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THE ULTIMATE PHRASAL VERB BOOK - Noel's ESL eBook Library

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Infinitive____________________________________________<br />

present tense -ing form past tense past participle<br />

open up<br />

open up & opens up opening up opened up opened up<br />

1. open ...up p.v. When you open something up, you reveal what is inside so that people<br />

can see it.<br />

Sofia opened the box up and looked inside.<br />

Mike's going to open up his computer to try to find the problem.<br />

2. open ... up p.v. When you open a room or building up, you unlock or open the doors so<br />

that people can enter.<br />

The office closes at 12:00 for lunch and opens back up at 1:00.<br />

The manager was late and didn't open up the store until 10:30.<br />

3. open ... up p.v. When a new business starts, it opens up or is opened up by someone.<br />

/ was driving through town, and I noticed that a new book store has opened up on Maple Street.<br />

Jimmy wants to open up a restaurant near the new office building.<br />

put together<br />

put together & puts together putting together put together put together<br />

shut off<br />

1. put... together p.v. When you assemble the parts of something, you put it<br />

together. Put together is the opposite of take apart.<br />

Sally got a bicycle for her birthday, and her father put it together after dinner.<br />

It was easy taking my car's engine apart, but putting it back together was a lot harder.<br />

2. put... together p.v. When you organize some ideas, plans, or suggestions in order<br />

to show them to someone or discuss them with someone, you put them together.<br />

Mr. and Mrs. Flores want to redecorate their house, so they asked an interior designer to put some ideas together.<br />

I have an interesting idea for a new business, and I'm putting together a proposal.<br />

3. put... together p.v. When you position people or things so that they are close to each<br />

other or touching, you put them together.<br />

The teacher told Timmy and Mike to put their desks together so they could work on their project.<br />

When you plan your dinner party seating arrangement, put Heather and Jimmy together.<br />

shut off & shuts off shutting off shut off shut off<br />

1. shut... off p.v. When you shut off an electrical or mechanical device, you cut the power going to<br />

it so that it stops operating. Turn off and switch off are similar to shut off.<br />

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