EXERCISE 35a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. The man who was killed in the accident ________ a wife and three children ________.

2. The prosecutor ________ Jake ________ admitting his guilt.

3. I took a job in Japan, and six years ________ ________ before I returned to the United States.

4. Paul's been ________________ his parents since his house burned down.

5. There were fifty contestants at the beginning of the contest, but the judges ________ it ________ to five finalists.

6. Look at this strange letter I received. Read it and tell me what you ________ ________it.

7. I was my parents'favorite, and my brother still________it________me.

8. Frank's wife filed for divorce after she learned that he was ________ ________ with her best friend.

9. The train always blows its whistle when it ________ ________.

10. ________ ________ diabetes means carefully monitoring your blood sugar.

11. .________ your friends and family ________ when you emigrate to a new country is very difficult.

12. Todd failed the test because he _______ _______ all evening instead of studying.

13. Sergeant Jones was very strict when he was in the Army. He always ________ ________ the book.

14. Don't let your kids ________ ________ with cigarette lighters; they might start a fire.

15. How can you ________ ________ yourself after the terrible thing you did?

16. Melanie has my biology book, so on the way to school I need to ________ ________ her house to get it.

17. Mike wasn't ready for the advanced algebra class, and he was quickly ________ ________ by the rest of the class.

18. I ______ ______ my wristwatch — not the wall clock — because it's more accurate.

EXERCISE 35b — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Her disease is incurable, so unfortunately she'll just have to learn to endure it. What will she have to do?

2. Jim and I worked on a project together, but Jim told everyone that he did all the work, and I'm still angry about it. How do I feel about what Jim did?

3. Sally and her sister's husband go to a motel sometimes during their lunch hour. What are they doing?

4. My father has a lot of horrible memories from the war. What does he have to do with them?

5. Bill made a list of cities that he might move to, and then he eliminated those that are too cold or have high crime rates. What did Bill do to his list of cities?

6. When the boss isn't in the office, you just play computer games and make personal phone calls. What do you do when the boss isn't in the office?

7. Hank told his sister that he needed money for his wife's doctor bills, but he really wanted money to buy drugs. What did Hank do to his sister?

8. The scientist asked her colleague his opinion of the test results. What did the scientist ask her colleague about the test results?

9. A police car passed me while I was driving. What did the police car do?

10. Susie's parents are going to take a vacation without her. What are Susie's parents going to do to her?

11. The last year passed quickly. What did the last year do?

EXERCISE 35c — Write eight original sentences using phrasal verbs from this section. Try to make all the phrasal verbs gerunds and to use them as subjects, objects, or objects of prepositions.

1. __________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________

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5.______________________________________________________

6. ______________________________________________________

7. _________________________________________________________

8. ______________________________________________________

EXERCISE 35d, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.

1. The robber was only three feet away when he fired the gun at me, but the gun jammed and didn't fire. I really________________.

2. Nancy said being sick wasn't so bad. She ________ ________ in bed all day watching TV and eating ice cream.

3. I'll ________________ if you drop my new camera in the swimming pool.

4. Dan's daughter was very sick last night, so Dan ________ ________ all night with her.

5. This is outrageous! I will not ________ ________ dishonesty in my company.

6. I told Mark that I would never speak to him again if he didn't ________ ________ the nasty things he said.

7. If you're looking for Hank, go to the bar on the corner. That's where he ________ ________.

8. A number of minor events will ______ ______ ______ the main event.

9. I had a very busy day planned, but I got a flat tire and that ________ ________ everything.

10. My boss is a jerk! I worked for three days on this, and just because he found one mistake he made me ________ it ________.

11. Sam has been very depressed since he ________ ________ with his girlfriend.

12. Have you seen the dictionary? It's ________ ________ the office somewhere, but I can't find it.

13. Don't stand on that chair — it's ________ ________.

14. Do you really have to leave now? Why don't you ________ ________ for a while.

15. Bill was talking about moving to Florida or Hawaii, but I'm not sure where he finally ________ ________.

16. Someone told me that Sarah is in town, but I haven't ______ _______ her yet.

36. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with the particle down

The particle down is used in many phrasal verbs and has many meanings. Down can be used to say that something literally moves from a higher position to a lower position or from north to south:

Bobwent down the ladder.

His friendscame down from Canada.

Sit down; dinner is ready.

that something decreases in size, intensity, quantity, or quality:

Her fever hasgone down to 100 degrees.

The doctor gave her a sedative tocalm herdown.

We'venarrowed the listdown to three choices.

that something or someone is fought, defeated, or overpowered:

Hankbacked down when he saw my shotgun.

The policecracked down on street crime.

that something falls to the ground:

The boy was running andfell down.

The warehouseburned down.

Open the door or I'llbreak itdown!

or that a process or activity is ending or has ended:

My car broke down on the highway.

The FBItracked down the spy.

The campaign iswinding down.

1. backdown p.v. When one side in a disagreement stops making threats and lets the other have what it wants or do what it wants, the side that stops making threats backs down.

The dictator didn'tback down after the United Nations Security Council voted in favor of sending in troops.

The police officer tried to force me to pay him a bribe, but when I said I would report him to the chief of police, hebacked down.

1. calm ... down p.v. When youcalm down, you become less active, nervous, or upset. When youcalm other peopledown, you do something to make them less active, nervous, or upset.Settle down is similar tocalm down.

I was very nervous about the test, but Icalmed down when I saw how easy it was.

Mike tried tocalm his sisterdown after she had a fight with her husband.

