Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

Fill in the blanks in the following conversations:

1.

A: Do you play the saxophone?

B: Yeah, I do. Why do you ask?

A: I'm going to ______ a jazz band. I'm looking for a sax player. Are you

interested?

B: Sure. Sounds really interesting.

A: Great! Our first rehearsal will be next Tuesday.

B: Okay. I'll be there.

2.

A: Have you _______ a meeting with David for tomorrow?

B: No, not yet.

A: You'd better hurry up. He's really busy.

B: Okay. I’ll call him now.

3.

A: We're going to _______ a new recycling system at the college. Please

recycle as much as possible.

B: Can we recycle paper coffee cups?

A: Unfortunately not. The paper in most coffee cups is not recyclable.

B: Why not?

A: Because it's covered in a layer of plastic.

4.

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A: Do you know if this company has any management training programs?

B:  Yes,  I  think  it  does.  I  believe  they  ______  a  management  training

program last year.

5.

A: Why are all the computers so slow today?

B:  I  heard  they're  ______  a  new  system  today  so  the  network  isn't

running at full speed.

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8. Set up (3)

To start a business, organization or institution

Present

Continuous

Past

Present

perfect

set/sets up

be setting up set up

have/has

set up

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Separable

Verbs of similar meaning:

establish; found; create; start

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