• Use Phrasal Verbs In Sentences

Do the exercises on phrasal verbs and click on the button to check your answers. (Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on phrasal verbs ) Complete the sentences.

Today’s topic is phrasal, as in to listen up. A listener, Paulino from Minneapolis, would like to know what phrasal verbs are and why they are called that. Phrasal verbs always seemed to stump my students when I taught English as a second language in Tokyo, Japan. Even those of you who are native speakers might not know what a phrasal verb is, but you probably use one at least every hour. Let’s go over them, then (hint, hint!).

Use Phrasal Verbs In Sentences

What Is a Phrasal Verb? A phrasal verb is a verb that comprises more than one word, often a verb and a, such as to back off or to hold up (1). Some other common ones are to give up, to break down, and to run out of.