Phrasal verbs can be a difficult topic. So many different combinations and meanings can be hard to remember! Don’t worry though, with time it will become second nature to use them in conversation. This blog post, inspired by our ‘App Tank’ lesson, will give you a hand (help you) with some of the most important ones.
If you’d like to find out (discover, learn) more about this topic, read on to see some example sentences and jot down (write down) some notes. You may have come across (found, encountered) some of these phrasal verbs before, but it’s important to use them well if you want to stand out (appear different) as an exceptional English speaker!
Look into: research more
I don’t know enough about the topic, I need to look into it more
Keep track: follow, show interest
Even though I live in Italy, I keep track of the news from the UK.
Turn into: become
Since he started exercising more, he has turned into a much healthier and happier person.
Come up with: invent, create
Sometimes it’s difficult to come up with original ideas!
Sneak away: escape, leave
I don’t want to go to the meeting today. Maybe I can sneak away from the office after lunch!
Let somebody know: Inform a person
I should let my manager know that I saw my colleague taking things from the office, but I don’t want to cause a problem!
Carry out: Finish an activity
The building work was carried out by a local company
Deal with: Take action with
Tomorrow I will call the broadband company and ask them to deal with the problem with our internet connection.
Try our latest phrasal verb quiz below, dealing with the following verbs:
- Give a hand: help someone
- Look into: research more
- Keep track: follow, show interest
- Turn into: become
- Come up with: invent, create
- Come across: find or encounter
- Sneak away: escape, leave
- Stand out: appear different
- Find out: discover, learn
- Jot down: write down
- Let somebody know: Inform a person
- Carry out: Finish an activity
- Deal with: Take action with
13 Essential Phrasal Verbs
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We need to ______ with a new name for the product.
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______ when you finish so I can come and meet you.
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I don’t understand this question, could you _______ ?
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The scientists need to _______ the theory more before they can reach a conclusion.
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I prefer using a laptop to _______ my notes on paper.
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When I was a teenager I had bright pink hair and wore unusual clothes. I really ________!
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I always ______ of British football.
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Oh no! Is that my ex-boyfriend? I hope that I can ______ before he sees me!
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I need to stop playing so many videogames. I don’t want to _______ a lazy person.
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I hope my roommate doesn’t _______ that I ate his chocolate!
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I _______ an interesting article yesterday.
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It’s my responsibility to ______ customers.
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Our company _______ the new project next year.
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