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Phrasal verbs
Thousands of them, but the particles repeat — and only one grammar rule really matters.
First page · grouped by particle, not by verb
The families
up · finishing, completely
eat updrink upuse upgive upwake up
out · outwards, or to the end
go outfind outrun out ofsort outwork out
off · separating, leaving
take offturn offset offput offget off
on · continuing, connecting
carry onget on withput onturn oncount on
down · reducing, writing
turn downslow downwrite downbreak downcalm down
back · returning
come backcall backgive backpay backlook back
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| separable · turn on | turn on the TV / turn the TV on | turn it on |
| inseparable · look after | look after the baby | look after her |
| three words · look forward to | look forward to the trip | look forward to it |
| no object at all · break down | The car broke down. | — |
Golden rule
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