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B2
Phrasal Verbs
PV002
Complete the sentences below, using a phrasal verb from the box in its correct form.
1. He ________________ me ________________ going to university because
he thought it wasn’t the right thing for me to do.
2. After weeks of negotiations the Prime Minister _____________________
a new solution to the issue.
3. I have to ________________ my files regularly, so that I don’t lose them
when the computer crashes.
4. The match was ________________ because of heavy rain. It will be
played tomorrow.
5. We ________________ too much paper and other packaging. I think we
should recycle more of it.
6. It started to rain just as we ___________________ in front of the
restaurant.
7. The masked robbers ___________________ a money transport and got
away with millions of dollars.
8. She’s been taken to hospital after being ___________________ by a
truck driver.
9. We ___________________ him ___________________ at the airport and
wished him good luck for his new job.
10. It took her a long time to ________________ her father’s sudden death.
11. The police officer ___________________ the thief ___________________ to
the sheriff, who then locked him up in prison.
12. The investigators promised that they would ___________________ the
matter and try to find new evidence.
13. He ___________________ her ___________________ for a first date, so they
both went to see a movie.
14. The scientist ___________________ the experiment in his own private
lab.
15. The car __________________ and we had to call someone to tow it
away.
ask out
back up
break down
call off
carry out
come up with
get over
hold up
look into
pull up
run down
see off
talk out of
throw away
turn over
talked out of
came out with
back up
called off
throw away
pulled up
run down
saw off
get over
turned over
look into
asked out
carried out
broke down
hold up
