A2 Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

John: Hey Sarah, have you ever come across the phrasal verb "break up" before?

Sarah: Yes, I have. It means to end a relationship, right?

John: That's correct. Have you ever run into the phrasal verb "check out"?

Sarah: Of course, it means to look at or investigate something, like a book or a website.

John: Exactly. Have you thought about trying out some new phrasal verbs in your conversations?

Sarah: I haven't yet, but I'll start using them more often now!

John: Hey Sarah, ¿alguna vez has encontrado el verbo frasal "break up" antes?

Sarah: Sí, lo he hecho. ¿Significa terminar una relación, ¿verdad?

John: Eso es correcto. ¿Alguna vez te has topado con el verbo frasal "check out"?

Sarah: Por supuesto, significa mirar o investigar algo, como un libro o un sitio web.

John: Exactamente. ¿Has pensado en probar algunos verbos frasales nuevos en tus conversaciones?

Sarah: Todavía no, ¡pero empezaré a usarlos con más frecuencia ahora!

Phrasal Verbs

Los Phrasal Verbs son verbos compuestos que consisten en un verbo seguido de una preposición o un adverbio. Estos verbos tienen un significado distinto al verbo original y a menudo son inseparables.

Ejemplos:

1. Turn off (apagar): I need to turn off the lights before leaving.

2. Look for (buscar): I am looking for my keys, have you seen them?

3. Give up (rendirse): Don't give up on your dreams!

4. Get up (levantarse): I always get up early in the mornings.

5. Come across (tropezar con): I came across an old friend at the supermarket yesterday.

6. Put off (posponer): We had to put off the meeting until next week.

7. Set up (instalar): We need to set up the new computer before using it.

8. Take off (despegar): The plane will take off in 30 minutes.

9. Look forward to (esperar con ilusión): I am looking forward to seeing you next week.

10. Run out of (quedarse sin algo): We ran out of milk, I need to buy some more.

1. pictures (imágenes)
2. notebook (cuaderno)
3. rich (rico)
4. fancy (elegante)
5. sorry (triste)
6. poor (pobre)
7. stray (extraviado)
8. wandering (vagando)
9. streets (calles)
10. home (hogar)
11. work (trabajo)
12. tomorrow (mañana)
13. bring (traer)
14. textbook (libro de texto)
15. class (clase)

1. groceries (comestibles)
2. clean (limpiar)
3. homework (tarea)
4. picnic (picnic)

1. get up (levantarse)
2. take off (quitarse)
3. turn off (apagar)
4. pick up (recoger)
5. runs into (toparse con)