotel?(leave)

In this hotel, you have to check by nine o'clock.(leave)

I'd like to check tomorrow morning.(leave)

Be sure to check  at least 45 minutes prior to departure time.(register)

I'll have a mechanic check the car .


Phrasal verbs with catch - Exercise

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Phrasal verbMeaning
catch up onto do something you should have done before
catch up withto reach the same level as someone else

He is working hard to catch up  the others.

Tom is back at the house, catching up  his sleep.

Tom is catching up paperwork.

I will catch up  my homework tonight.

I've a lot of sleep to catch up  this week.

I ran as fast as possible to catch up her.

He worked hard to catch up the rest of the class.

I think I'll never be able to catch up Tom.

Start right now, and you'll catch up them.

I need to catch up  some sleep.


Phrasal verbs with carry - Exercise

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Phrasal verbMeaning
carry onto continue
carry outto do a task, to complete a plan
carry overto postpone until later

We carried the discussion till late at night. (continue)

The final exams will probably carry  into next month. (postpone)

When I give you an order, I expect it to be carried .(complete)

He carried with his work although he was tired. (continue)

The work wasn't finished at 11:00 p.m. Friday, so they decided to carry it  to the following Monday. (postpone)

She carries smiling even in the face of adversity.(continue)

Nobody can prevent this plan from being carried . (complete)

He carried  with his work although he was tired.(continue)

You'll have some difficulty in carrying the plan. (complete)

The servants tried to carry their master's order. (complete)

You tried to carry the plan but you didn't succeed. (complete)

They carried  working from morning till night.(continue)


Sunday, September 25, 2016

Phrasal verbs with break out / out of / through / up - Exercise

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Phrasal verbMeaning
break outto start (usually something bad, like a war, fire, etc)
break out ofto escape
break through to pass through a barrier
break upto break something into pieces
to finish relationship
to finish an event (meeting, party, etc)

They attempted to break  the enemy line.

The sun at last broke  about noon.

The war finally broke .

Tom broke  jail.

I resolved to break  with her cleanly.

A revolution broke in that country.

The family had been sleeping for about two hours when the fire broke .

He broke  the chair for firewood.

Though the enemy's defenses were strong, we tried to break .

How can we break this vicious circle?

The meeting broke  at four.

You might be interested to know that Tom just broke prison.

Are you breaking  with Tom?

The sun broke the clouds.

He broke the concrete block with a hammer.

Tom and Mary might break .

Tom isn't going to break with you.

Tom wants break Mary  jail.

Some people kept interrupting the speakers, and finally broke the meeting.

A fire broke  last night.


Phrasal verbs with break away / down / into / off - Exercise

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Phrasal verbMeaning
break awayto separate or leave from a person, place, etc
to escape
break downto collapse physically or emotionally
to hit a door, wall, building, etc, in order to make it fall.
to stop working properly
break intoto interrupt
to enter by force into a place, vehicle etc
break offto end a discussion, conversation, relationship, etc
to stop doing something


We must suspect that last night a criminal broke  the house.

The car broke , so they had to walk.

My cellphone charger broke .

She broke crying.

He broke  talking because of the sudden noise.

Scotland wants to break from England.

The prisoner broke from the guards who were holding him.

He often breaks  the middle of a conversation.

Two police officers tried to restrain him, but he broke and ran into a nearby house.

She broke when she heard the news.

His health has broken because of overwork.

Tom eventually broke  and confessed.

Tom tried to break the door.

You'd better break  smoking.

Tom broke our conversation.

A burglar broke his house.

That country broke diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries.

The two countries have broken diplomatic relations.

They are breaking  the wall.

He was in the middle of a funny story when he broke to answer the telephone.

Can you break  from your parents?


Phrasal verbs with back - Exercise

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Phrasal verbMeaning
back awayto move backwards
back downto withdraw, to retract
back outto withdraw from a promise, agreement, etc
back upto support
to make a copy of computer information

Tom backed  his data.

Harry had to back  of the competition because of a broken arm.

We were forced to back  of a contract due to the earthquake.

Tom backs  from the door.

Tom won't back from any fight, no matter who he's up against.

Tom certainly doesn't seem like the kind of person that would back .

I am spending my Saturday backing  my computer files to reboot my computer and filling out applications.

Tom wanted to give Mary a goodbye kiss. However, she backed .

Don't tell me you're going to back after all the plans we've made.

To Bob's disappointment, several of those who had promised to help him afterwards backed .

Nobody backed what I said.

At the moment she saw a tall man with a gun standing in the doorway, she instinctively backed .

They backed me in everything.

I hope you've got some proof to back your allegations.

Tom couldn't produce any evidence to back his statement .

Make sure to back all your files.