Phrasal Verbs
Sentence Transformation
Why go here?
MOVIE MAGIC
No 'that'
100

My motorbike stopped working on the motorway the other day (BREAK)

BROKE DOWN

100

It is likely that they'll win the championship


PROBABLY

They _________________ the championship

WILL PROBABLY WIN

100

A hair salon

To have/get your hair cut

100

In this 1981 classic, a giant boulder chases Harrison Ford down a tunnel

Harrison Ford is chased down a tunnel by a boulder

INDIANA JONES AND THE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

100

Name the Emperor _______ conquered most of Europe in the early 19th Century

WHO

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

200

We conducted the experiment without any further problems (CARRY)

CARRIED OUT

200

A police officer arrested him and calmly took him away

WAS

He ___________________ away by a police officer

WAS ARRESTED AND CALMLY TAKEN

200

A garage

To have/get your car fixed

200

In this 2018 phenomenon, Killmonger challenges T'Challa for the throne of Wakanda

T'Challa is challenged for the throne of Wakanda by Killmonger


BLACK PANTHER

200
Name a country __________ there are pyramids that ISN'T Egypt

WHERE

MEXICO

300

I wasn't able to invent an excuse quickly enough (COME/MAKE)

COME UP WITH/MAKE UP

300

He is expected to declare his intentions on Monday

GOING

People _______________ declare his intentions on Monday

EXPECT HE IS GOING TO

300

A supermarket website

To have/get your shopping/groceries delivered

300
In this 1960 thriller, a mysterious figure murders Janet Leigh in the shower

Janet Leigh is murdered in the shower by a mysterious figure


PSYCHO

300

Name a book ________ was written by Charles Dickens

WHICH


MORE POPULAR DICKENS: 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

OLIVER TWIST

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

A TALE OF TWO CITIES

etc etc

400

She separated from her boyfriend because he needed to mature (BREAK/GROW)

BROKE UP WITH---GROW UP

400
It was my first time in Lisbon


HAD


I _____________________ before

HAD NOT BEEN TO LISBON

400

A tailor

To have/get a suit made

400

Tony Montana (Al Pacino) violently takes over Miami and its drugs trade

Miami and its drugs trade are violently taken over by Tony Montana

SCARFACE

400

Name an American president ___________ father was also President

WHOSE


GEORGE W BUSH

500

He really admired his grandfather, who he resembled in many ways (LOOK/TAKE)

LOOKED UP TO---TOOK AFTER

500

Now I think it was a bad idea for us to try this

SHOULD

Now I think we _________________ this

SHOULD NOT HAVE TRIED

500

An artist's studio

To have/get your picture painted

500

Someone finds the One Ring; the Fellowship begin the quest to destroy it

The One Ring is found; the quest to destroy it is begun (by the Fellowship)

THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

500

Name the year __________ Germany was reunified

WHEN


1989