Que son los phrasal verbs?

Los phrasal verbs son combinaciones de un verbo con una preposicion o adverbio que juntos crean un significado diferente al del verbo original. Son una parte esencial del inglés cotidiano y dominarlos te acercara significativamente a la fluidez.

Los 20 phrasal verbs más importantes

1. Give up - Rendirse, dejar de hacer algo

"Don't give up on your dreams." / "She gave up smoking last year."

2. Look forward to - Esperar con ilusion

"I'm looking forward to the weekend." / "We look forward to hearing from you."

3. Turn out - Resultar ser

"The movie turned out to be really good." / "It turned out that he was right."

4. Find out - Descubrir, averiguar

"I need to find out when the train leaves." / "She found out the truth."

5. Come up with - Inventar, idear

"We need to come up with a solution." / "He came up with a brilliant idea."

6. Put off - Posponer

"Don't put off your homework." / "The meeting was put off until next week."

7. Get along with - Llevarse bien con

"She gets along with everyone." / "Do you get along with your colleagues?"

8. Look up - Buscar información

"I need to look up that word in the dictionary." / "Look it up online."

9. Bring up - Mencionar un tema, criar

"She brought up an interesting point." / "He was brought up in London."

10. Set up - Establecer, organizar

"Let's set up a meeting for next Tuesday." / "They set up their own business."

11. Pick up - Recoger, aprender informalmente

"Can you pick me up at 5?" / "She picked up Spanish while living in Mexico."

12. Work out - Hacer ejercicio, resolver, funcionar

"I work out three times a week." / "Things will work out in the end."

13. Figure out - Entender, resolver

"I can't figure out this math problem." / "We'll figure it out together."

14. Run out of - Quedarse sin

"We've run out of milk." / "I'm running out of patience."

15. Turn down - Rechazar, bajar el volumen

"He turned down the job offer." / "Can you turn down the music?"

16. Break down - Averiarse, descomponerse emocionalmente

"My car broke down on the highway." / "She broke down crying."

17. Go over - Revisar

"Let's go over the report one more time." / "We went over the details carefully."

18. Take off - Despegar, quitarse ropa, tener exito

"The plane took off on time." / "His career really took off after that."

19. Put up with - Tolerar, soportar

"I can't put up with this noise." / "How do you put up with him?"

20. Carry on - Continuar

"Please carry on with your work." / "She carried on despite the difficulties."

Como aprenderlos efectivamente

Aprende phrasal verbs en contexto, no como lista aislada
Crea oraciones personales con cada uno
Práctica usarlos en conversación
No intentes aprender todos a la vez; enfocate en 2-3 por semana

Los 20 Phrasal Verbs Más Usados en Inglés