GET BACK TO
Meaning: Si “you get back to someone”, significa que contactas con alguien para continuar una conversación comenzada anteriormente., o responder a un mensaje, pregunta o invitación. Puede ser a la cara, por texto o email.
Grammar: Este phrasal verb necesita un objeto. No se puede separar.
I’ll get back to Keith
I’ll get back to him
I’ll get back Keith to
I’ll get back him to
I’ll get Keith back to
I’ll get him back to
I’ll get back to
Example sentence: I’m still waiting for Marco to get back to
me about the problems with the contracts.
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Make up
Meaning: Si ” you and another person make up” , significa que retomas una relación despues de una discusión o un malentendido. Significa que habeis hablado y que ahora estais en una buena situación.
Grammar: No suele separarse, solo cuando se usa it refiriendose a la relación de amistad o de pareja .
John and Lisa made up
They made up
They made it up
They made up it
Example sentence: I’m so glad that you two have talked about your differences and decided to make up.
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Significado: “you take somebody back” quiere decir que retomas una relación sentimental que habias decado anteriormente a causa de algun problema en ella.
Gramática: Este phrasal verb necesita un objeto. SI el objeto es un pronombre, siempre va en medio. Si es un nombre, puedes usarlo en medio o detrás del participio.
She took her husband back - CORRECTO
She took him back - CORRECTO
She took back her husband - CORRECTO
She took back him - MAL
Ejemplo: Mary had accepted that her husband was occasionally unfaithful, but when he became violent, she threw him out and refused to take him back.
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GIVE UP ON
Significado: “you give up on someone or something”, quiere decir que dejas de intertar lograr algo, normalmente porque lo has intentado y fallado, o porque es demasiado dificil.
Este phrasal verb necesita un objeto. No puedes colocarlo separando las palabras que componen el phrasal verb.
I gave up on maths - CORRECTO
I gave up on it - correcto
I gave algebra up on - MAL
I gave it up on - MAL
I gave up algebra on - MAL
I gave up it on - MAL
Ejemplo : I have asked her so many times to arrive on time, but she is still at least 15 minutes late every afternoon. I give up on her!
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Significado: Si ” you go out with someone” , quiere decir que tú tienes una relación romántica con esa persona.
Este phrasal verb necesita un objeto. No puedes ponerlo dentro de las palabras que componen el phrasal verb:
She’s going out with Mark -CORRECTO
She’s going out with him - CORRECTO
She’s going out Mark with - MAL
She’s going out him with - MAL
She’s going him out with - MAL
She’s going Mark out with - MAL
Ejemplo: She went out with Tom for 2 years before he asked her to marry him.
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