ENGLISH FOR INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS

7. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the phrasal verbs
“have”, “pay”, “stick” + a particle.
A. 1. We’ve having the Greens down for a few days. 2. I can’t have you in
just now. 3. You could have someone in to look after her. 4. He had his hat
and gloves on. 5. I have nothing on tomorrow evening. 6. Don’t take
notice of him – he is only having you on. 7. You had better that tooth out.
8. It’s no use keeping your anger to yourself; let’s have the whole matter
out now. 9. Don’t worry, you’ll soon have your operation over. 10. He was
had up for exceeding the traffic speed.
B. 1. Are you able to pay down the whole cost? 2. It’s a good feeling to
pay off the house after all these years. 3. I’ll pay him off for treating me
like that. 4. I’m tired of paying out something more every week. 5. We’ll
pay them out for the trick they played on us. 6. Tito lost a small fortune
playing poker and poor Laura had to pay up.
C. 1. Don’t stick at small difficulties, but keep going. 2. His family can
be trusted to stick by him whatever happens. 3. The pot has two handles
sticking out. 4. The house stuck out because of its unusual shape. 5. The
miners are determined to stick out until they get their demands. 6. Stick
up your hand if you know the answer. 7. I like to see a man stick up for
what he believes.
8. Fill in the particles completing the verbs “have”, “pay” and “stick”.
A. 1. We must have Lord and Lady Redcliffe … for our next house party.
2. Let’s have this tree … 3. We are having the builders … next month to
improve the kitchen. 4. It’s getting late, we’d better have these tables …
5. Mary had … her best blue dress. 6. I have nothing … tonight, shall we
go to a cinema? 7. I know you’re only joking, you’re having me … 8.
We’ll have the bullet … in a few minutes. 9. After yesterday’s argument,
I called to see her brother to have it … with him. 10. Let’s have it … and
done with! 11. This is the third time that Peter has been had … this year.
B. 1. The buyer paid 6000 dollars … for the new car. 2. Once we have
paid … the store, we shall owe money to no one. 3. 100 workers will be
paid … when the factory closes next week. 4. The government is paying
… more money than ever before to people out of work. 5. Someone will
try to pay you … if you trample too much on the feelings of others. 6. Pay
… what you owe before you leave town.
C. 1. Would you stick … dishonesty if you could gain by it? 2. Throughout
the struggle he stuck … his principles. 3. One branch stuck … and caught
the rider by the hair. 4. To make the figures stick …, paint them in a
darker colour. 5. They’re still sticking it … on that picket line. 6. The
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