Slowly weheaded into town. We slowlyheaded into town. Weheadedslowlyinto town. Weheaded into town slowly.
Three-word phrasal verbs
X subject X verb? particle? object X.
Eventually Igrew out of the sweater.
I eventuallygrew out of the sweater.
Igrew out of the sweater eventually.
Placing adverbs within three-word phrasal verbs is sometimes possible, but it can be problematic. Sometimes an adverb between the verb and first particle sounds acceptable and other times it does not. Sometimes, an adverb placed
between the two particles sounds acceptable, and other times it will not. This is more a matter of style than of what is correct or incorrect, so unless you are sure it sounds okay, it is better not to place adverbs within three-word verbs.
Infinitive
present tense
-ing form
past tense
past participle
come over
come over & comes over
coming over
came over
come over
1. come over (to) p.v. When people move from one side of a place to the other, where you are, theycome over orcome over to where you are.
Come over here and say that again.
When he saw me, he immediatelycame over to my table and said hello.
2. come over (to) p.v. When people come to your house for a visit, theycome overorcome over to your house.
Would you like tocome over tonight?
Jimcomes over to my house every night.
3. come over p.v. When people cross a river or cross the ocean from east to west or west to east, theycome over.
My grandparentscame over from Sweden in 1904.
The ferrycomes over to this side of the lake every day at 5:30 p.m.