Phrasal Verbs

Exercícios com phrasal verbs (3)

menos de 1 minuto Jonathan T. Hogan e José Roberto A. Igreja Exercícios com phrasal verbs (3) A. Match the phrasal verb in the sentences below with the idea it expresses. TAKE OFF 1. “What time did you say your plane is supposed to take off?”, Jill asked Fred. 2. “I wish I could take some days off to unwind. I’m really tired out”, Cheryl told Ann. 3. “Take off your overcoat. It’s not that cold in here”, Linda told Simon. 4. Jeff’s friends Continue lendo

Exercícios com phrasal verbs (2)

menos de 1 minuto Jonathan T. Hogan e José Roberto A. Igreja Exercícios com phrasal verbs (2) A. Rewrite the sentences below replacing the words in italics with a phrasal verb from the word bank. Make sure you use the appropriate verb tense. The answer key is provided below. BUTT IN – BREAK UP – BE OUT OF – GET OVER – COUNT ON – PUT OFF – LET DOWN – COME INTO – STAND FOR – ACT UP – EGG ON – ASK OUT – CALL OFF Continue lendo

Exercícios com phrasal verbs: teste seus conhecimentos (1)

menos de 1 minuto Jonathan T. Hogan e José Roberto A. Igreja Exercícios com phrasal verbs A. Rewrite the sentences below replacing the words in italics with a phrasal verb from the word bank. Make sure you use the appropriate verb tense. The answer key is provided below. BLOW OUT – LOOK FOR – GO ON – BRING UP – SHOW UP – PUT OUT – LOOK AFTER – RUN OVER – PICK UP – MAKE UP – TAKE UP – DROP BY 1. “Who is Continue lendo

PAY: os principais phrasal verbs com “PAY”

menos de 1 minuto Jonathan T. Hogan e José Roberto A. Igreja PAY: os principais phrasal verbs com “PAY” PAY BACK 1. to return money that is owed to someone [pagar, devolver dinheiro, reembolsar o que foi gasto] “Has Donald already paid you back the money he owes you?”, Terrance’s wife asked him. “Donald já pagou o dinheiro que deve a você?”, a esposa de Terrance perguntou a ele. 2. to get revenge on someone [vingar-se, “pagar na mesma moeda”, “dar o troco”] “If Continue lendo

MARK UP e MARK DOWN: o que significam os phrasal verbs?

menos de 1 minuto Jonathan T. Hogan e José Roberto A. Igreja MARK UP MARK UP to increase the price of goods, etc. [aumentar o preço de produtos, etc.] Even though the price of gasoline has just been increased, the government is threatening to mark it up again in the next few months. Embora o preço da gasolina tenha acabado de subir, o governo está ameaçando aumentá-lo de novo nos próximos meses. Veja também o antônimo mark down. MARKUP noun form: MARKUP [aumento de preço, Continue lendo

Colocar cinto de segurança: como dizer isso em inglês?

menos de 1 minuto José Roberto A. Igreja Colocar cinto de segurança Colocar cinto de segurança [PUT ONE’S SEAT BELT ON; FASTEN ONE’S SEAT BELT] “Can you please fasten your seat belt?”, the flight attendant asked a passenger. “Coloque o cinto de segurança, por favor”, a comissária de bordo pediu a um passageiro. O phrasal verb buckle up, mais informal, também é usado no mesmo contexto: “Make sure you always buckle up as soon as you get in your car”, Bob told Mary. “Sempre coloque o Continue lendo