Intransitive verbs

Intransitive Verbs

These verbs are not followed by an object. Because they don´t need an object for complete the idea.

Structure

INTRANSITIVE VERBS
SUBJECT	VERB	PARTICLE
She	sits	down.
They	stand	up.

Inseparable transitive

Inseparable Transitive

The object must go after the particle.

SEPARABLE TRANSITIVE VERBS
SUBJECT	VERB	PARTICLE	*DIRECT OBJECT
ü I	look	for	a job.
X  I	look	It	for.

List of Separable Phrasal Verbs

add up add	back up cause to move backwards; support	blow up cause to explode; destroy by explosives
bring about cause to happen	bring off accomplish	bring on cause
bring out publish; emphasize	bring over bring	bring to revive
bring up raise; care for from childhood	brush out brush the inside of	burn down destroy by burning
burn up consume by fire	buy out by the other person's share of a business	buy up buy the whole supply of
call off cancel; order away	call up telephone; summon for military service	calm down become calm
carry on continue	carry out fulfill; complete; accomplish; perform	carry over carry; continue at another time or place
cheer up cause to become cheerful	chew up chew thoroughly	chop up chop into small pieces
clean off clear the surface of	clean out clean the inside of	clean up tidy
clear out clear the inside of	clear up clarify; clear the inside of	close down close permanently
close up close temporarily	count in include	count out exclude
count up calculate; count; add to a total	cross out eliminate	cut off interrupt; sever; amputate
cut out eliminate; delete	cut down reduce in quantity	draw up write; compose (a document)
dress up put clothes on; adorn	dust out dust the inside of	eat up eat completely
figure out interpret; understand	figure up compute	fill in complete (a printed form)
fill out complete (a printed form)	fill up fill completely (a container)	find out discover
fix up repair; arrange in a suitable manner	get across cause to be understood	give back return
give out distribute; announce	give up surrender something	hand down deliver; pronounce formally; leave as an inheritance
hand over yield control of	hang up suspend	have on be dressed in
have over entertain someone informally at one's home	hold off delay; restrain	hold up delay; rob; threaten with a weapon

Types of Verbs

Types of verbs

Transitive Verbs

Takes an object (something or someone) to complete meaning.

STRUCTURE

TRANSITIVE VERBS
SUBJECT	VERB	PARTICLE	*DIRECT OBJECT
She	looks	for	her cell phone
You	hand	in	the folder

Separable Transitive

The object can go after the particle or between the verb and the particle.

SEPARABLE TRANSITIVE VERBS
SUBJECT	VERB	PARTICLE	*DIRECT OBJECT
He	picks	up	A purse.
We	find	out	a math problem

SEPARABLE TRANSITIVE VERBS
SUBJECT	VERB	*DIRECT OBJECT	PARTICLE
He	picks	A purse.	up
We	find	a math problem	out

*Three words phrasal verbs

With the following phrasal verbs, you will find three parts. These are inseparable

Examples:

Break in on

To break in on is to interrupt (a conversation).

LIST OF PHRASAL VERBS

back down retreat from a position in an argument	back out desert; fail to keep a promise	back up move backwards
bear up endure	blow in drop in to visit unexpectedly	blow over pass without doing harm
blow up explode; lose one's temper	call up telephone	calm down become calm
carry on continue as before; misbehave	catch on understand	catch up cover the distance between oneself and a moving goal
check up investigate	check out leave; pay one's bill	cheer up become cheerful
clear out leave	clear up become clear	close down close permanently
close up close temporarily	came about happen	come along accompany; make progress
come back return	come by visit someone in his home	come out appear; make a social debut
come over come to someone's house, to where someone is	come through succeed	come to regain consciousness
cut in interrupt	die away fade; diminish	die down fade; diminish
die off/out disappear; become extinct	dress up don fancy or unusual clothes	drive back return by car
drop in visit someone casually without planning	drop out abandon some organized activity; leave; quit	drop over visit someone casually
fall behind not progress at required pace	fall off decrease; lose weight	fall through fail; not be accomplished
fill in substitute	find out learn	fly back return by air
fly over fly to where someone is	get ahead make progress	get along have a friendly relationship
get around circulate; move about	get away escape	get by manage; either just barely or with a minimum of effort
get in enter	get off descend from leave	get on enter (a vehicle); mount (a horse, etc.)
get on/along progress; be compatible	get up rise	get through finish
give out become exhausted	give up surrender; fail to finish	go back return
go off explode	go on happen; continue	go out stop burning; leave one's residence
go over go; succeed	grow up mature	hang around remain idly; dawdle
hang up replace a telephone receive on its hook	hold on grasp tightly; persevere; wait while telephoning	hold out continue to resist; persevere; persist
keep on continue	keep up maintain the required pace or standard; continue	let up diminish in intensity
lie down recline	look on be a spectator	make out progress; succeed
make up become reconciled	move over move to the side	pan out turn out well; be successful
pass out become unconscious	pass on die	pick up grow; increase
pull in arrive	pull out deport	pull through survive (barely)
ride over ride to where someone is	run away escape; leave; leave quickly without permission	run down slowly lose power so as to stop functioning
run off depart running; drain	sell out sell the ownership or responsibility	settle up pay one's bills or debts
show off boast by words or actions	show up arrive; appear unexpectedly	shut up stop talking
slow up reduce speed	stand by wait; be prepared to assist	stand up stand; rise from sitting; last; endure
stay over remain at someone's house overnight or longer	step aside move to one side	take off leave the ground
take over assume command	talk back answer impolitely	throw up vomit
turn around turn so that one is facing another direction	turn in go to bed	turn out succeed; come; appear, as at a public meeting
turn up arrive; be found unexpectedly	wait up remain awake in anticipation	wake up awaken