Phrasal Verbs
What is the missing preposition?
The rocket crashed because the scientists had messed _____________ their calculations.
The rocket crashed because the scientists had messed UP their calculations.
Complete the sentence.
I wish I ___________________ (not spend) so much money on these shoes.
I wish I hadn't spent so much money on these shoes.
Complete the sentence.
If dinosaurs _______________ (survive) the meteorite impact, life on Earth _______________ (turn out ) very different than it is today.
If dinosaurs had survived the meteorite impact, life on Earth would have turned out very different than it is today.
Make it indirect.
What does it feel like to be in zero gravity?
Can you tell me What it feels like to be in zero gravity?
What is the missing preposition?
The investigators were still looking __________ the cause of the failure.
The investigators were still looking
INTO the cause of the failure.
Complete the sentence.
Don't you wish you ________________ (be) smarter about money when you were younger?
Don't you wish you had been smarter about money when you were younger?
Complete the sentence.
If the meteorite _________ (be) a bit smaller, the dinosaurs ________________ (survive) the impact.
If the meteorite had been a bit smaller, the dinosaurs might/could have survived the impact.
Make it indirect.
Can humans ever live in space?
Do you think humans can ever live in space?
What is the missing preposition?
Finally, they came ______________ the cause of the crash:they had used the wrong size screws.
Finally, they came ACROSS the cause of the crash:they had used the wrong size screws.
Complete the sentence.
My parents wish they ___________________ (have) more money when they were growing up.
My parents wish they had had more money when they were growing up.
Complete the sentence.
If humans ____________ (hit) by the meteorite, most of them_________________ (no survive).
If humans had been hit by the meteorite, most of them wouldn't have survived.
Make it indirect.
Have other countries been on the Moon?
Do you know if other countries have been on the Moon?
What is the missing preposition?
It turned ________ that they had used the wrong system of measurements.
It turned OUT that they had used the wrong system of measurements.
Complete the sentence.
I wish I _______________ (buy) a warranty.
I wish I had bought a warranty.
Complete the sentence.
If the meteorite __________ (fall) somewhere else, the outcome ____________ (be) different.
If the meteorite had fallen somewhere else, the outcome might have been different.
Make it indirect.
How do astronauts sleep on the space shuttle?
Can you explain how astronauts sleep on the space shuttle?
What is the missing preposition?
Sales went ____________ significantly after the movie was released.
Sales went UP significantly after the movie was released.
Complete the sentence.
I wish I _______________ (not quit) my job.
I wish I hadn't quit my job.
Complete the sentence.
If any dinosaurs ___________ (survive) the first blast, they would ______________ (be killed) by the strong winds.
If any dinosaurs had survived the first blast, they would have been killed by the strong winds.
Make it indirect.
How much does a space shuttle cost?
Can you tell me how much a space shuttle costs?