Oh yeah, my friend! They’re four. Nada más ni menos. Tienes cuatro tipos de phrasal verbs. Y todos ellos son parte del inglés que se habla en el día a día.
¿Te gustaría tener una guía rápida y eficaz para usarlos correctamente?
Tipo 1. Los phrasal verbs tipo 1 necesitan un objeto directo.
Ejemplo: to come across – encontrarse a algo o alguien. Toparse con algo o alguien, cruzarse con algo o alguien.
Regla: Los phrasal verbs Tipo 1 van siempre sin objeto, a no ser que estés haciendo una pregunta.
I came across some nice pubs in Oxford
You didn’t come across anything interesting, did you?
What did you come across in Oxford?
ACTIVIDAD. Escribe tres frases con el verbo to come across, una en presente, otra en pasado simple y otra en futuro simple.
Tipo 2. Este tipo de phrasal verb necesita objeto directo, pero al contrario que los de tipo 1, sí puedes separarlos.
Ejemplo: to write down – escribir, apuntar, anotar
Please write down your phone number in the top right corner of the page.
Please write your name down in the top right corner of the page.
Please write it down in the top right corner of the page.
ACTIVIDAD. Escribe tres frases con el verbo to write down, una en presente continuo, otra en pasado simple y otra en futuro continuo.
Tipo 3. Nunca, nunca llevan objeto directo, y nunca, nunca se separan.
Ejemplo: to get by – salir adelante, arreglárselas, apañárselas
She found it difficult to get by in Newcastle.
I don’t know how spanish people who don’t speak English get by in Newcastle.
ACTIVIDAD. Escribe tres frases con el verbo to get by, una en presente continuo, otra en pasado simple y otra en futuro simple.
Tipo 4. Más difícil todavía. Estos tienen 3 palabras. 1 verbo + 2 partículas. Van con complemento directo y nunca, nunca se separan.
Ejemplo 1: to look forward to – esperar (algo), tener ganas de (algo), desear (algo), estar deseoso de (algo), anhelar (algo)
Ejemplo 2: to put up with – soportar (a algo o alguien), aguantar (a algo o alguien), apechugar (con algo o alguien)
I look forward to working with you guys soon.
I can’t put up with this noise any more, please somebody stop it!
ACTIVIDAD. Escribe tres frases con cada verbo 1) to look forward to y 2) to put up with, una en presente continuo, otra en pasado simple y otra en futuro continuo.
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Activity Type 1.
It is difficult to change the meaning when you come across a different perspective.
I was in Madrid last week and I came across a friend in the middle of the street.
I will come across a different solution for this problem.
Activity Type 2
I am now writing down my name on this application form.
Yesterday I wrote my name down on an application form.
Tomorrow, early in the morning, I will be writing down my name on an application form.
I come across Justin Bieber.
I came across a japanese restaurant last week in Bruselles.
I will come across CR7 tomorrow when I go to your hotel.
– I come across it everyday
– I came across some trash in the swimmingpool
– He will come across a nice surprise.
You must be writing down the documentation this afternoon.
Did you write down the documentation yesterday?
Are we gonna be writing the documentation together?
– Please, write this document down.
– I’ll be writing down the new work agreement tomorrow.
– I wrote the new contract down.
I’m going to come across your father this evening.
Your girlfriend will come across a lot of funny activities in that street!
Unless we come across a restaurant right now, we’ll have to eat in McDonalds! Muhaha!
Activity Type 1.
I come across mayoral colleagues every day
My mother came across my daughter in the supermarket last Monday
You will come across the exit at some point
Activity Type 2
You are writing your name down on my book
She wrote down the exercises on the blackboard
You will be writing down the answers of the exam
Activity Type 3
I´m getting by on my own in Malaga
When I lived in Córdoba I got by better
I believe that I will get by successfully in Mayoral
Activity Type 4
I´m looking forward to the arrival of next Saturday
Last Friday I looked forward to seeing my sister
My family will be looking forward to seeing me
Spain is putting up with a crisis now
Last month I put up with coming to Mayoral by bus
We will put up with the rain in winter
I came across the most difficult project ever
I came across him every day.
I suppose when I arrive home I´ll be coming across some untidy rooms to tidy up.
I went with my friends at our favourite restaurant and we came across a weird one.