PHRASAL VERBS

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ACTIVITY 3

Using Phrasal Verbs and Idioms in a Real Context

Now use the same phrasal verbs and idioms to fill the gaps. Remember to use the correct tense or verb form and don’t forget to add any other prepositions/pronouns if necessary. Please use from 2 to 5 words in the gaps. Example : I applied for a marketing job last month but I was turned down, so I’m still out of work.

Activity 3

1.	Somebody my flat last night and stole all my wife’s jewellery.

2.	My new employer’s just paid me my salary in cash, so I’m off to the bank to . I don’t want that amount of money lying around in my house.

3.	I heard that your brother has . I’m so sorry. Please accept my condolences.

4.	I really like these trousers. The only thing is that they’re too long. I suppose I could always , though. My mum could do it – she’s good at sewing.

5.	My brother always manages doing the washing-up. He somehow convinces my mum that, out of all the brothers and sisters, he works the hardest during the day and needs to rest when he gets home.

6.	I was buying a drink in a bar when suddenly a woman started to . She said I was really good-looking and that she wished she had a boyfriend as polite and sophisticated as me.

7.	I’ve nearly spent all my money and it’s still two weeks before they pay me, so I’ll have to until the end of the month, otherwise I won’t have anything to live on.

8.	I’m sorry I got angry with you yesterday. The thing is, I’d just had an argument with my wife and I was really stressed and I you. It had nothing to do with you, I know.

9.	I wish he’d stop people and buy his own cigarettes. He somehow even gets people to give him some of their lunch.

10.	You’ve been working on the computer for three hours non-stop. I’ll you while you go and have a break. I’ll try and get as much done as possible, so that you won’t have to do much more.

11.	The police chased after the thief, but unfortunately just as they were on the point of catching him, he was able in a car that was waiting for him.

12.	I’m at 6.00 tomorrow morning and I’ll have a long journey ahead of me, so I need to go to bed early tonight.

13.	I the coast when a violent storm started and I had to stop my car because the roads became too dangerous. I carried on three hours later and luckily reached the coast safe and sound.

14.	I’ve got such a bad back that the doctor has for three weeks. Hopefully I’ll be well enough to go back to work then.

15.	My best friend’s depressed because he’s just his girlfriend. They’d been together for three years.

16.	Have you heard? Somebody caught the President in bed with his secretary and his personal assistant! He was always saying in interviews what a great family man he was. How embarrassing! He’ll never . Actually, he may resign.

17.	I had to somebody yesterday because my toilet got blocked and I didn’t know how to unblock it. Can you believe it? They charged me £20 for doing it!

18.	I know you’re depressed but listen to this joke. It’ll It’s the perfect medicine for your depression.

19.	I’m sorry I’m late. I got by one of my colleagues who needed me to help him out with a problem.

20.	We applied for planning permission two years ago and the local council has finally to build the children’s playground. I don’t know why it took them so long to approve it, but anyway, we’re going to start working on it tomorrow and it should be finished in about three months.

21.	Don’t worry. I’ll be there at the airport to tomorrow It’d be terrible if you were to leave without anybody there to say goodbye.

22.	That man’s going to be in jail for a long time. I reckon that the judge is going to for at least thirty years for those murders he committed.

23.	If you ever come to my town, I can for a few nights. Don’t bother booking a room in a hotel.

24.	Last night my car on a motorway, but because I know about car engines, I was able to fix the problem and carry on home. It only took me about twenty minutes, so I wasn’t that late home.

25.	I’m afraid the plane won’t be able until we have been reassured that the runway is safe enough.

26.	Let me pop to the cash machine and some money and then I’ll treat you to a beer.

27.	This is a huge mortgage, so it will take you a very long time to .

28.	We were making losses but luckily we managed by the end of the year. I suppose we were satisfied even though we hadn’t made any profits.

