Phrasal Verbs 3

Question 1

To get about

Answer 1

To visit many places

I ……. a lot with my job

Question 2

To get above

Answer 2

To behave as if you’re better or someone more important than others
Ever since they have made him assistant manager , he’s been…………….. (ing) himself
to surpass, to be over
We should …………. 5,000 feet before we make camp.

Question 3

To get across

Answer 3

To make people understand something

He tried to…… this point ………. but it was so complicated , no one could understand

Question 4

To get after

Answer 4

To criticize someone for not doing something
She always………………me about dirty dishes
To chase someone or something
Don’t just stand there talking. Get after them!

Question 5

To get ahead

Answer 5

To make progress, overtake, gain advantage, be successful
In order to ……….in business you need to be assertive.
He ran faster and ………..of his sister just as they reached the car. (move in front of)
Nowadays , you need IT skill if you want to ………

Question 6

To get along

To get along with

Answer 6

To have a good relationship
I don’t really ……….. with my sister’s husband.
Me and my friend , we………..
To deal with
I wonder how Michael is ………….. in his new job?

Question 7

To get around

Answer 7

circulate
When word ………. that she was baking cookies, all the children appeared at her door.
travel
visit many places
I certainly …………..in my job. This year, I’ve travelled to Korea, Australia and South Africa.
avoid doing
Avoid or bypass an obstacle
The politician ……………. answering the question by changing the subject.

Question 8

To get around doing something

Answer 8

Find time
Bill eventually……………to the washing-up.
Eventually begin or return to some procrastinated task
Some day I’ll ……………..to organizing this mess.

Question 9

To get at

Answer 9

To be able to reach , find, access
I have a lot of money in my trust fund. I just can’t ………..it.
Mean, signify
I don’t understand. What are you…………..?

Question 10

To get away

Answer 10

1 - To escape
A police officer grabbed him, but he ……….
2 - to manage to leave a place ( especially your work)
He said he’d meet me for lunch if he could…………
3 - to go somewhere different from where you live in order to have a rest or a holiday
……….. from it all: On days like today, I just want to……… from it all.

Question 11

To get away from

Answer 11

1 To talk about something different from what you should be talking about
2 to ask someone to leave a place
I think we’re………….from the point.
…………….from there! It’s hot!
3 you can’t …….from something/there’s no ……….from something
used for saying that a fact or situation must be accepted and cannot be avoided

Question 12

To get away with

Answer 12

Not get caught or punished for doing something wrong
- These bums ……………….diamond trinkets.
to leave a place with something
- I let Fane……………with the Book.

Question 13

To get back

Answer 13

Return to where one came from
- When I …………… from holiday, I expect the house to be tidy.
Retrieve, to have an item returned
- I lent her my guitar over the Christmas holidays, and will ….it………..when the term starts.

Question 14

To get back at

Answer 14

To punish someone who did something to you

- She put toothpaste in his shoes to …………. him for the frog he left in her refrigerator.

Question 15

To get back into

Answer 15

To start doing something after stopping for sometime

Question 16

To get back to sb or sth

Answer 16

To contact someone later, To give reply
- I’ll …………… you when I have an answer.
Return to
- I’ll ……………work as soon as I’ve finished this game.

Question 17

To get back together

To get together

Answer 17

To start a relationship with somebody again
- I just (preterit)………….. with my ex-girlfriend
to meet socially
- Lily……. the girls ……….and told them about Anna’s accident.

Question 18

To get behind

Answer 18

To support, to help

- It was easy to finish the project , once the whole community …………… it

Question 19

To get by

Answer 19

To have just enough money to live on

- Do you think they can …………… on only one salary?

Question 20

To get down

Answer 20

To make someone depressed or unhappy
- Nothing ………………..so much as a rainy day.
indicate to enjoy for exemple a party
- get down , enjoy

Question 21

To get down on

Answer 21

To criticize someone

- Jane’s always getting ………………..the kids.

Question 22

To get in

Answer 22

To arrive home
Get into or inside something, literally or figuratively
You’d better ………..gear.
to ………a car
Enter a place; to gain access
f you want to……., you’ll need the gate code and a key.
be admitted to school , program,

Question 23

To get in on

Answer 23

participate , get involved

She’s always trying to ……….. the action.

Question 24

To get in with

Answer 24

To become friendly with a group

He (preterit) with a bad crowd and started skipping school.

Question 25

To get into

Answer 25

to start enjoying something, or to become enthusiastic about it I can't ............this book because the first chapter is so boring.

Question 26

To get off

Answer 26

Literally remove from a place .......... this table To escape punishment , be acquitted, steal He was tried for corruption, but he (preterit).... To get pleasure, orgasm, to be excited by something He really ............on seeing other people suffer.

Question 27

To get on sb nerves

Answer 27

To criticize someone | Her husband's constant grumbling was starting to ...............Olga's nerves.

Question 28

To get on with something

Answer 28

To continue doing something | Don't watch TV. Just ...........with your homework!

Question 29

To get on (with)somebody Get on board

Answer 29

To have a good relationship (England) If you can't ........ with your boss, it might be better to quit. Sarah and her new roommate (preterit) ....... as soon as they met. join us in a work , a plan I want you to " ........." in my plan

Question 30

To get onto

Answer 30

To start discussing a topic | My boss always becomes defensive when we ...............the subject of a pay rise.

Question 31

To get out

Answer 31

To go out of different places | I need to .......of my meeting this afternoon because I have a doctor's

Question 32

To get out of

Answer 32

extricate someone from The children could not ...........the building because it was on fire. to avoid doing something you dislike The teenager tried .............. his homework by pretending to be ill.

