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Phrasal verbs
HAPPEN
Unless someone comes late, we should be able to get through all the points in today’s
meeting.
TURNS
The new software isn’t the main point for discussion tomorrow, but should anyone
raise the subject by any chance, I’ll give my views.
HAPPENS
The new software isn’t the main point for discussion tomorrow, but if the
__________________________________________________ up by anyone, I’ll give my views.
Because she postponed buying the plane ticket, Vanessa lost the opportunity to go to
China.
PUT
If Vanessa _______________________ the plane ticket, she wouldn’t have lost the opportunity
to go to China.
BEHIND
If we take everything into account, the street party was a great success in the end.
CONSIDERED
COUNT
Delia said that she would no longer tolerate her colleagues being rude.
PUT
DOWN
He no longer thinks he can find a job before the end of the year.
HOPE
MIND
It’s so difficult to create new ideas for the festival every year!
COME
How difficult _____________________________________with new ideas for the festival every year!
PUT
You have ________________________________ your pay claims before the end of the month.
I’ve just noticed that the car has almost run out of petrol.
HARDLY
LET
COME
Recently, the number of people who are out of work has gone down.
DECREASE
ACCOUNTS
The new computer game was every bit as good as Caroline had expected.
UP
TAKEN
MIND
After a sleepless night, Marta finally ________________________ accept the job she had been
offered.
The huge traffic jam on the motorway delayed us for several hours.
HELD
The huge traffic jam on the motorway ______________________________ for several hours.
They had very little petrol left in the car by the time they reached the filling station.
RUN
They had almost ____________________________ by the time they reached the filling station.
I was disappointed to hear that Leo had decided not to play basketball any more.
UP
The footballer injured his knee, so that was the end of his hopes of a first team place.
PAID
FORWARD
TAKES
TURNED
Because of the problems with the buses that morning, not ____________________________ to
the lesson on time.
PULL
PUT
I’m not sure which year saw the abolition of capital punishment in this country.
DID
It’s important to defend what you believe in when others express their doubts.
STAND
TAKE
MINDS
GET
KEPT
HAVE
Joe would only agree to continue the trip if he could drive instead of Paul.
TAKING
I was amazed that John stopped eating meat completely in an attempt to improve his
health.
GAVE
My tutor says she’s been too busy to read my essay, but she’ll mark it by the end of the
week.
ROUND
My tutor says she _______________________________ my essay yet, but she’ll mark it by the end
of the week.
I’m sorry now that we didn’t save a bit more money for the holidays.
SET
Reducing the time we spent on boring paperwork would be good for all of us.
INTEREST
I’m sure that facing such an experienced opponent as Maria Suarez wasn’t easy, but
Ellie played very well.
COME
Everyone was horrified when the new manager dropped Ripley from the first team and
picked Conway instead.
LEFT
The company’s owners are quite radical because they’ve got rid of a whole layer of
managers, and they’ve introduced flexible working time.
DONE