EXERCISE 41 a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Close the door! You're ________ the bugs ________.

2. One of the students _______ _______ and stole the answers for the final exam.

3. My grandfather always ________ ________ a new car by not driving it over 50 miles per hour until it had gone 1,000 miles.

4. Mark told me he bought a large-screen TV. Let's go to his house and ______ it ______.

5. My laptop computer is in this bag, so I think it would be better to keep it with me on the flight than to ________ it ________.

6. These speakers ________________ sockets in the back of the stereo.

7. Are you sure this is the right key for this lock? It won't ________ ________.

8. When I'm away on a business trip, I always ________ ________ with my office every morning. 318

9. I was late for class, so I waited until the teacher wasn't looking and _______ _______.

10. The soldiers were ordered to ______________ and capture the enemy position.

11.1 don't trust that guy my daughter wants to marry. I'm going to ________ him _______.

12. Dinner is being served. Let's________________the dining room.

13. There's a crack in the basement wall that's ________ ________ water.

14. At the supermarket you can ________ ________ in the express line only if you have fewer than 15 items.

15. We'll ________ ________ the Grand Hotel on Wednesday.

16. After a week at the hotel, we'll ________ ________ and go home.

17. Any burglar who tries to ________ ________ my house is going to get a big surprise — I've got three big dogs that aren't very friendly.

18. I ________ ________ only 15 minutes before my flight time, and I almost missed the plane.

EXERCISE 41 b — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs, participle adjectives, and nouns from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Janice entered the house quietly so that no one would hear her. What did Janice do?

2. Lydia unlocked the door so that her brother could enter the house. What did Lydia do?

3. Ms. Cummings paid her hotel bill and left. What did Ms. Cummings do?

4. In Question 3, Ms. Cummings had to leave the hotel before noon so that she would not have to pay for another day. What is noon at the hotel?

5. The window of Nancy's house was broken, and her jewelry, TV, and computer were gone. What happened to Nancy's house?

6. In Question 5, what happened at Nancy's house?

7. When I arrive at the airport, I'll give my ticket to the agent, and she'll give me a boarding pass. What will I do at the airport?

8. In Question 7, where will I go in the airport?

9. The room is full of cigarette smoke, and Karen doesn't want to enter it. What doesn't Karen want to do?

10. I saw an interesting house with a "for sale" sign on Pine Street as I was driving home. Tomorrow I'll stop and learn more about it. What will I do to the house tomorrow?

11. When Erik flies to Colorado to go skiing, he always gives his skis to the airline agent so that they will be put in the baggage compartment. What does Erik always do with his skis?

12. In Question 11, how would you describe Erik's skis after he gives them to the airline agent?

13. You opened the window quietly, when no one was looking, and left your house. What did you do?

14. Mr. Baker hasn't arrived at his hotel and arranged for a room yet. What hasn't Mr. Baker done yet?

15. Hank bought a new CD player and connected the plug to the outlet. What did Hank do?

16. In Question 15, how would you describe Hank's new CD player?

17. Before Ned was hired for his job in a nursing home, the human resources manager at the nursing home called his previous employer and asked questions about Ned. What was done to Ned?

18. My feet are killing me. It wasn't very smart to wear new hiking boots that aren't soft and comfortable. Why are my feet killing me?

EXERCISE 41 c — Write seven original sentences using phrasal verbs from this section.

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EXERCISE 41 d, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. I hope you like spaghetti, because so much was ________ ________ after the party that we're going to be eating it for a week.

2. My son has promised me a hundred times that he'll stay out of trouble and work harder in school, but he always ________ me ________.

3. I want to watch the news. It's going to _____ _____ as soon as this game is over.

4. Even though you don't like your brother, you shouldn't ________ him ________ in front of his children.

5. Today ______ _____ cold and rainy, but now the sun is out, and it's a lot warmer.

6. I can't drive because of my broken leg, but Carmen said she'd ________ me ________ if I need anything.

7. I've got an appointment to get my teeth cleaned tomorrow at 4:00, but if you want to go to the beach, I can ________ my appointment ________.

8. The company was considering eight cities for the new factory, but they've ________ it ________ to three.

9. A lot of the employees are confused about the new contract. We should ask management to have a meeting so that we can ________ everything ________.

10. Lydia is going to________________for Judy during her maternity leave.

11. Her husband said he wasn't going to stop smoking and that she would just have to learn to _______ _________it.

12. The commercial on TV said that if you ________your car's gas tank________with their gas, you'd get better mileage and a cleaner engine.

