Enhance your fluency with essential English phrasal verbs
packing into, packed into, has packed into
pack in, pack to
fitting in with, fit in with, has fit in with
fit with, fit to
looking down on, looked down on, has looked down on
look down at, look down to
asking after, asked after, has asked after
asking for, asking about
ganging up on, ganged up on, has ganged up on
gang on, gang with
wearing down, wore down, has worn down
wear off, wear out
flooding in, flooded in, has flooded in
flood on, flood to
spilling out, spilled out, has spilled out
spill from, spill over
watching over, watched over, has watched over
watch on, watch at
turning on, turned on, has turned on
turn at, turn against
buttering up, buttered up, has buttered up
butter on, butter with
fussing over, fussed over, has fussed over
fuss about, fuss with
looking up to, looked up to, has looked up to
look up at, look to up
reaching out to, reached out to, has reached out to
reach to, reach for
standing up to, stood up to, has stood up to
stand to, stand at
backing away from, backed away from, has backed away from
back from, back off from
talking over, talked over, has talked over
talk about, talk to
coming up in, came up in, has come up in
come in, come through
gathering up, gathered up, has gathered up
gather in, gather on
parting with, parted with, has parted with
part from, part off
coming across, came across, has come across
come cross, come on
getting back from, got back from, has got back from
get it from, got from back
turning up, turned up, has turned up
turn in, turn out
tidying up, tidied up, has tidied up
tidy on, tidy into
putting together, put together, has put together
put up, put in
tracking down, tracked down, has tracked down
track up, track out
throwing away, threw away, has thrown away
throw out, throw off
putting away, put away, has put away
put up, put in
bringing up, brought up, has brought up
bring down, bring over
living with, lived with, has lived with
live in, live off
growing out of, grew out of, has grown out of
grow into, grow up
getting on with, got on with, has got on with
get in, get over
growing up, grew up, has grown up
grow out, grow on
naming after, named after, has named after
name for, name out
settling down, settled down, has settled down
sit down, set down
looking after, looked after, has looked after
look for, look over
taking after, took after, has taken after
take over, take away
pulling together, pulled together, has pulled together
pull through, pull out
telling apart, told apart, has told apart
tell off, tell on
waiting up, waited up, has waited up
wait out, wait on
patching up, patched up, has patched up
patch over, patch into
keeping up with, kept up with, has kept up with
keep over, keep at
coming from, came from, has come from
come of, come by
telling off, told off, has told off
tell out, tell down
dropping in on, dropped in on, has dropped in on
drop by, drop into
putting in, put in, has put in
put on, put off
letting out, let out, has let out
let go, let down
warming to, warmed to, has warmed to
warm up, warm with
letting in, let in, has let in
let down, let up
running away, ran away, has run away
run off, run out
coming back, came back, has come back
come in, come up
bringing up, brought up
bring in, bring on
looking after, looked after
look into, look by
taking in, took in
take on, take up
bringing round, brought round
bring up, bring down
settling in, settled in, has settled in
settle down, settle up
bringing together, brought together
bring up, bring out
sticking by, stuck by
stick with, stick on
going off, went off, has gone off
go out, go on
standing by, stood by, has stood by
stand up, stand out
drifting apart, drifted apart
drift off, drift away
sticking together, stuck together
stick on, stick in
hearing from, heard from
hear of, hear about
confiding in, confided in
confide to, confide on
making up with, made up with
make with, make over
falling out with, fell out with
fall off with, fall away with
filling in, filled in, has filled in
fill up, fill out
getting back in touch with, got back in touch with, has got back in touch with
get in touch with, get touch with
getting on someone's nerves, got on someone's nerves
get in nerves, get at nerves
caring for, cared for
care about, care for someone
falling for, fell for
falling out, fall into
finishing with, finished with
finish off, finish up
winning back, won back
win up, win in
setting up, set up
set out, set on
going out with, went out with
go off, go out for
fizzling out, fizzled out
fizzle in, fizzle off
taking out, took out
take after, take in
asking out, asked out
ask in, ask over
breaking up, broke up
break off, break down
getting back together, got back together
get back in, get together
making out, made out
make in, make up
turning down, turned down
turn up, turn in
having a thing for, had a thing for
have thing for, have things for
moving on to, moved on to
move to, move at
getting over, got over
get through, get above
having a crush on, had a crush on
have crush for, crush at
falling head over heels for, fell head over heels for
fall heels over head, fall over heels
having a falling-out, had a falling-out
have falling out, have fallen out
shutting out, shut out
shut off, shut away
popping the question, popped the question, has popped the question
pop a question, pop question
popping in, popped in, has popped in
pop in to, popping to
turning up, turned up, has turned up
turn up late, turn to up
calling in, called in, has called in
call in to, call in for
having over, had over, has had over
having over at, invite over to
inviting along, invited along, has invited along
invite to along
sticking around, stuck around, has stuck around
stick over, stick for around
inviting in, invited in, has invited in
invite to in
showing out, showed out, has showed out
showing out to
showing around, showed around, has showed around
show around at
swinging by, swung by, has swung by
swing by to
coming in, came in, has come in
come into
dropping in, dropped in, has dropped in
drop in to
stopping off, stopped off, has stopped off
stop at off