29.	I’ve got a bit of a sore throat and the sniffles. I think I’m a cold.

30.	I’ve finally my flu. I had it for a month but now I’m feeling better.

31.	Of course the computer’s not working : you haven’t yet! Press the button that says “power”!

32.	You can the computer now. I’m not going to use it. Besides, we don’t want to waste electricity.

33.	This programme’s really boring. Why don’t you BBC2? There’s a more interesting programme on about mountain gorillas.

34.	Our relationship was a little tense at first and we had a few arguments, but now we’re really well.

35.	I’ve father over money. The thing is, he says he won’t help me out at all with money for university, but I don’t think that’s fair. Anyway, we had an argument and we haven’t spoken for two weeks.

36.	I had a terrible row with my brother last week over a girl and he nearly hit me. Anyway, last night we spoke and . I feel so much better. I hate it when there’s tension between us.

37.	Jim’s wife left him five years ago and it took him a long time and start dating other women.

38.	He didn’t agree with me at first, but I explained what I meant in more detail and with a few examples, too, and I succeeded in to my way of thinking.

39.	My boss thinks I spend too much money on entertaining clients but I think that without clients we wouldn’t have a business, and we need to keep them happy, so, as you can see, we don’t on that point at all.

40.	She last night when she heard about her sister dying. Luckily we were there to comfort her.

41.	Have you got a warm jacket? If you have, I’d if I were you, because it’s really cold outside.

42.	You must be boiling hot in that sweater. I’d if I were you.

43.	I haven’t worn these trousers for about a year and with all the weight I’ve lost, they don’t fit me any more, so I’ll have to at the waist. Either that or I’ll have to throw them away.

44.	Excuse me. Where are the changing rooms? I’ve got these trousers here and I’d like to at the waist. Either that or I’ll have to throw them away.

45.	I really can’t talk to you at the moment. I here at work, but when I have my break in about an hour, I’ll phone you back.

46.	Can you these application forms into two piles : possible candidates and ones we definitely won’t be phoning.

47.	Don’t drink that milk : it’s . Smell it – it’s rancid!

48.	Come on. ! You’ve been picking at your food for half an hour. You’ve still got most of it left on your plate.

49.	I three times last night. It must have been something I’d eaten. I reckon that fish hadn’t been cooked properly.

50.	I wouldn’t say I’m ill enough not to go to work but I’m definitely feeling . It could be symptoms of a cold.

51.	It’s great that you can make it tomorrow night. If you want, I’ll at your house at eight o’clock, so you don’t have to get a bus to the cinema. Remember that I’ve got a new car!

52.	Please make sure you haven’t forgotten anything in your room before you the hotel.

53.	My father really last night about me not studying enough. I’d never seen him so angry.

54.	I’d met him a few times before the concert and then I saw him up there on the stage, and that was when I him. After that, my love for him grew day by day.

55.	Oh no! I only wanted £20 but I typed in £200 by mistake and now I’m : I only had £50 in my account. I always get confused when I use these cash machines.

56.	No, please don’t pay . It’s my turn this time. Remember that you paid last time.

57.	We’d better . I’ll ask the waiter for the bill. Does everybody know what they ordered and how much they’ve got to pay?

58.	He told her that he’d love her forever but she his lies because she knew that he was in love with somebody else.

59.	We’ve milk, so I’ll pop up the shop and get some more, otherwise we won’t have any for breakfast tomorrow morning.

60.	It was a boiling hot summer, there was no air conditioning in the office and it was so hot that one of my colleagues . We called an ambulance but when it arrived, he’d already regained consciousness.

61.	I remember the first time I went up a mountain. It was a really difficult climb and we nearly gave up half-way but we and made it to the summit.

62.	I was delighted when I saw that I’d got 78% in the exam but my teacher really by telling me that it was so easy that I should have got at least 90%. He also said it was the lowest mark in the class.

63.	When I was a child, I always my grandfather. He knew so many things and had a presence about him. I wanted to be just like him.

64.	My brother the people who live in that part of the town. He says they make the place look untidy and that all they do is beg for money in the streets, which drives the tourists away.

65.	I thought I had a buyer for my house, and we were just about to sign the contract when he and said that he couldn’t do it because his wife was worried that there wasn’t enough space for his children to play. Now we’ve got to look for another buyer.

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