13. We're planning to ________ ________ for a few weeks. Would you mind watering our plants until we return?

14. David put a pool table and a pinball machine in his basement. It's a great place to ________ ________ and relax.

15. Can you believe how rude that guy was to me? Nobody has ever ________ ________ me like that before.

16. Bob is very kind and generous. He _____ ______ ______ helping other people.

42. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with get, 1

Many phrasal verbs are based on the verb get, and it is important to understand that the meaning of get in these verbs is not the same as the nonphrasal form of get, meaning receive. Instead, get has a meaning similar to become or change to:

I got up at 6:00.{\ was not up before, and then I became up — I changed from not being up to being up.)

Many phrasal verbs with get that relate to a change in physical location might seem identical in meaning to a variety of phrasal verbs using come, go, and other verbs that describe physical movement, such as walk, run, move, and so on, and often they can be used with little difference in meaning:

lcame back last night. Igot back last night.

But there is a difference: get emphasizes the change in location; come, go, and so on, emphasize the movement from one location to another.

It is very common to use the adverbs right and back with get phrasal verbs. To review the adverb right, see Sections 19 and 22. To review the adverb back, review Section 26 (and do not confuse the adverb back with the particle back).

Note that two forms of the past participle of get are shown: gotten and got. Gotten is more common in American English, but got is occasionally used. Both are correct.

1. get back (to) p.v. When you return to a level or place where you were before, you get back orget back to that place.

We left three weeks ago, and we didn'tget back until yesterday.

Where are you going?Get rightback here!

Mark lost a tot of weight when he was sick, and it took him a long time toget back to his old weight.

2. get... back (to) p.v. When youget somethingback orget somethingback to a person or place, you return it to that person or place.

Jim uses his mother's car in the morning, but she needs it to go to work at 4:30, so he has toget itback before then.

I have toget these booksback to the library — they're overdue.

3. get... back (from) p.v. When youget somethingback orget somethingbackfrom someone or someplace, you have something that you had before.

l couldn't believe Igot my stolen carback.

Jim borrowed a book from me three years ago, and I still haven'tgotten itbackfrom him.

4. get back (from) p.v. When youget back orget back from something that is very hot or dangerous or that you should not be near, you move away from it so that there is more distance between you and it.

Get back from the edge of the cliff! You might fall.

As the President came closer, the police told the crowd toget back.

1. get behind (in) p.v. When you are in a group that is studying or working, and so on, and they learn faster or get more work done because you are learning or working more slowly than the others, youget behind orget behind in your studies or work. When you do not complete work as fast as originally planned and expected, youget behind schedule.Keep up is the opposite ofget behind. Fall behind is similar to get behind.

Linda had some problems last semester, and shegot behind in her studies.

With all the bad weather we've been having, the construction project hasgotten way behind schedule.

Get by

get by & gets by getting by got by gottenlgot by

1.get by p.v. When youget by orget by something, you pass something or someone while you are walking or driving even though it may be difficult because there is not enough room.

Can you move all that junk in the hallway please? It's hard for people toget by.

There was an accident on the highway, and no one couldget by.

2. get by (on) p.v. When youget by orget by on a certain amount of money, you continue with your work or continue with your life even though it may be difficult.

Don't worry about me; I'llget by somehow.

It's not easygetting by on $250 a week.

3. get by p.v. When something, such as a mistake or a problem,gets by you, you do not notice it.

I've got a great editor; no mistakesget by her.

I checked this report twice. How did all these misspellingsget by me?

1. get down (to) p.v. When you move to a lower level or place or from north to south, youget down orget down to that level or place.Get up is the oppositeof get down. Go down is similar toget down.

You're going to fall out of that tree and break your neck.Get down right now!

The first thing I did after Igot down to Miami was go to the beach.

2. get... down (from) p.v. When youget things or peopledown, you move them from a higher level or place to a lower one.

Why do you always put the dishes on the top shelf? I can'tget themdown.

The fire fightersgot the peopledown from the roof of the burning building.

3. get down p.v. When you bend your body and lower your head to avoid danger or to prevent people from seeing you, youget down.

When the enemy soldiers started shooting, the sergeant ordered his men toget down.

Get down! If the police catch us here we'll be in a lot of trouble.

4. get... down p.v. When things or peopleget youdown, they make you sad or depressed.

Don't let your troubles get youdown. Everything will be all right.

Jim's marriage problems are really getting himdown.

Get in

get in & gets in getting in got in gottenlgot in

1. get inlinto p.v. When youget in orget into a place, building, room, car, boat, and so on, you enter it.

Get in the car! We're going now.

We'd betterget into the school — the bell's going to ring soon.

2. get... inlinto p.v. When youget in orget into a place, building, club, restaurant, meeting, and so on, you obtain permission to enter. When youget other peoplein or get other peopleinto a building, club, restaurant, meeting, and so on, you arrange for them to enter.

