PHRASAL VERBS
If you look like a parent or relative and have a similar personality, you ______ them.
Take after
"The actress became internationally ______ after her first film."
FAME
FAMOUS
"I / go / hardly ever / to concerts."
I hardly ever go to concerts.
"When I was younger, I ______ spend every summer with my grandparents."
used to / would
"I enjoy ______ to live music."
a) listen
b) listening
c) to listen
b) listening
"It took Sarah several months to ______ the disappointment."
Get over
"She is extremely ______ and wants to become the CEO of the company."
AMBITION
AMBITIOUS
"She is late usually for rehearsals."
She is usually late for rehearsals.
"I usually ______ music while I study, but today I ______ a documentary."
a) listen / am watching
b) am listening / watch
c) listened / watched
listen / am watching
"My parents encouraged me ______ abroad."
a) study
b) studying
c) to study
c) to study
"The concert was ______ until next Friday because the singer was sick."
Put off
"You can always depend on him because he is very ______."
RELY
RELIABLE
Put always in the correct position:
"We have been interested in music."
We have always been interested in music.
"Every Sunday, my grandfather ______ tell us stories about his childhood."
would / used to
"I remember ______ my grandparents every summer when I was a child."
visiting
"My friends ______ me ______ joining the competition."
talked me into
"It was a truly ______ experience."
MEMORY
MEMORABLE
"They don't listen normally to classical music."
They don't normally listen to classical music.
"More and more people is choosing online concerts."
More and more people are choosing online concerts.
"I regret ______ you that your application was unsuccessful."
to inform
Which phrasal verb means to persuade someone NOT to do something?
Talk someone out of
"Her greatest ______ is to work for an international company."
AMBITION
AMBITION
"He has performed never on stage."
He has never performed on stage.
What is the difference?
"I used to play tennis."
vs.
"I played tennis yesterday."
Used to describes a past habit or situation that is no longer true; past simple describes a completed past event.
What's the difference between:
I remember locking the door.
I remembered to lock the door.
remember + -ing = remember a past action.
remember + to + verb = not forget to do something.