Phrasal Verbs
To have a good relationship
Get _________
Get along
Get on
I don't think we should get takeaway tonight.
(LET'S)
________________ get takeaway tonight.
Let's not get takeaway tonight.
I'm really fed up! I __________ (wait) for the train for over an hour!
I've been waiting
Unfortunately, I regret informing/to inform you that you did not pass the driving exam.
To support someone when they are in a difficult situation
Stand by (someone)
She doesn't intend on spending too much money on her holiday.
(TO)
She's planning___________too much money on her holiday.
She's planning not to spend too much money on her holiday.
(present tense)
She's staying / She stays with her best friend until she finds a flat.
She's staying (temporary situation)
A: You should find a new job.
B: You're right. I can't go on working/to work at this place. The workplace culture is absolutely hostile.
can't go on working (to talk about continuing an action)
To leave and go somewhere else
Set ______
Set off
His first novel was better than this one.
(GOOD)
This novel is ______________ one he wrote.
This novel is not as good as the one he wrote.
He was elated with his result because (he had tried / he had been trying) to pass the exam for years.
He had been trying (longer activity in progress in past)
Please remember bringing/to bring your passport. Otherwise we can't board the plane.
remember to bring (not forget to do something)
To see something/someone by chance
Come _______
Come across
I'm sorry, could you wait for a moment, please?
(MIND)
I'm sorry, ____________ for a moment, please?
I'm sorry, do you mind waiting for a moment, please?
(future forms)
This time next year, I ________ (not study) on Zoom. I ________ (start) my new job by then.
I will not be studying
I will have started
We can't afford going/to go on holiday this year.
afford + to + infinitive
To learn something new / start something
Take ______
Take up
Our opinion is that his story isn't true.
(BELIEVE)
_________________ his story is true.
We don't believe that his story is true.
(passive)
I tried to get the DVD from the library but it ________ already________(borrow).
it had already been borrowed
Do you mind (to work/working) at the weekends?
Do you mind working