Phrasal Verbs

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Unit 6: Common phrasal verbs Teacher: Anasse 
1. Apply for To make a formal request for something. To apply for the job, you need to write an application letter. 
2. Ask in Invite someone to visit you at home We stopped our friends in the hallway and asked them in. 
3. Break down To stop working My computer broke down yesterday. 
4. Bring about Cause, lead to Laziness brings about failure. 
5. Call for Telephone for something I will call for a cab right away. 
6. Calm down relax after being angry Try to calm down before the interview. 
7. Came across To find by chance I came across an old photo of mine. 
8. Carry out To do something, to perform He is carrying out a test on genetically modified plants. 
9. Check in Show your ticket / official papers They checked in at the Ritz hotel yesterday. 
10. Check out to leave, to examine She checked out and took a taxi to the airport. 
11. Come back return They will have come back from Ifrane by this afternoon. 
12. Eat out Eat away from home We couldn't be bothered to cook so we ate out last night. 
13. Fade away To disappear, or to stop existing I did not see him for a long time, he just faded away. 
14. Fill in to write information in blanks You have to fill in the form before e-mailing it. 
15. Find out To discover or obtain information Nobody has found out who changed my password yet. 
16. get off To leave, to remove What time did they get off? 
17. Give up To stop doing something He must give up smoking before it is too late. 
18. Go through To experience I went through hard times when I was abroad. 
19. Go up Go higher, increase Gasoline prices are still going up. 
20. Hand in To submit (report, homework) When I had finished the test, I handed in my paper and left. 
21. Jot down Write down He advised us to jot down ideas before writing. 
22. Keep on To continue doing something Are you going to keep on singing all night? 
23. Let down To disappoint I cannot trust him, he let me down several times. 
24. Let in To allow someone to enter a place I opened a window to let in some fresh air. 
25. Look after To take care of Do not worry; I will look after the kids. 
26. Look ahead to think about the future We need to look ahead as much as five years to make plans. 
27. Look down To consider as inferior They looked down on our humble food. 
28. Look forward to To await or anticipate with pleasure I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon. 
29. Look out be careful Look out! Our dog has got 42 teeth. 
30. Look up Search for information in a book I was looking up your phone number when you phoned me. 
31. Make up invent, lie about something Don't believe her; she likes to make up stories. 
32. Pass out lose consciousness , distribute A few people passed out from the heat. 
33. Pick up To meet someone, to learn a new skill Children can pick up foreign languages easier than adults. 
34. Pull out to leave a place If everyone is ready, we can pull out by six in the morning. 
35. Put off To postpone, arrange a later date I was informed that the meeting was put off until next week. 
36. Put on To turn on, switch on She put her jacket on and went out hurriedly. 
37. Put up Raise, increase The government has put tuition fees up again. 
38. Put up with Tolerate She can't put up with those nosy children. 
39. Set up To start a project, organize They are trying to set up their own business 
40. Show up To appear/arrive Where is John? I hope he shows up soon. 
41. Stand for Signify, refer to U.N. stands for United Nations. 
42. Stay out to not come home at night I will stay out tonight, I need to finish some work at the office 
43. Take after To resemble, in appearance or character She greatly takes after her aunt. 
44. Take out To remove; extract Can you take this chair out? 
45. Take up begin a new (a hobby / lessons) My grandmother takes up Karate. 
46. Turn down To refuse She was turned down because of age. 
47. Turn up Increase volume or intensity Turn up the radio, please. 
48. Write down to write something on a piece of paper Please write down what I tell 
Human sciences stream 
Bac (2016) Set up - Come back - Calm down - Look up - Fill in - Apply for 
I need to ……… this application form. I want to …….. a visa to Canada. I am going to study management there 
and hope to ………. a new business when I ………. to Morocco. 
Bac (2013) Make up - bring about - go through - turn down - keep on 
1. Connecting school to the internet will certainly ………… important changes in education. 
2. “I will be back in a few minutes. Just ……… working” the teacher said 
Bac (2014) Look after - calm down - call for - turn up - look up 
1. When you are reading a text it is not necessary to ………….. every word in the dictionary. 
2. Many NGOs often ……….. laws to protect children from violence. 
Bac (2009) Stand for - fill in - bring about - look up - get off - apply for 
1. The father encouraged his son to ………………………. another job. 
2. The letters VIP …………………… Very Important Person 
3. The new initiative tries to ……………………. change in education 
Bac (2014-2) “Don’t forget to write ……………. The doctor’s phone number” 
For - off - down 
 
Letters Stream 
Bac (2016-2) Made up - turned up - set up - looked up - came back 
When Khadija completed her studies abroad, she ………. to Morocco and ………. Her own business with the help 
of her family. 
Bac (2015) Amine was afraid of being punished; so je ……….. a story to justify his absence. 
Took up - gave up - made up 
Bac (2014) Look down - look after - turn down - take after - come back 
Leila will be ate for the party this afternoon because she needs to ……….… her little sister. She says she will join 
us when her parents …………… from the dentist’s. 
Bac (2015-2) Look up - calm down - apply for - bring about - write down 
1. My teacher encouraged me to …………….. a scholarship to study in France. 
2. “Just …………………………; I will call your parents to take you home,” the police officer told the boy. 
Bac (2011) Give up - go through - pick up - find out - put up 
1. I need …….. why my daughter’s mark are so bad this semester. 
2. Did you …….. any Amazigh words during your stay in Tafraoout? 
Bac (2010) Look after - put off - stand for - look forward to - bring about - find out 
1. The aim of the Family Code in Morocco is to ……… changes in the social conditions of women and children. 
2. I ……………. Seeing you again next summer. 
3. Have you tried to ……….. how much this mobile phone costs? 
4. The initials WHO …………………….. World Health Organization. 
 
Scientific Streams 
Bac (2016) MSF ………………………. Médecins Sans Frontières. 
Makes up - stands for - calls for 
Bac (2015) Jonathan didn’t ……………………. For the interview yesterday because he was sick. 
Bring about - carry out - show up 
Bac (2016-2) While I was shopping at the supermarket, I ………….. a famous actor. 
Let down - put on - came across 
Bac (2015-2) Nancy is going to ……….. karate next week. 
Stand for - look up - take up 
Bac (2012) Turns down - goes through - calms down – comes back – breaks down 
Tim: what does your father do when his car ………………..? 
David: Guess what? He gets very furious and starts shouting. But he soon ……… and calls a mechanic. 
Bac (2011) Our teacher intend to ………………… a new English club. 
Make up - put on - set up