Phrasal vebs

​Those are the combination of a VERB + a PREPOSITION.

​When they're together their meaning CHANGE!

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​TIPS:

​DON'T translate them or think in Spanish.

​Learn their meaning by CONTEXT.

​As verbs they CAN be used in ALL tenses.

​There´s an EFFECTIVE way to learn them;

​MEMORIZE or MEMORIZE them.

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​click on = Put the computer mouse on a specific place and press.

E.g: Please click on the start bottom.​

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​try on = wear clothes or shoes to see if you like them.

E.g: She always tries her shoes on ​before buying them.

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​get on = to have a good relationship or like each other.

E.g:​They really got on since their first date.

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​​go off = to stop liking someone or something.

​E.g: After watching the las Fast and Furious movie, we went off them.

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​take off = remove your clothes or shoes.

​E.g: He has taken his favorite jacket off before arrived home.

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​log off = to exit from a website or social media.

​E.g: It's important to always log off your email account.

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​chat + object pronoun (me, him etc) up = to have a conversation or talk to someone you like.

E.g: Paquita has been chatting him up all night​

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​dress up = wear special clothes for an event, e.g: for a party.

E.g: ​Jlo and Shakira will dress up an expensive and exclusive dress for the grammys.

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​scroll up = to move the mouse or cellphone to see or visit the earlier page/information.

​E.g: You have to scroll down to the bottom of the page to find the start bottom.

​settle down = to decide living with a partner or couple or to live a calm life.

​E.g: My best friend is settling down next month with his boyfriend.

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​shut down = to turn off something.

​E.g: My computer shuts down automatically at 4pm.

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​dress down = to wear old or informal clothes.

​E.g: Our company let us dress down on Fridays.