Phrasal Verb: look on

Definition: consider

Examples:

• Many people look on the President for answers to many important issues.
• I look on my Mother as a source of support and caring.
• He looked on the dictionary to help define some tough words.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: blow up

Definition: inflate

Examples:

• He put too much air in the tire, and so it blew up.
• The big air balloon slowly blew up as it was being prepared for flight.
• Be careful not to eat too much, or you will blow up.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: stand up

Definition: make a date but not keep it

Examples:

• Sally didn’t want to go out with Tom again since he stood her up the last time.
• I expected Tom to meet us her but it looks like he’s going to stand us up.
• I think it’s pretty rude for someone to stand you up after you’ve made plans.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: call on

Definition: ask someone for an answer in class

Examples:

• I hope the teacher doesn’t call on me; I don’t know the answer because I didn’t read the assignment.
• Becky ? the smartest girl in class–always raises her hand for the teacher to call on her.
• If the Spanish teacher calls on you, you can always say, ‘No se’ to impress him, even though you do not know the answer.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: hit it off

Definition: get on well with – (colloquial)

Examples:

• My brother and my boyfriend didn’t hit it off right away.
• I was surprised how well the kids hit it off.
• June worried she wouldn’t hit it off with her new coworkers.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: give up

Definition: decide not to try (unsuccessfully) to solve a problem; believed to be dead or lost

Examples:

• The boy wanted to give up playing soccer after his team lost the tournament.
• The rescue team had to give up the search when it finally got too dark.
• Suzy didn’t want to give up even though she had been told she’d never make it as a professional dancer.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: burn down

Definition: to destroy by burning (usually of buildings)

Examples:

• The house was going to burn down to the ground if the fire fighters didn’t arrive soon.
• With the water turned off we could do nothing except watch the building burn down.
• The city wanted to burn down the old building to make room for the new freeway.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: have it out with

Definition: express feelings so as to settle a problem

Examples:

• The bad blood between us hung above us like black clouds until one day things got particular heated and we had it out in front of everybody.
• She crossed the line one too many times and then I just said enough already and had it out with her and said my piece.
• I don’t know how many times I’ve heard them shouting through the walls. They are constantly fighting and having it out with one another.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: hand in

Definition: submit homework, an assignment, etc.

Examples:

• Do not for get to hand in your permission slips on Monday.
• I had to hand in my homework on time to receive full credit.
• Hand in all your immunization forms at the front desk please.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.

Phrasal Verb: have on

Definition: deceive – (colloquial)

Examples:

• We told my mom that we had crashed her car, but we were just having her on.
• We had my brother on by telling him that he had won the lottery.
• I couldn’t tell if my students had really lost power, or if they were just having me on.

Para practicar este phrasal verb te sugerimos que hagas algunas frases, las puedes publicar en los comentarios para que otros alumnos las comenten.