snooping around, snooped around, has snooped around
snoop about, snoop on
coming by, came by, has come by
come over by
dropping off, dropped off, has dropped off
drop off to
checking out, checked out, has checked out
check at out
getting together, got together, has gotten together
get together with
inviting over, invited over, has invited over
invite to over
coming over, came over, has come over
come over with
bringing along, brought along, has brought along
bring along with
staying over, stayed over, has stayed over
stay overnight
showing up, showed up, has shown up
showed up to
hanging out, hung out, has hung out
hang out with
coming around, came around, has come around
come round to
taking off, took off, has taken off
take off from work (without 'from')
heading off, headed off, has headed off
head off the party (missing 'to')
slipping out, slipped out, has slipped out
slip out the house (missing 'of')
turning away, turned away, has turned away
turn away to him (should be 'from him')
storming out, stormed out, has stormed out
storm out from the room (use 'of')
dashing off, dashed off, has dashed off
dash off quickly (redundant)
shooting off, shot off, has shot off
shoot off to (often too casual)
tearing away, tore away, has torn away
tear away without 'from'
clearing off, cleared off, has cleared off
clear off without context
going off, went off, has gone off
go off without explanation
pulling out, pulled out, has pulled out
pull out without 'of' or context
bailing out, bailed out, has bailed out
bail out without 'of' or context
walking out, walked out, has walked out
walk out without 'on' or context
peeling off, peeled off, has peeled off
peel off without 'from' or context
backing out, backed out, has backed out
back out without 'of' or context
checking out, checked out, has checked out
check out without 'of' or context
rolling out, rolled out, has rolled out
roll out without 'of' or context
popping out, popped out, has popped out
pop out without 'of' or context
heading out, headed out, has headed out
head out without 'of' or context
buttoning up, buttoned up, has buttoned up
button on, button out
coming off, came off, has come off
come of, came down
coming out, came out, has come out
come off, go out
showing off, showed off, has shown off
show to, show on
growing into, grew into, has grown into
grow up to, grow out
throwing on, threw on, has thrown on
throw off, put up
dressing up, dressed up, has dressed up
dress as, put up
going with, went with, has gone with
go to, go on
doing up, did up, has done up
do in, do over
growing out of, grew out of, has grown out of
grow from, grow off
taking in, took in, has taken in
take on, take away
tying up, tied up, has tied up
tie down, tie off
putting on, put on, has put on
put out, put over
hanging up, hung up, has hung up
hang out, hang in
covering up, covered up, has covered up
cover in, cover over
letting out, let out, has let out
let off, let in
taking off, took off, has taken off
take out, take down
wrapping up, wrapped up, has wrapped up
wrap out, wrap over
folding up, folded up, has folded up
fold in, fold off
zipping up, zipped up, has zipped up
zip out, zip on
slipping on, slipped on, has slipped on
slip off, slip in
wearing out, wore out, has worn out
wear on, wear off
ironing out, ironed out, has ironed out
iron in, iron on
tucking in, tucked in, has tucked in
tuck on, tuck out
dressing down, dressed down, has dressed down
dress off, dress under
picking out, picked out, has picked out
pick in, pick over
taking back, took back, has taken back
take out, take off
impact on, impacted on, has impacted on
impact at, impact by
result in, resulted in, has resulted in
result at, result from
die out, died out, has died out
die off, die in
face up to, faced up to, has faced up to
face in, face with
lead to, led to, has led to
lead by, lead from
bring about, brought about, has brought about
bring to, bring on
set off, set off, has set off
set on, set by
set in, set in, has set in
set on, set out
turn into, turned into, has turned into
turn to, turn at
result from, resulted from, has resulted from
result at, result in
come about, came about, has come about
come through, come at
cut down on, cut down on, has cut down on
cut off, cut out
coming out, came out, has come out
come out of, go out to
Come out
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coming out, came out, has come out
Common mistakes
come out of, go out to
Hang out (with)
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hanging out, hung out, has hung out
Common mistakes
hang out with friends
Stay in
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staying in, stayed in, has stayed in
Common mistakes
stay indoors
Catch up
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catching up, caught up, has caught up
Common mistakes
catch up with quickly
Come along (with)
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coming along, came along, has come along
Common mistakes
come along too
Stay out
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staying out, stayed out, has stayed out
Common mistakes
stay out all night
Mill around
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milling around, milled around, has milled around
Common mistakes
mill around quickly
Go out
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going out, went out, has gone out
Common mistakes
go to out
Liven up
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livening up, livened up, has livened up
Common mistakes
liven up the place
Tag along
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tagging along, tagged along, has tagged along
Common mistakes
tag along with friends
Hire out
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hiring out, hired out, has hired out
Common mistakes
hire out the house
Get together
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getting together, got together, has gotten together
Common mistakes
get together soon
Chill out
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chilling out, chilled out, has chilled out
Common mistakes
chill out at home