Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

6.3 set up (past tense)

6.3.1 Tracy is complaining to her colleague, Emma, because somebody has installed the

computer in the meeting room incorrectly.

Tracy: Do you know who set up the computer in meeting room 1?

Emma: No. It was probably Stefan from IT Services. Why?

Tracy: It doesn’t work properly and it has the wrong software on it.

Emma: I think you’ll have to give Stefan a call and ask him to look at it.

Tracy: I will.

6.3.2 Greg’s mom is complaining because Greg put the chairs for the family barbecue in

the wrong place.

Mom: Greg! Why did you set up the chairs like this? They’re in the wrong

place.

Greg:  I  don’t  know.  I  just  set  them  up  in  lines.  Why  does  it  matter  so

much?

Mom: I want people to be able to talk to each other easily when they’re

sitting  down.  You’ve  put  all  the  chairs  in  lines.  People  won’t  be  able  to

talk to each other like that.

Greg: Ok, ok. I’ll move the chairs.

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