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    WHAT ARE PHRASAL

    VERBS?

    2BAC S.PC

    By : Mr Erguiti
    DÉFINITION :

     Phrasal verbs are phrases that indicate actions. They


    are generally used in spoken English and informal texts.
    Initial examples
    EXEMPLE :

    Phrasal verbs often


    function as informal
    versions of more
    formal expressions.
    For example "given
    up" is more informal
    than “ I thought you
    had quit your job
    SOME PHRASAL VERBS HAVE A LITERAL
    MEANING. THEY CAN BE EASILY
    UNDERSTOOD.

    • She opened the door and looked outside

    • She walked across the street.


    PHRASAL VERBS CAN ALSO HAVE A
    FIGURATIVE OR IDIOMATIC
    MEANING WHICH MAY MAKE THEM
    DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND.

    • Can you put me up for tonight? The phrasal verb 'put up' here does not mean to

    build. It has an idiomatic/figurative meaning. It means to let someone stay.


    EXEMPLES OF PHRASAL VERBS
    ask someone out invite
    back someone up support
    break down stop functioning
    break up end a relationship
    break out escape
    call someone back return a phone call
    call off cancel
    check in register in a hotel
    check out leave a hotel
    check something up look at carefully
    cheer someone up make happy
    come across find unexpectedly
    come down become sick
    pass away die
    pass out faint
    EXEMPLES OF PHRASAL VERBS
    do something over do again
    dress up wear nice clothes
    fill in write information
    find out discover
    figure out understand
    get away escape
    get back return
    keep up continue
    let down fail to support
    look after take care of
    look forward to be excited about
    look for try to find
    look up search and find
    make up invent
    put off postpone
    CONCLUSION

    Using phrasal verbs helps you sound more natural when speaking in
    conversation, and easily understanding.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR
    ATTENTION

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