Question 33

To get over

Answer 33

To recover from something In the follow-up, psychosocial activities will help children .............the trauma of the disaster. literally to go there, you have to ....... this wall

Question 34

To get through

Answer 34

to survive The global recession has been tough on everyone, but we will..............it. to complete a task (finish) I have so much work to ................... this week. I don't know how I'm going to do it all!

Question 35

To get through to

Answer 35

To make someone understand what you are trying to say I need to get through to my son and make him see drugs are not the answer! Reach on phone I'm trying to ............... the President but he's not answering his phone.

Question 36

To get to | to get to doing sth

Answer 36

To annoy or upset someone His incessant whistling really ..........me. To reach , arrive John (preterit) ........Cambridge at about five o'clock. Start doing When he failed to call me yet again, I (preterit) wondering if he was having an affair.

Question 37

To get together

Answer 37

To meet each other, To spend time together to gather The team leaders need to...........to discuss the problem. Let's ...............sometime and catch up on each other's news.

Question 38

To get up to get up in something "get up" noun

Answer 38

To get out of bed I had to ...........early today for a meeting at 7:00 AM. To find courage I couldn't quite ..........the courage to ask him on a date. to get dressed For halloween, she ............ in a nice costume Nice " get up " , means nice dress

Question 39

To get up to

Answer 39

To do something wrong or naughty | What have you been .............?

Question 40

Go on

Answer 40

``` A cruise A date A diet A picnic A tour A trip to Vacation Sales Strike ```

Question 41

To go about

Answer 41

To begin to do something our to deal with something Ex How should I ..... loosing weight?

Question 42

To go after

Answer 42

To chase or follow someone in order to catch them Ex The cat went after the bird , but it flew away

Question 43

To go against

Answer 43

To oppose or disagree with something or someone Ex Build a road here would go against the wishes of the local community

Question 44

To go ahead

Answer 44

To start or continue to do something Ex ......and eat before everything gets cold.

Question 45

To go along

Answer 45

To agree with someone or something Ex I didn’t agree, but I ...........with the decision because I was in the minority.

Question 46

To go around

Answer 46

To be enough for everyone Ex For a women over 40, there simply aren’t enough men their own age ....

Question 47

To go at someone

Answer 47

To attack someone Ex the two boys are .......each other like mads dogs

Question 48

To go away

Answer 48

To leave a place Ex You’re fired . Please ... and don’t come back

Question 49

To go back to

Answer 49

To have existed since or for a particular time Ex Their relationship ........,when they were at school together

Question 50

To go back on

Answer 50

To fail to keep a promise or to change decision Ex He’s ........ on his word and decided not to give me the job after all

Question 51

To go before

Answer 51

To precede, to occur, before in time Ex Summer ......autumn and winter ........spring

Question 52

To go by

Answer 52

The passing of time Ex Five years ..........before the boys saw each other again

Question 53

To go down

Answer 53

To decrease, to get smaller Ex The oil price has ....... recently

Question 54

To go down with

Answer 54

To become ill with a particular illness Ex Yesterday, my husband .........with the flu

Question 55

To go in for

Answer 55

To like something, to have an interest in Ex I’ve never ......classical music, but I love jazz music.

Question 56

To go into

Answer 56

To start doing a particular type of work. Ex After earning a master’s degree in economics, he ....... banking

Question 57

To go off

Answer 57

Of a light or a machine goes of, it stops working Ex All the lights in the building suddenly .....,,,

Question 58

To go off to

Answer 58

To leave a place and go somewhere else Ex Dave’s ......... to the south off France for the summer.

Question 59

To go off

Answer 59

To leave with something that belong to somewhere else Ex He ....... with my credit card

Question 60

To go on about

Answer 60

Talk in an annoying way about something for a long time Ex All through dinner Peter......his favorite subject, himself.

Question 61

To go on at

Answer 61

To criticize someone regularly or for a long time Ex She’s always......her daughter for one thing or another

Question 62

To go out

Answer 62

To become unfashionable Ex Purple ties,....... after a short season of popularity

Question 63

To go out with

Answer 63

To have a romantic relationship with someone Ex He’s been ...........with his girlfriend for around six months now

Question 64

To go over

Answer 64

To examine or check something Ex Remember to .....your essay for grammar and spelling mistakes before you hand in it to me

Question 65

To go through

Answer 65

To experience a difficult or unpleasant situation Ex You wouldn’t believe what I ............when I was ill !

Question 66

To go through with

Answer 66

To do something you planned or promised to do Ex He says, he’ll climb Mount Everest. But I doubt he’ll........with it.

Question 67

To go under

Answer 67

To become bankrupt Ex The company was weak from the start and finally......

Question 68

Come about

Answer 68

Come to pass; develop; occur; take place; happen Ex We have to ask, how did this ...,?

Question 69

Come across

Answer 69

Give an appearance or impression; to project a certain image Ex A business suit and briefcase help her ......as the competent professional she is Find, usually by accident In the meadow he will .............a rare flower.

Question 70

Come after

Answer 70

Flollow, pursue Don’t try to ......me to succeed, be the successor of Who .......Richard the Lionheart?

Question 71

To come along

Answer 71

To accompany, Would you like to ................with me to the opera ? Progress, to make progressThe renovation is ...............nicely, and should be ready within a month.

Question 72

To come appart

Answer 72

Break, separate Ex My old clothes are all ..........

Question 73

To come around

Answer 73

To change one’s mind Example : give her time , she may come around and see things your way

Question 74

To come at

Answer 74

Get to, especially with effort or difficulties He precise the meaning was not easy to ........... To accept ( a situation) , to agree to do, to try I’m not going to ............. that again. Too risky To Attack, to harass as I backed away , he came at me with a knife.

Question 75

get on

Answer 75

to progress , advance, How are you ..........? To ......... in life, you need to be willing to work hard.

Question 76

come up | come up with

Answer 76

produce it or think about it