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THE FLATMATES Language point: Phrasal verbs BBC Learning English – The Flatmates The Flatmates – Phrasal verbs You can see this language point online at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode33/languagepoint.shtml Phrasal verbs are composed of two words: a main verb and a particle. Look at these examples from this week's episode: To turn something off – to stop something working, to switch something off To work on something – to concentrate on a task, to do a task To cut something off – to stop the supply of something, to disconnect something To get on with something – to do something without delay To carry on – to continue To put someone off – to distract someone To put up with something – to tolerate something There are four different types of phrasal verb: Type A These phrasal verbs take a direct object (they are transitive): I turned off the water I cut off the water He picked up Spanish easily You can separate the two parts of the phrasal verb with the object: I turned the water off I cut the water off He picked Spanish up easily If you use an object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, them) you must separate the two parts of the phrasal verb: I turned it off I cut it off He picked it up easily Type B These phrasal verbs take a direct object (they are transitive) but you cannot separate the two parts of the verb: I’m working on a new project I’m working on it Keep off the grass! Keep off it! The Flatmates © BBC Learning English Page 2 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com/flatmates/archivelanguagepoint.shtml BBC Learning English – The Flatmates Type C These phrasal verbs do not take a direct object (they are intransitive) and you never separate the two parts of the verb: Tim didn’t stop. He carried on The water finally ran out Type D These phrasal verbs are composed of three words. They always have a direct object and you never separate these words with the object or the object pronoun: I put up with it for too long She is looking forward to the weekend One verb, two types Some phrasal verbs can be both Type C and Type D. You can add a new particle so that the verb can then take a direct object: To carry on/ to carry on with something Even though he was tired, he carried on Even though he was tired, he carried on with his work To check out/to check out of somewhere She checked out at 10 o'clock She checked out of the hotel at 10 o'clock Verb patterns If you have another verb after a phrasal verb, you always use the gerund form (ing) of the second verb: He carried on working I’m looking forward to meeting you Vocabulary: a tap: the thing you turn to let water run into a sink a spanner: a tool used to turn nuts to drip: when small drops of water fall regularly, from a tap or a leaking roof to cut something off: to stop the supply of something, to disconnect something to get on with something: to do something without delay The Flatmates © BBC Learning English Page 3 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com/flatmates/archivelanguagepoint.shtml BBC Learning English – The Flatmates to carry on: to continue to put someone off: to distract someone to put up with something: to tolerate something Would you like to try an online quiz about this language point? Go to: http://bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode33/quiz.shtml Or you can download the quiz from: http://bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/flatmates/episode33/quiz.pdf The Flatmates © BBC Learning English Page 4 of 4 bbclearningenglish.com/flatmates/archivelanguagepoint.shtml