EXERCISE 15b — Write answers to the questions using phrasal verbs and participle adjectives from this section. Use will or be going to with all phrasal verbs
1. I asked the restaurant manager for the best table in the house, and he is going to give us a table next to the fireplace. What is the restaurant manager going to do?
2. Linda's father promised to pay for her wedding, and she is sure that he will. What is Linda sure about?
3. Raquel's husband is going to be very surprised when she tells him she won $10 million in the lottery. What is the news going to do to her husband?
4. He'll repair some things in his house and paint it before he puts it on the market. What will he do?
5. In Question 4, how will the house be after he makes some repairs and paints it?
6. Timmy won't tell the teacher that Susie didn't do her homework if she gives him a candy bar. What won't Timmy do?
7. Those mobile homes aren't going to be there after the tornado. What is the tornado going to do?
8. If there's an earthquake, no one in this old building will survive. What won't the people do if there's an earthquake?
9. She'll put on her nicest outfit and her best jewelry and get a perm. What will she do?
10. In Question 9, how will she look after she puts on her nicest outfit and her best jewelry and gets a perm?
11. Tomorrow, you're going to leave San Diego and go to Tucson. What are you going to do tomorrow?
12. A month from now, you're going to leave Tucson and return to San Diego. What are you going to do a month from now?
13. Erik said he won't ask his sister if she will go on a date with Mike. What won't Erik do?
14. Lydia is at the paint store to choose a paint color for her house. She hates the color blue. What isn't Lydia going to do?
15. IBM has a new chip that's twice as fast as the competition's fastest chip. What is IBM going to do to the competition?
16. Uncle Fred is going to visit our town, stay for a short time, and then continue on his trip to Florida. What is Uncle Fred going to do?
17. This pond is going to slowly evaporate and disappear. What is the pond going to do?
18. In Question 17, after the pond evaporates, how will it be?
EXERCISE 15c — Write eight original sentences using phrasal verbs from this section. Try to use will and be going to.
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EXERCISE 15d, Review — Complete the sentences with these phrasal verbs from previous sections. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense. To check their meanings, review the section number given after each one.
| back off, 12 call off, 13 close off, 13 come across, 12 | come up, 12 fall through, 12 hand in, 13 hit on, 13 | leave off, 13 let off, 13 light up, 13 put up, 12 | screw on, 12 sign in, 12 sign out, 12 track down, 13 |
1. Did my ex-husband talk about me at the party? Yes, your name ________ ________ several times.
2. Our vacation plans ________________ after Tom broke his leg.
3. I told you not to ________ that cigarette ________ in here.
4. Flying Mom here for the holidays is going to cost $1,000. My brother is going to pay $300, and I'm going to ________ ________ the rest of the money.
5. So far, the police have been unable to ________ ________ the stolen paintings.
6. The searchlights ________ ________ the night sky, looking for enemy bombers.
7. You can't go in that part of the museum; it's been ________ ________.
8. When you travel, always ________ the tops of your toiletries ________ tightly.
9. We decided to _______ our ski trip _______ because there wasn't enough snow.
10. I was getting really angry, and I told him that I was going to punch him in the nose if he didn't ________ ________.
11. The teacher told the students to ________ ________ their homework.
12. I didn't agree with that list of the 100 best movies. They________some of my favorites
13. The manager reminded Maria not to forget to ________ ________ when she comes to work in the morning.
14. Mrs. Nash isn't in the office anymore. She _______ _______ about an hour ago.
15. The Judge told Jake that the next time he got in trouble he wouldn't ________ him ________ with a warning.
16. I was going through some stuff in the attic, and I ________________ some interesting old pictures.
16. FOCUS ON: phrasal verbs with gerund objects, 1
Gerunds — verbs in the -ing form that function as nouns — can serve as objects of many phrasal verbs.
It is more common to use gerund objects with nonseparable two- and three-word phrasal verbs:
She'scounting on getting that job.
gerund
I don'tfeel up to playing hockey.
gerund
but gerund objects are sometimes used with separable phrasal verbs:
/ wouldn't put robbing a bank past him.
gerund
Mr. Taylor wants togive smokingup.
gerund
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| present tense | -ing form | past tense | past participle | |
| believe in | ||||
| believe in & believes in | believing in | believed in | believed in |
1. believe in p.v. When youbelieve in something orbelieve in doing something, you have a strong opinion about something that is important to you.
/ believe in working hard and saving money.
Maria doesn'tbelieve in sex before marriage.
2. believe in p.v. When youbelieve in something, you think it exists.
Do youbelieve in ghosts?
Ned is an atheist; he doesn'tbelieve in God.
3. believe in p.v. When youbelieve in people, you have confidence in them and believe what they say because you think they are honest, correct, or competent.
/ don't care what anyone else says, I stillbelieve in you.
