Phrasal Verbs

These phrases are combinations of words, often a verb and a preposition, a verb and an adverb, or both. When the words that make up phrasal verbs are considered together, they have a different meaning than when the words are considered separately.

Some examples of phrasal verbs are:

• Carry on
• Work out
• Going to
• Bring up
• Ask around
• Break down
• Broke in
• Check in
• Check out
• Chip in
• Count on

Here are some of the examples used in a sentence:

• You can count on this course to improve your grammar.
• It’s about time everyone started chipping in.
• The guest checked out by 10 a.m.
• A thief broke into my apartment last night.
• I asked around, but nobody seemed to know where my cat was.
• The reason he looks athletic is because he works out twice a week.