Los phrasal verbs son estructuras verbales compuestas por dos partículas: verbo + adjetivo, adverbio o preposición que sirven para definir acciones o estados específicos.
Son tantos y tan parecidos, que es normal confundirlos o no acordarse de algunos, ¡pero no te preocupes! Aquí tienes la lista de los 60 phrasal verbs más importantes para B2 que debes manejar. Todo es ponerse y practicar.
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El listado de los 60 phrasal verbs imprescindibles para el B2
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
| Ask someone out | Invite on a date | James asked Sarah out to dinner |
| Back someone up | Support | My husband backed me up over my decision to change job. |
| Break down | Get upset | The man broke down when he was told his son had had a car accident. |
| Break up | End a relationship | I broke up with my girlfriend before I moved abroad. |
| Break out | Escape | The criminal broke out of jail when the guard wasn’t looking. |
| Bring someone down | Make unhappy | This music is breaking me down. |
| Bring something up | Start talking about a topic | My father walks out the room when my mum brings up fashion. |
| Call something off | Cancel | They called the match off because of the weather |
| Catch up | Get to the same point as someone else. | You have to run faster if you want to catch up with the rest. |
| Check someone out | Investigage | The company checks out all new employees. |
| Clean something up | Tidy, clean | Clean up your bedroom before you go out |
| Come across something | Find unexpectedly | I came across these photos when I was tidying up. |
| Count on somebody | Rely on | I count on you to look after the baby while I’m out. |
| Cut back on something | Consume less | My doctor wants me to cut back on fast food. |
| Cut something off | Stop providing | The phone company cut off our phone because we didn’t pay the bill. |
| Drop in / by / over | Come without an appointment | I might drop over for tea sometimes this week |
| Drop someone off | Take someone or something somewhere and leave them / it there | I have to drop my brother off at work before I come here. |
| End up | Eventually reach /do / decide | We emded up renting a flat instead of going to a hotel. |
| Fall apart | Break into pieces | My new skirt fell apart in the washing machine. |
| Figure out | Understand, find the answer | I need to figure out how to fit the piano and the table in this room. |
| Fill something in | To fill infomation in blanks | Please fill in the form with your information |
| Get away | Go on vacation | I worked so hard this October I need to get away for a week at Christmas. |
| Get back at someone | Take revenge | My sister got back at me for stealing her bag. She borrowed a dress without permission |
| Get together | Meet for social reasons | Let’s get together for a drink. |
| Give something away | Give something to someone for free | The library was given away old books on Monday. |
| Give something up | Quit a habit | I’m giving up smoking this year. |
| Go against | Compete, oppose | We are going against the best basketball team this weekend. |
| Go over | Review | Please go over your answers before you submit your test |
| Grow apart | Stop being friends over time | My best friend and I grew apart after primary school |
| Hand something in | Submit | I will hand in my essay by Wednesday |
| Hand something out | Distribute to a group of people | I will hand out my birthday invitations at the door |
| Hang on | Wait for a minute | Hang on while I grab my coat |
| Hold something back | Hide emotions | Claire held back her tears at her grandma’s funeral. |
| Keep something from someone | Not tell | We kept our relationship from our parents for 1 year. |
| Let someone down | Fail to suport or help | You need to be on time. Don’t let me down! |
| Look down on somebody | Consider inferior | His classmates looked down on him because he hit a classmate. |
| Look into | Investigate | We are looking into the price of a smartphone today |
| Look out | Be careful , take notice | Look out! That car is going to hit you |
| Look something over | Check, examine | Can you look over my article for spelling mistakes? |
| Look up to someone | Admire , have a lot of respect | I have always look up to my grandfather. |
| Make something up | Lie about something, invent | Nick made up a story for his delay. |
| Mix something up | Confuse two or more things | I mix up the students’ names in class. |
| Pass away | Die | My grandpa passed away last summer. |
| Pass out | Faint | An old lady passed out during the meeting. |
| Pick something out | To choose | I picked out two pairs of trousers to try on. |
| Put something off | Postpone | We are putting off our trip cause of the weather. |
| Put something out | Extinguish | The neighbours put the fire out before it was too late. |
| Run into someone | Meet unexpectedly | I ran into an old friend from school |
| Run out of something | Have no left | I ran out of milk and had to go to the shop last night. |
| Show off | Act extra special for people watching ( usuall boastfully) | He always shows off on his motorbike. |
| Take someone out | Pay for someone to go somewhere with you | My best friend took me out for dinner. |
| Tear something up | Rip into pieces | I tore up my friend’s letter after our argument. |
| Think something over | Consider | I have to think it over before my final decision. |
| Throw something away | Dispose of | I threw old clothes away to buy new ones. |
| Turn something down | Refuse | I turned his offer down because I didn’t want to change job. |
| Turn up | Appear sudeenly | Our dog turned up after a few days he had been lost. |
| Try something out | Test | I’m going to try out this new brand of shampoo. |
| Use something up | Finish the supply | We used all the toothpaste up so we need to buy. |
| Work out | Exercise | I work out at the gym twice a week |
| Work something out | Make a calculation | Can you work out the total cost of the holidays? |
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