Phrasal Verbs What are they and how do I use them?

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Phrasal Verbs

What are they and how do I use them?

Mr. Flores the TV.turned off

Green = phrasal verb

= verb

= preposition

A phrasal verb is composed of a verb and a preposition.

Phrasal verbs usually respond to the questions;

What? Who?

This means the phrasal verb can be separate.

Mr. Flores the TV.turned off

Mr. Flores the TV .turned off

Prepositions

in

on

at

by

after

before

into

for

to

offfrom

up

I have to look _____ my sister.Quick! _____ on the bus.Megan has to look ___ the books.Jess _____ off the dinner.Ashley_____ up lights.Jane put ____ the fire.He called ____ the meeting.She _____ down the volume.He _____ on the shoes.We _____ out of ice cream.J.J made ___ the whole story.

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