Phrasal verbs
Can you _______ a better idea?
Come Up
We use the past simple:
For specific single or repeated actions or events in the past.
The following question words can be the subject or object of a question:
Who?, Which? and What?
We use will + infinitive:
for instant decisions, offers, promises, requests, refusals.
We use the infinitive article a / an:
When we say what something is or what it is like.
What time did you ________ yesterday?
Come back
We use the present perfect simple:
for a recent action that is now complete.
We use reply questions to:
Query a statement.
We use going to + infinitive:
For plans and intentions that we have already decided on before speaking.
We can use either one or a/an when we are talking about:
An exact number, time, etc.
He _______ a solution.
Came up
We use the past continuous for:
An action that was in progress at a particular moment in the past.
If the sentence includes a modal verb, we use it in:
The reply question.
We use present continuous to talk about:
Personal arrangements we have already made.
We use one (but no a/an):
When we need to emphasise the number.
A phrasal verb is a combination of
Words
We use the past perfect simple for:
An event that happened before another event in the past.
Express surprise.
We use the present simple to talk about:
Timetables of future activities and events.
We use the definite article the:
when it is clear what we are talking about.
Phrasal verbs consist of
a verb and a preposition or an adverb
We use the past perfect continuous:
For an action that continued up to a certain point in the past.
We sometimes ask questions using WHY? with:
A base form rather than the short finite verb.
To talk about facts in the future and to make predictions.
We don´t use an article:
With most countries, continents, languages, towns, lakes and mountains.