Let’s learn a few common phrasal verbs! Phrasal verbs can be tricky, but here’s a tip for you. Don’t try to make sense of phrasal verbs. Accept them for what they are!
Oftentimes, phrasal verbs don’t make any logical sense, and if you spend loads of time trying to understand how they make sense (grammatically), you’ll waste precious time that you could be spending using them in your everyday conversations!
1. Blow up
Blow up means to explode, both literally and figuratively. For example, a building can explode/blow up, or a person can explode/blow up (become angry).
2. Bring up
Bring up means to mention (mencionar) or to raise (as in raising children).
3. Call off
Here’s a simple yet commonly used phrasal verb..it means to cancel. Example: The meeting was called off due to the bad weather.
4. Do over
Do over essentially means to repeat an action. Example: I have to do my homework over. I did a sloppy job. “Sloppy job” (un trabajo descuidado)
5. Fill out
Fill out means to complete, as in a form or application. Example: When I went on the job interview, they made me fill out an application in the waiting area.
Challenge yourself! Feel free to leave me a response with sentences using these phrasal verbs. I will gladly correct them!
