Phrasal Verbs List PDF

# Phrasal Verbs List ## Language Function (A) - **Asking for advice** - Is it ok If I (do this)? - What should we do (in this situation)? - Do I need to ...? - Did I do something wrong? - **Apologizing** - Sorry about that, I didn't know ... - My apologies, I didn't realiz...

# Phrasal Verbs List ## Language Function (A) - **Asking for advice** - Is it ok If I (do this)? - What should we do (in this situation)? - Do I need to ...? - Did I do something wrong? - **Apologizing** - Sorry about that, I didn't know ... - My apologies, I didn't realize ... ## Language Function (B) - **Not sure** - I have no idea. - I haven't a clue. - I'm sorry, but I'm really not sure. - I don't know but I can try and find out. - It definitely not. - I'm sure it isn't. - I'm not a hundred percent certain, but it might be... - I'm fairly sure it is. - I can't remember... - I have forgotten . . . ## Language Function (C) - **Good news** - I've some good news. - I'm really pleased to tell you ... - You will never guess... - **Bad news** - I'm to have to tell you, but... - I'm afraid... ## Language Function (D) - **Giving opinion** - For me, ... - In my view, ... - I do think... - **Giving example** - Let me give you ... - For example, ... - Let me give you an example, ... - For one thing, ... ## Language Function (E) - **Warnings** - Watch out for... - Don't ... (or else) - Be careful ... - **Advice** - Make sure... - You'd better... - You'd better watch out for... - If I were you, ... ## The Tense | The tense | Form | Usage | Key words | |---|---|---|---| | Present simple | have/has + P.P | Since + duration of event; for + duration of event; just/ever/yet | | Present perfect continuous | have/has + been + v.ing | for + now; all/day/week; continuous action that started in the past and is still continuing; actions that happened regularly in the past and are still going on; actions that have results now. | | Present perfect | had + P.P | After/as soon as; before/by the time; since + duration of event up to a particular point in the past; just/ever/yet/still; already; not ... yet | | Past perfect continuous | had been + -ing | before + a specific past event; at the time | ## The Passive | Passive | Active | Tense | |---|---|---| | am/is/are + passive | Active | Present simple | | was/were + passive | Active | Past simple | | am/is/are + being + passive | Active | Present continuous | | have/has + been + passive | Active | Present perfect | ## Collocations | Verb | Collocations | |---|---| | come | naturally, easily, back, return | | give | me a call, a talk, instructions, directions | | have | a good time, problems, trouble, the same dream, a break | | make | a progress, a mess, a profit | ## Articles | Article | Usage | |---|---| | a | Used before singular nouns beginning with a consonant sound. | | an | Used before singular nouns beginning with a vowel sound | | The | Used before specific nouns that have already been mentioned or are clear from the context. | | No article | Use before plural nouns (men/ women), names of countries and cities, general nouns (the weather/ the air). | ## Preffixes | Prefix | Meaning | Example | |---|---|---| | Un- | Not | Unethical, Unusual, Unreal, Unbelievable, Untidy, Unknown | | Re- | Again | Recycled, Reusable, Renew | ## Quantifiers * **Some** - Used when we want to say that there is more than one of something, but not a specific or exact number. * **Several** - Used with countable nouns to mean "more than a few, but not many." * **Any** - Used in questions and negative sentences, with both countable and uncountable nouns. * **Much** - Used with uncountable nouns in negative sentences and questions. * **Many** - Used with countable nouns in negative sentences and questions. * **A lot of/ lots of/ plenty of** - Used with both countable and uncountable nouns in positive sentences. ## Quantifiers * **None/ no/ Zero** - Mean "not any." * **None of** - Mean "not any of." * **No** - Used before singular nouns, without any articles or possessive adjectives. * **Too much** - Used with uncountable nouns to mean "more than necessary." * **Too many** - Used with countable nouns to mean "more than necessary." * **Enough** - Used with both countable and uncountable nouns to mean "as much as needed." * **A little/ a bit of** - Used with uncountable nouns to mean "a small amount." * **A few** - It means "a small number of." ## Reported Speech | Direct Speech | Reported speech | |---|---| | Say(s) | said, told | | Say(s) to | said to, told | | tense shift | Direct speech | Reported speech | |---|---|---| | Simple present | I buy | I bought | | Simple past | I bought | I had bought | | Present continuous | I am buying | I was buying | | Past continuous | I was buying | I had been buying | | Present perfect | I have bought | I had bought | | Past perfect | I had bought | I had bought | ## Relative Clauses | Pronoun | Meaning | Usage | |---|---|---| | Who | Used to refer to people. | The person who has the book is my brother. | | Which | Used to refer to things. | The thing which is on the table is a pen. | | That | Used to refer to both things and people. | The boy that came here is my friend. | ## Verb Patterns | Verb | Meaning | |---|---| | Miss | To fail to notice or to do something. | | Enjoy | To get pleasure from something. | | Fancy | To like or want something. | | Hate | To dislike something very much. | | Be (be) keen on | To enjoy doing something very much. | | Look forward to | To be excited about something in the future. | | Give up | To stop trying to do something. | | Practice | To do something regularly to improve your skills. | | Manage | To succeed in doing something, often with difficulty. | | Help | To aid or assists someone. | | Remember | To recall a fact, event, or situation to the mind. | ## Verb Patterns | Verb | Meaning | |---|---| | Suggest | To advise something to do. | | Recommend | To propose something as being good or suitable. | | Agree | To have the same opinion. | | Decide | To make up your mind about something. | | Offer | To propose to give something. | ## Choose the correct answer 1) If he shouts, I ____ angry. - Will get. 2) If I seen him, I ____ him. - Would tell. 3) When they ____, we'll eat. - Arrive. 4) When we get there, we ____ you. - Will phone. 5) If I finish early, I ____ go home. - Will go 6) If I go running every day, it ____ me feel good. - Will make. 7) I'm feeling down. If I go for a run, I ____ better. - Would feel. 8) When I finish reading this book, I ____ it to you to read. - Will give. 9) When I ____ reading a book, I usually feel disappointed. - Finish. 10) I'm meeting my boss later. If I tell him about my new job, he ____ angry. - Will get.