Most Useful Multi-word verbs For Daily English Conversations

Опубликовано: 11 Декабрь 2024
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What is a phrasal verb? or What is a phrasal Multi-word verbs? In this video we’ll look at multi-word verbs, which are also known as phrasal verbs.

Phrasal verbs are very popular, mostly in informal, spoken English. They’re more natural for fluent speakers.

So, what is a phrasal verb?

Phrasal verbs are verbs that have two parts: a main verb + an adverb particle or a preposition.

People often think phrasal verbs are confusing, I’ll show you why.

Carry means to hold something or someone and move it from one place to another.

For example: when you carry a bag.

When we join carry with on, it creates a completely different meaning.
So now, carry on means continue.

For example: “please carry on talking.”

A phrasal verb is the same as other verbs, so we can use it in different tenses – such as: “I asked him to stop talking, but he carried on.”

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