Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

16.

A: Why is he so confident?

B: I think his confidence ______ him being so experienced.

17.

A: What are you watching?

B: It’s the ten thousand meters.

A: Oh cool. I wanted to watch this. Has Johnson ______ yet?

B: No, not yet. Tergat has ______ already.

A: He’s so fast. Amazing.

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18.

A: (Knocking on door). Hello. Mr. Smith. Are you there?

B: Please ______ . The door’s not locked.

A: Ok.

19.

A:  We’ve  _______  the  situation  very  carefully  and  we’ve  decided  to  ok

the project.

B: That’s great news. Thank you.

A: We need to arrange a meeting soon to _______ the details of the

project.

B: Of course.

20.

A:  Ms.  Smith,  are  you  going  to  ______  this  afternoon?  A  client  called

who’d like to set up a meeting today, if possible.

B: No, I’m not. I’m ______ tomorrow though. Could you please call back

the client and try to set up a meeting with them tomorrow instead?

A: Sure. No problem.

B: Thanks. See you tomorrow.

21.

A: My son asked me where babies ______ . I don’t know how to answer

him.

B: How old is he?

A: Five.

B: Maybe you should get him a picture book about it.

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22.

A: My grandfather ______ quite a religious family. He was quite shocked

when I started living with my girlfriend.

B: Why?

A: Because we weren’t married first.

B: Oh, I see. “Living in sin” as they say!

A: Exactly.

23.

A: Excuse me. Has the bus to Denver left already?

B:  Actually,  no.  The  305  usually  ______  at  3pm,  but  it’s  late  today  for

some reason.

A: That’s a relief! I need to catch that bus.

24.

A: Have you read that email from the manager?

B: No, not yet. I’ll _______ it later. I’m busy right now.

A: Make sure you _______ it . She’s not very happy with us.

B: Really? Ok. I’ll _______ it right after this.

25.

A: Why didn’t you read the homework article?

B: I’m sorry. I was ______ it last night, but I suddenly started to feel sick

so I went to bed early.

A: Ok. No problem. Are you feeling better?

B: Yes, thanks.

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27. Talk to (1)

To speak with someone or something

Present

Continuous

Past

Present

perfect

talk/talks

to

be talking to talked to

have/has

talked to

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Nonseparable

Verbs of similar meaning:

speak to; converse with

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