Common Phrasal Verbs (Two-Part Verbs)

Common Phra Sal Verbs by youreslteacher

Comparative with -ER and MORE ____

A. Compare the following things. These words only have one syllable.

1.  a hill  a mountain  (big) → A mountain is bigger than a hill.

2.  canned tuna   fresh tuna  (cheap)

3.  summer  fall in the U.S.  (cool) 

4.  speaking English  speaking your native language (hard)

5.  Canada Mexico  (hot)

6.  an hour  a half hour (long)

7.  fake* flowers  fresh flowers  (nice) *not real

B. Compare the following things. These words have two syllables and end with -y.

1.  Queen Elizabeth  Jennifer Lopez  (pretty)

     → Jennifer Lopez is prettier than Queen Elizabeth.
2.  writing in your language   writing in English (easy)

3.  7:00 a.m.  5:00 a.m.  (early)  

4.  concrete  wood  (heavy)

C. Compare the following things. These words have two, three, or more syllables and do not end with -y.

1.  buses at 11:00 a.m.  buses at 7:30 a.m. (crowded)

2.  a Chevrolet   a Mercedes (expensive)

3.  fresh fruit   chocolate cake  (fattening 使人发胖的,que engorda muchísimo, калори́йный)

4.  being a security guard (保安, guarda jurado, охра́нник) being a police officer (dangerous)

D. Compare the following things. These words are irregular. They change completely.

1.  a tornado (龙卷风, смерч)   a thunderstorm (雷暴, tormenta, гроза)   (bad)

2.  failing your test     passing your test  (good)

3.  San Jose   Los Angeles   (far from San Francisco)

A. 1.  A mountain is bigger than a hill.

     2.  Canned tuna is cheaper than fresh tuna.

     3.  Fall in the U.S. is cooler than summer.

     4.  Speaking English is harder than speaking my native language.

     5.  Mexico is hotter than Canada.

     6.  An hour is longer than a half hour.

     7.  Fresh flowers are nicer than fake flowers.

B. 1.  Jennifer Lopez is prettier than Queen Elizabeth.

   2.  Writing in my language is easier than writing in English.

     3.  5:00 a.m. is earlier than 7:00 a.m.

     4.  Concrete is heavier than wood.

C. 1.  Buses at 7:30 a.m. are more crowded than buses at 11:00 a.m.

     2.  A Mercedes is more expensive than a Chevrolet.

     3.  Chocolate cake is more fattening than fresh fruit.

     4.  Being a police officer is more dangerous than being a security guard.

Simple Past Practice: Verbs A-C

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Irregular Simple Past Tense Affirmative A-C

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Instructions: Listen to each question. Answer yes. Then say the complete sentence using the past tense form.
Examples:
1. Did he become a doctor?
→Yes, he became a doctor.
2. Did he begin to feel better?
→He began to feel better.

Verbs a-c
3. Did the dog bite her? Yes, the dog …
4. Did the wind blow hard last night? Yes, the wind …
5. Did she break her arm? Yes, she …
6. Did you bring an umbrella? Yes, I …
7. Did they build a new hospital? Yes, they…
8. Did you buy a new thermometer? Yes, I …
9. Did he catch a cold? Yes, he …
10. Did you choose a different health plan? Yes, I …
11. Did you come here at 5:00? Yes, I …
12. Did it cost a lot of money? Yes, it …
13. Did you cut yourself on the broken glass? Yes, I …

Julie's Childhood Home, Jessica's Place, In Vietnam, I lived in...

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     Julie's Childhood Home Back in Belgium

I lived in Chaud-Fontaine, Belgium, before I came to the U.S.  When I was young, I didn’t know it, but we were poor. Our apartment was three floors up, so we got lots of exercise walking up and down the stairs.  My parents had one of the bedrooms, so we all had to share the other. I used to get up really early, so I could use the bathroom before the neighbors did. 

     The building was located in a suburb of Liège, Belgium.  Across the street from us, there was a doctor’s office, and next-door there was a vegetable market. 

     In back of the building, there was a small courtyard (庭 院, patio, внутренний двор). The landlord ( 男房东, casero, dueño, домовладелец, хозяин) let me plant some flowers back there.  In the summer, I loved to sit on the bench and read. It was nice to escape (逃避…, 回避…, escaparse, evadir, уклоняться) from all the noise.  I also liked living there because my best friend lived on the fifth floor.

 

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Tell me you and Jessica are the same.
a.Jessica’s place is located in the city, and _______________________.
b.Her building is modern, and ______________________.
c.Her place has three floors, and ________________.
d.Her building has laundry facilities* in it, and _______________. * equipment, 器械, 设备, equipos, instalaciones
e.It isn’t easy to park on her street, and _________________________________

Tell me how you and Jessica are different.
f. Jessica’s place is small, but _________________.
g. She lives in an apartment, but __________________ .
h. The exterior of her building is made of stucco*, but the exterior of ____________________. *装饰用的灰泥, la pared de estuco
i. She rents, ___________________ .
j. Her place is located near BART, _________________ .
k. Her children can walk to school, ___________________________ (because I don’t have any, and because there isn’t a school nearby).

