Phrasal Verbs

Phrasal Verbs

1. LOOK (mirar / buscar / cuidar) Look after → cuidar She looks after her little brother every day. Look for → buscar I’m looking for my keys. Look up → buscar en un diccionario / mejorar You can look up the word in the dictionary. Things are looking up this year. Look forward to → esperar con ilusión I look forward to meeting you. Look out → tener cuidado Look out! There’s a car coming. Look into → investigar The police are looking into the case.

2. RUN (correr / administrar / funcionar / agotarse) Run out (of) → quedarse sin We’ve run out of milk. Run into → encontrarse con alguien por casualidad I ran into my old teacher yesterday. Run away → huir The thief ran away when he saw the police. Run over → atropellar / repasar He was run over by a car. Let’s run over the plan once more. Run after → perseguir The dog is running after the cat. Run on → seguir funcionando (con energía o combustible) This car runs on electricity.

3. COME (venir / llegar / ocurrir) Come in → entrar Please come in and sit down. Come back → regresar I’ll come back later. Come across → encontrarse con algo/alguien por casualidad I came across an old photo of us. Come out → salir / hacerse público The sun came out after the rain. The truth finally came out. Come up with → proponer / inventar She came up with a brilliant idea. Come over → visitar Why don’t you come over this weekend? Come along → acompañar / progresar We’re going to the park, come along! Your English is really coming along.

4. BREAK (romper / interrumpir) Break down → averiarse / derrumbarse emocionalmente My car broke down on the way to work. She broke down in tears. Break up → terminar relación / desintegrar They broke up last month. The meeting broke up at 10 pm. Break into → entrar a robar Someone broke into my house last night. Break out → estallar / escaparse A fire broke out in the building. The prisoners broke out of jail. Break off → interrumpir / cancelar They broke off the negotiations.

5. ¿Qué son los phrasal verbs? Un phrasal verb es la combinación de un verbo + partícula (preposición o adverbio). 👉 Ejemplo: look (mirar) + up → look up = "buscar en un diccionario" run (correr) + into → run into = "encontrarse con alguien por casualidad" La partícula cambia (¡a veces totalmente!) el significado del verbo original.

6. ¿Qué son los phrasal verbs? Un phrasal verb es la combinación de un verbo + partícula (preposición o adverbio). 👉 Ejemplo: look (mirar) + up → look up = "buscar en un diccionario" run (correr) + into → run into = "encontrarse con alguien por casualidad" La partícula cambia (¡a veces totalmente!) el significado del verbo original.