We'll neverget into that club; we don't know the right people.

l didn't have an invitation to the party, but Nancygot mein.

3. get... inlinto p.v. When youget somethingin orget somethinginto a place, building, room, container, enclosure, and so on, you get the object inside even though it is difficult.

The shoes are too small — I can'tget my feetin.

How did theyget that elephantinto its cage?

4. get... inlinto p.v. When youget in trouble orget into a difficult situation or a mess (a mess is a confused or difficult situation), you become involved in it. When you get peoplein trouble orget theminto a difficult situation or a mess, you cause them to become involved in it.

Susiegot in a lot of trouble at school today.

I don't see any solution to this problem. How did I everget into this mess?

5. get inlinto p.v. When youget in orget into a place, you arrive. When the vehicle you are ingets in orgets into a place, it arrives.Come in is similar toget in.

I'm exhausted. Igot in really late last night.

I'll be waiting for you at the station when your traingets into the station.

6. get... in p.v. When a storegets somethingin, it receives a delivery of something that it will offer for sale.

Karen asked the sales clerk when the store was going toget some summer dressesin.

I wanted to buy that new book, but the bookstore hasn'tgotten itin yet.

7. get... in p.v. When youget an activityin, you find the time for it or make the time for it.

Dinner isn't until 7:30, so we've got time toget a tennis gamein.

Whenever I go to San Francisco on business, I try toget a baseball gamein.

1. get out (of) p.v. When youget out orget out of a place, building, room, car, boat, and so on, you leave or escape from it.

When Bob heard his car's engine making a strange noise, hegot out and looked under the hood.

We smelled gas andgot out of the building just seconds before it exploded.

2. get out (to) p.v. When you go to a place that is west of where you are or to a place outside a large city, youget out orget out to that place.

l love it here in the city. I almost neverget out to the suburbs anymore.

I told my friend in New York, "If you everget out to California, please visit me."

3. get... out (of) p.v. When youget peopleout or get themout of a place, you take them out or you arrange for them to leave.

The soldiers were surrounded, so they called for a helicopter toget themout.

After Hank was arrested, his lawyergot himout of jail.

4. get... out (of) p.v. When youget out orget out of a dangerous, awkward, or difficult situation, you avoid it. When youget peopleout of a dangerous, awkward, or difficult situation, you help them to avoid it.

Erik made a date with two girls for the same night. How is he going toget out ofthis mess?

You got me into this mess — youget meout!

5. get... out (of) p.v. When youget somethingout orget somethingout of a container or place, you remove it.

Mother's coming for dinner tonight, so let'sget the good chinaout.

The videotape is jammed; I can'tget itout of the VCR.

6. get... out (of) p.v. When youget dirt or a stainout orget dirt or a stainout of a material, you remove it by cleaning.

This detergent's ad claims it'llget dirtout even in cold water.

Do you think bleach willget this wine stainout of my white blouse?

7. get out p.v. When informationgets out, it becomes known to people who are not supposed to know it.

Be careful — we'll be in a lot of trouble if this informationgets out.

There was a huge scandal after the newsgot out.

8. get out (of) p.v. When you leave your house and do things that are relaxing and fun, youget out orget out of the house.

You work too hard; you shouldget out more.

Ned doesn'tget out of the house much; he prefers to stay home and play computer games.

1. get over (to) p.v. When youget over to a place, you go there. When you tell people toget over here, you want them to come where you are.

Francisco called and he said he needs you to help him with something, soget over to his house right way.

Susie,get over here and clean up this mess immediately!

2. get over p.v. When youget over a problem, illness, or emotionally painful experience, you stop letting it affect you and continue with your life.

I've got a bad cold. I've been sick for a week, and I still haven'tgotten over it.

You can't feel sorry for yourself forever — you've got toget over it and get on with your life.

3. get over p.v. When something happens that surprises you or makes you angry, and you cannot stop thinking about it, you cannotget over it.

l can'tget over seeing my ex-wife with her new husband.

The coach couldn'tget over losing the state championship 47 to 0.

1.get up (to) p.v. When you move to a higher level or place, or from south to north, youget up orget up to that level or place.Get down is the opposite ofget up. Go up is similar toget up.

Tom, your brother is in the basement. Please go tell him toget rightup here and start doing his homework.

I haven'tgotten up to my brother's house in Canada for a long time.

2. get... up p.v. When youget up or someonegets youup, you rise from your bed. When youget people up, you cause them to rise from their beds.

l don't usuallyget up until 11:00 on weekends.

I make breakfast;getting the childrenup and ready for school in the morning is Bill's job.

3. get up p.v. When you change from a sitting or lying position to a standing position, youget up. Stand up is similar toget up.

The teacher told the sleeping students toget up.

After he hit me, Igot rightup and hit him back.