Phrasal Verbs.

1: GO ON = happen

• What's going on?
• There's a class going on at the moment.
• What went on last night?

2: PICK UP = get something or someone from a place

• I picked up my brother from the airport.
• Please pick up some bread.
• Would you come and pick me up from work tonight?

3: COME BACK = return to a place (the speaker is in that place)

• She came back around 10pm last night.
• When will you come back from France?
• Please come back! It's boring here without you.

4: COME UP WITH = produce an idea

• Julie came up with a great idea.
• He came up with an answer to the question very quickly.
• Can you come up with a better solution?

5: GO BACK = return to a place (the speaker isn't in that place)

• He finished his work and went back to his flat.
• When is she planning to go back to Japan?
• I'll go back to the library later.

6: FIND OUT = get information

• Can you find out what time the restaurant opens?
• I found out that we need to submit our essays next Tuesday.
• I don't know what the weather forecast is for tomorrow, but I'll find out.

7: COME OUT = appear from a place

• She came out of the kitchen.
• He went to the cafe and came out with a coffee.
• Please come out of the bedroom.

8: GO OUT = go to an event / restaurant / pub / party

• Let's go out for dinner.
• You're going out a lot these days.
• We should go out more.

9: POINT OUT = show / mention

• She pointed out the beautiful paintings on the walls.
• Please point out to the students that they must attend all the lectures.
• 'We'll miss the bus if we don't hurry', he pointed out.

10: GROW UP = become an adult

• I grew up in Scotland.
• My children are growing up too fast!
• When will he grow up?

11: SET UP = create / arrange

• I need to set up a new bank account.
• She's decided to set up her own company.
• I set up some language classes at the school.

12: TURN OUT = in the end we discover

• The maid turned out to have stolen the money.
• He turned out to be a friend of Alex's.
• The party turned out to be a big success.

13: GET OUT = leave a room / building / car

• I need to get out of the house!
• She got out of the car and went into the shop.
• Get out! There's a fire in the kitchen!

14: COME IN / INTO = enter (the speaker is in that place)

• Please come in! It's great to see you.
• She came into the living room and sat down.
• Don't come in! I'm not ready yet!

15: TAKE ON = to be responsible for

• He's going to take on the new project.
• She isn't taking on any new students at the moment.
• Could you take on some extra work?

Phrasal Verbs Exercise 1

Choose the correct phrasal verb: go on / pick up / come back / come up with / go back / find out / come out / go out / point out / grow up / set up / turn out / get out / come in(to) / take on.

1. Can you ________________________________________ (think of an idea) a better idea?

2. She ________________________________________ (showed / mentioned) that the shops would already be closed.

3. I wish I hadn’t ________________________________________ (become responsible for) so much work!

4. I ________________________________________ (went to an event) for dinner with my husband last night.

5. He ________________________________________ (entered a place where the speaker is) the kitchen and made some tea.

6. Where did you ________________________________________ (become an adult)?

7. I’d love to ________________________________________ (arrange / create) my own business.

8. I really want to ________________________________________ (leave a building) of this office 

and go for a walk.

9. As I arrived, he ________________________________________ (appeared from a place) of the door.

10. She ________________________________________ (got something from a place) some dinner on the way home.

11. Could you ________________________________________ (get information) what time we need to arrive?

12. I thought the conference was going to be boring but it ________________________________________ (in the end we discovered) to be quite useful.

13. What time did you ________________________________________ (return to a place where the

 speaker is) yesterday?

14. She ________________________________________ (appeared from a place) of the café and put on her gloves.

15. A performance ________________________________________ (is happening) at the moment.

16. He ________________________________________ (left a car) of the car.

17. He ________________________________________ (went to an event) a lot at the weekend, so he’s tired today.

18. Can we ________________________________________ (arrange / create) a meeting next week?

19. Would anybody like to ________________________________________ (become responsible 

for) this new client?

20. He ________________________________________ (returned to a place where the speaker is) 

before I left.

21. It’s lovely watching my children ________________________________________ (become adults).

22. She ________________________________________ (returned to a place where the speaker is not) to school.

23. He ________________________________________ (showed / mention) the stars to the children.

24. He ________________________________________ (returned to a place where the speaker is 

not) to Poland last year.

25. He ________________________________________ (thought of an idea) a solution.

26. Please ________________________________________ (enter a place where the speaker is)!

27. At the end of the film, it ________________________________________ (in the end we 

discovered) that John was a good guy.

28. Could you ________________________________________ (get someone from a place) Lucy later?

29. We need to ________________________________________ (get information) how much it costs.

30. What ________________________________________ (’s happening)?