Phrasal Verbs
catch up
"I've taken up jiu-jitsu and it's really difficult," said Amy.
Amy said that she'd taken up jiu-jitsu and that it was really difficult.
Scratch/If you scratch my back, I scratch/I'll scratch yours.
- idiom
If you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
If I wanted your help, I would ask.
In both/either cities, there's an extensive rail network.
both
Hey, I've just gone ____ ____ a run. I'll call you back when I get home.
out for
The customer said that (s)he'd have a glass of water.
As long as/Provided that you bring back my bike, you can borrow it until Sunday.
As long as you bring back my bike, you can borrow it until Sunday.
(as long as = informal; provided that = formal)
Change this into the second conditional.
You - speak - better English --- you - watch - English movies.
You would speak better English if you watched English movies.
Neither/Either myself or/nor my friends voted for Trump.
Neither myself nor my friends voted for Trump.
She's so busy all the time. It's so hard to ____ up ___ all that she's doing!
keep up with
Change this to reported speech.
"Can you put me up for the night? All the hotels are full," said Elle.
Elle asked if I could put her up for the night. She said all the hotels were full.
Provided / If we get off the train here, we won't be able to go to that cafe.
If we get off the train here, we won't be able to go to that cafe.
I wish or it's time?
________ I had stayed at the party longer. It was so fun.
I wish I had stayed at the party longer. It was so fun.
You can choose either/each a room that faces the ocean or/and a room that faces the mountains.
either...or
Can you fix me ___ with your friend? He/She is so cute!
up
Change this into reported speech.
"I'll drop the kids off at the park," said Mom. "Can you pick them up at noon?" she asked.
Mom said she would drop the kids off at the park and asked if I could pick them up at noon.
or
Mom said she'd drop the kids off at the park. She asked if I could pick them up at noon.
We can't ride together unless / as long as we take the van.
We can't ride together unless we take the van.
Change this into the third conditional.
________ (spend) more time watching English movies, you wouldn't have so much trouble understanding.
If you spent more time watching English movies, you wouldn't have so much trouble understanding.
I get a new phone every/each two years.
Which bus stop should I get ___ at to get to Ben Thanh Market?
off
Change this to reported speech.
"She never fills up the car and I always have to stop at the gas station on the way to work!" Emily's dad complained.
Emily's dad complained that she never filled up the car and he always had to stop at the gas station on the way to work.
As long as you pay for / Pay for my coffee, and I'll give you a ride to work tomorrow.
Pay for my coffee, and I'll give you a ride to work tomorrow.
Make a sentence in the third conditional.
slept late - missed the bus
If you hadn't slept late, you wouldn't have missed the bus.
Each/every person has a unique signature.
Each person has a unique signature.