Phrasal verbs por situación: los que vas a usar

1. La rutina diaria

Phrasal verb	Significado	Ejemplo
wake up	despertarse	I wake up at seven every day.
get up	levantarse	I get up ten minutes later.
put on	ponerse (ropa)	She put on her coat and left.
take off	quitarse	Take off your shoes, please.
tidy up	ordenar	I need to tidy up my room.
run out of	quedarse sin	We have run out of coffee.

2. Relaciones y quedar con gente

Phrasal verb	Significado	Ejemplo
get on with	llevarse bien con	I get on with my sister now.
fall out	pelearse, romper la relación	They fell out over money.
make up	reconciliarse	They argued but they made up.
hang out	pasar el rato	We hang out at the park.
turn up	aparecer, presentarse	He turned up an hour late.
put off	aplazar	We put off the dinner until Friday.

3. Estudios y trabajo

Phrasal verb	Significado	Ejemplo
hand in	entregar	You must hand in the essay on Monday.
catch up	ponerse al día	I missed a week and had to catch up.
give up	rendirse, dejar	Do not give up now.
take up	empezar una actividad	She took up swimming last year.
look up	buscar (en un diccionario)	Look up the word if you do not know it.
work out	resolver, deducir	I cannot work out the answer.

4. Los que cambian de significado

Estos son los que caen en el First. El mismo phrasal verb, dos sentidos completamente distintos:

• take off: quitarse ropa / despegar un avión / triunfar de golpe. Her career really took off.
• make up: reconciliarse / inventarse algo. He made up an excuse.
• pick up: recoger a alguien / aprender algo sin estudiarlo. She picked up Italian in six months.
• put up with: soportar, aguantar. Ojo: son tres partículas y no se separan nunca.

Cómo aprenderlos sin volverte loco

1. Seis por semana, del mismo bloque. Nunca listas largas y mezcladas.
2. Escribe una frase tuya con cada uno. Sobre tu vida, no una frase de ejemplo genérica.
3. Aprende si se separa o no cuando lo aprendas. Turn it off ✓ / look after it con separación ✗. Después es tarde para corregirlo.
4. Cuéntale a alguien tu día usando cuatro. Si sale solo, está aprendido.

Comprueba que lo has entendido

1. We ______ milk. Can you buy some?
2. He ______ two hours late without apologising.
3. I need to ______ the essay before Monday.
4. She ______ Italian while living in Rome, without classes.
5. I cannot ______ his constant complaining.

Ver soluciones

1. have run out of
2. turned up
3. hand in
4. picked up
5. put up with

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