 

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Talk about your place in Vietnam. Change the sentences to past tense.

1. Here, I live in the suburbs. >>  In Vietnam, I lived in the suburbs.
2. Here, I live in a highrise. *高楼, torre de apartamentos
3. Here, I have a washer and dryer in my place.
4. Here, I can walk to school in ten minutes.
5. Here, my family owns a house.
6. Here, my family rents an apartment.
7. Here, I would like to move to a bigger place.
8. Here, my place is close to public transportation.
9. Here, there is a bus stop across the street from my place.
10. Here, it takes me ten minutes to get to school.

 

 

Simple Past Tense: Verbs Starting with A-C (She tried on many dresses.)

Simple Past Tense, A-C. Use the simple past form of the following verbs:

break

choose

catch

bite

bring

blow

buy

build

call

cost

cut

come

1.     a.  She tried on many dresses.

        b.  I know, but which one did she finally* choose? *终于, por fin, в конце концов
        a.  She ___________________ the light yellow one.
2.     a.  What happened to your arm?
        b.  I ___________________ it when I was ice skating.  
3.     She threw the ball, and he ___________________ it.
4.     a.  My word! Look at those big red bumps* on your arm!  肿块肿胀, chichónes, ши́шка
        b.  I know. I think a spider ___________________ me when I was sleeping. 
5.     Their house burned down. Luckily, they had fire insurance. After they got the money,
        they  ___________________ a new one. It took a year to build it.
6.     a.  Did you bring anything home for lunch?
        b.  Yes, I ___________________ some turkey sandwiches.
7.     Last week he ________________ to class late every day, so the teacher moved him to a different class.  This is a class for serious* students. *认真的, serios, серьёзный
8.     He took a big breath and made a wish.*  默 默 地 许 愿, deseo, жела́ние  
        Then he ___________________ out the candles.
9.     He sold his old car, and he ___________________ a new one.
10.   It was very expensive. It ___________________ $125.95, plus tax.                     
11.   a.   Your cheek is bleeding.
        b.  I know. I ___________________ myself when I was shaving. 

 

Answers: 1. chose  2. broke  3. caught  4. bit  5. built  6. brought  7. came  8. blew  9. bought  10. cost  11. cut

 

Vocabulary Practice: Where's Cindy?

Use the following vocabulary words to complete the sentences.
chatted (past of chat)

exterior

foggy

interior

just

level

lot

spacious

sunny

windy

1. a. Where's Cindy? She was here five minutes ago.

    b. She __________ left. She had to go to work.
2. The lobby (大 厅, vestíbulo, вестибю́ль) is located on the ground __________ of most hotels.
3. They repainted the ___________ of their house light green. Before, it was bright orange, and the neighbors complained about it.
4. The ___________ of the apartment was very dark because it had very few windows.
5. Summers in San Francisco are often quite (比较, bastante, дово́льно) cool and ____________. Sometimes the sun doesn't come out until noon or 1p.m.
6. He ran into (偶然碰见, encontrarse con, ста́лкиваться) an old friend, and they  ____________ for hours about the good old days when they were in college.
7. a. It was really __________ last night, wasn't it?
    b. Yeah. As a matter of fact (事实上, 实际上, de hecho, факти́чески), on the news this morning, they said a tree fell on someone's house.
8. She hated her old apartment because it was so small. Her new one is more ____________, so she has lots of room for all of her furniture.
9. In San Francisco, there is no space between houses because the typical ____________ is only 25' x 120'. (25 feet wide by 120 feet deep or about 7.5 x 36.5 meters)

Answers:  1) just  2) level  3) exterior  4) interior  5) foggy  6) chatted  7) windy  8) spacious  9) lot

 

Find the grammar mistakes: Did Julie's place...

Find the grammar mistakes in the following questions and correct them. You don’t have to rewrite the entire sentence.

1. Did Julie’s apartment has an elevator?

2. They owned their apartment?
3. Does she liked to read?
4. Was her best friend live with her?
5. Was located a doctor’s office across the street?
6. Did Julie could use the bathroom first in the morning?

1. Did Julie’s apartment has an elevator?

>> Did Julie's apartment have an elevator?
2. They owned their apartment?
>> Did they own their apartment?
3. Does she liked to read?
>> Did she like to read?
4. Was her best friend live with her?
>> Did her beset friend live with her?
5. Was located a doctor’s office across the street?
>> Was a doctor's office located across the street?
6. Did Julie could use the bathroom first in the morning?
>> Could Julie use the bathroom first in the morning?