We want tobelieve in you, but we need some proof that your invention really works.
| Infinitive | ||||
| present tense | -ing form | past tense | past participle | |
| carry on | ||||
| carry on & carries on | carrying on | carried on | carried on |
1. carry on p.v. When youcarry on, you continue as before, despite a difficult experience in your life.
You'll have tocarry on for the sake of the children.
It was difficult for Mrs. Nelson tocarry on after her husband died.
2. carry on (with) p.v. When youcarry on, carry on with an activity, orcarry ondoing an activity, you continue it or continue doing it.
The men stopped working when General Chambers entered the room, and he told them tocarry on.
She plans tocarry on with her career after the baby is born.
They knew I was trying to sleep, but theycarried on talking and singing anyway.
3. carry ... on p.v. When youcarry somethingon an airplane, you keep it with you in the passenger compartment instead of giving it to an airline agent to put in the baggage compartment.
This suitcase is pretty big. I hope they'll let mecarry iton.
You shouldcarry your laptop computeron. You don't want to take any chances.
carry-on n. Carry-on, carry-on luggage,carry-on baggage,carry-on bags, and so on, are not given to an airline agent to put in the baggage compartment but are kept in the passenger compartment of an airplane.
I'm staying only one night in New York, so all I'll need is acarry-on bag.
4. carry on (about) p.v. [informal] When youcarry on orcarry on about something, you are very persistent and vocal about something that upsets you.
/ forgot our anniversary, and shecarried on all day.
I said I was sorry; now will you please stopcarrying on about it?
| count on | ||||
| count on & counts on | counting on | counted on | counted on |
1. count on p.v. When you need something important to happen or a certain condition to exist, you arecounting on it. When you need someone to do something important, you arecounting on that person.
I'mcounting on getting a ride to the airport with Betty.
Farmerscount on a lot of rain in the spring.
2. count on p.v. When you rely on someone or something for help or support if you need it, you arecounting on that thing or that person.
I'm going to sell this car and buy one that always starts. I need a car I cancount on.
The governor said that she'scounting on our support in the next election.
3. count on p.v. When you are certain than something will happen or that a certain condition will exist, you arecounting on it.
Man/in makes a fool of himself at every party. You cancount on it.
You cancount on crowds and long lines at Disney World if you go in August.
| Infinitive | |||
| present tense | -ing form | past tense | past participle |
| get through | |||
| get through & gets through | getting through | got through | gotten/got through |
1. get through (with) p.v. When youget through, get through with an activity, orget through doing an activity, you finish it or finish doing it.
/ have so much homework that I might notget through with it until midnight.
After youget through washing the dishes, you can start ironing.
2. get through (to) p.v. When youget through orget through to someone, usually on a telephone or radio, you are able to speak to that person.
Nancy tried calling Jim last night, but she couldn'tget through.
It wasn't easy, but I finallygot through to my brother in Borneo.
3. get through (to) p.v. When youget through orget through to someone, you make that person understand your opinion or point of view.
Mr. Toylor has tried to make his daughter understand why it's important to work hard in school and get good grades, but he just can'tget through.I've explained it a hundred times!
What do I have to do toget through to you?
4. get ...through p.v. [informal] When youget somethingthrough someone's head, you make that person understand your opinion or point of view. When you get somethingthrough your own head, you understand it.
/ finallygot itthrough my son's head that I was serious about sending him to military school.
When are you going toget itthrough your head that our marriage is over?
5. get... through p.v. When somethinggets youthrough a difficult experience, it comforts and supports you.
Julia's faith in God was whatgot herthrough the loss of her husband.
He was very nervous about giving the speech, so he had a drink to helpget him through the ordeal.
| Infinitive | ||||
| present tense | -ing form | past tense | past participle | |
| go for | ||||
| go for & goes for | going for | went for | gone for |
1. go for p.v. [informal] When you go for something, you like it a lot.
Erik reallygoes for scuba diving.
Let's go to a different nightclub. I don'tgo for jazz.
2. go for p.v. When yougo for something, you try to achieve it.
The gymnast said she was going togo for the gold at the next Olympics.
After she finished her master's, shewent for a Ph.D.
3. go for p.v. [always continuous] When you have somethinggoing for you, you have an advantage that makes it easier for you to do something or get something that you want.
Sam's not especially good at basketball, but he has one thinggoing for him — he's seven feet tall. I have ten years of experiencegoing for me, so I think I have a good chance of getting the job.
4. go for p.v. When you say that a statement about one person or thinggoes foranother person or thing, you mean that it is also true about the other person or thing. When you say "Thatgoes for me," you are agreeing with someone else's opinion.
Heather said that Tom was a jerk, and I said that thatgoes for Tom's brother Bill, too.
Betty's really angry about it, and thatgoes for me, too.