2. calm ... down p.v. When a confused or violent situation becomes less confused or violent, itcalms down. When youcalm a confused or violent situationdown, you make it less confused or violent and more calm.Settle down is similar tocalm down.

The neighborhood where the riot occurredcalmed down after the army started patrolling the streets.

A conference between the two sides was organized to try tocalm the situationdown.

Fall down

fall down & falls down falling down fell down fallen down

1. fall down p.v. When people or things fall to the ground from a higher position, theyfall down.

I slipped on some ice on the sidewalk andfell down.

All the dishes on that shelf willfall down if there's another earthquake.

Go down

go down & goes down going down went down gone down

1. go down (to) p.v. When you move to a lower level or position or from north to south, yougo down orgo down to that place.Go up is the opposite ofgo down.

Toronto is too cold, so we usuallygo down to Mexico in the winter.

Going down the mountain was a lot easier than going up.

2. go down (to) p.v. When the cost, rate, quality, quantity, or level of something decreases, itgoes down. Go up is the opposite ofgo down.

The temperaturewent down to zero last night.

The crime rate in New York City hasgone down.

3. go down (to) p.v. When something extends to a certain point that is farther south or at a lower elevation, itgoes down to that point.Go up is the opposite ofgo down.

How far south does this roadgo down?

Does this roadgo down to the south side of town?

After dinner wewent down to the basement and played ping pong.

4. go down p.v. When somethinggoes down in a certain way, people react to or perceive it in this way.

The new no smoking policy didn'tgo down very well with the smokers in the office.

The judge's decisionwent down well with the prosecutor.

5. go down p.v. When a computer or computer network stops working because of a problem or because it has been disconnected, itgoes down.

I couldn't withdraw any money at the bank because its computers hadgone down.

If your computer terminalgoes down, you can use the one in the next office.

6. go down p.v. When the sun goes below the horizon, itgoes down.

After the sungoes down, it'll get a little cooler.

The sunwent down at 8:34 last night.

1. lay... down (on) p.v. When youlay somethingdown, you put it on a horizontal surface.Put down is similar tolay down.

Marshalaid the traydown.

The police ordered Jake tolay down his gun and surrender.

2. lay down p.v. When youlay down a new law, policy, rule, and so on, you create and announce it.

The IRSlaid down several new tax regulations.

Congress decided againstlaying down any new campaign financing laws.

Put down

put down & puts down putting down put down put down

1. put ...down p.v. When youput somethingdown, you put something in your hand or something that you are carrying on a horizontal surface.

The suitcase was so heavy that I had toput itdown and rest for a minute.

Susie,put that knifedown. It's dangerous!

2. put... down p.v. When youput peopledown, you criticize them.

Jim hates his stepfather and puts himdown constantly. I'm not inviting Sam to any more parties. I hate the way heputs everyonedown.

put-down n, Aput-down is an insult or critical remark.

At the party Sam asked Nancy if she had made her dress from an old curtain.

What aput-down!

3. put... down (on) p.v. When youput moneydown orput moneydown on something, you pay a portion of the cost of something you want to buy to be sure that it will still be available to you when you are able to pay the rest of the cost.

The real estate agent asked me how much money I want toput down on the house.

I told her that I could put as much as $ 15,000down.

4. put... down (on/for) p.v. When you add something to a list or other written material, youput itdown orput itdown on the list. When you add people to a list in order to assign something to them, youput themdown orput themdown for that assignment.

Melanie's collecting money for charity, so I told her toput medown for $50.

I'm making a list of volunteers to help reelect Senator Dolittle. Can I put your namedown on the list?

5. put... down (on) p.v. When an airplaneputs down or a pilotputs an airplane down, the airplane lands.

After the engine quit, the pilot looked for a place toput down.

Fortunately, the pilot was able toput the planedown on a frozen lake.

1. run down (to) p.v. When you move quickly to a lower level or place, yourun downorrun down to that place.

Mike wasrunning down the stairs when he fell and broke his leg.

I saw someone trying to steal my car, and Iran down to the street to try to stop him.

2. run ... down p.v. When vehicles or people driving vehicles hit and injure or kill someone, theyrun that persondown.

The man wasrun down and killed by a speeding taxi.

Ali was arrested after heran three peopledown.

3. run down p.v. When you discuss or review items on a list from the first to the last, yourun down the list.

Let'srun down the Christmas list and decide what to give everyone.

The teacherran down the list of students and marked the ones who are failing.

rundown n. A rundown is a discussion or review of items on a list.

The consultant gave the manager arundown of the problems she had found.

4. run down p.v. When batteries or machinesrun down or arerun down bysomeone, they gradually lose power or energy.

Don't leave the car lights on for too long when the car isn't running or the battery will run down.

What time is it? My watchran down last night.

rundown part.adj. A person or thing that isrundown is exhausted, without power or energy.

Maybe I need to go to the doctor; I feel sorundown all the time.

rundown part.adj. Arundown building or neighborhood is in poor condition because it has not been maintained.

I went back to my old neighborhood, and I was shocked to see howrundown it had become.

1. sit down p.v. When yousit down, you change from a standing position to a sitting position.

The teacher told his students tosit down and open their books.

I'm exhausted; I haven'tsat down all day.

2. sit... down p.v. When yousit peopledown, you order them to sit, usually so that you can have a serious discussion.

When I found marijuana in my daughter's purse, Isat herdown and had a serious talk with her.

The detectivesat Hankdown and began to interrogate him.

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