Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

cabin is heated by a log fire.

Olivia: Morning sweetie. Wow. Why’s it so cold in here?

Fred: I think the fire went out in the night.

Olivia:  Let  me  see.  Yeah.  I  think  you’re  right.  Ok.  I’m  gonna  get  some

firewood from outside and relight it.

Fred: Ok. I’ll make some coffee.

Olivia: That is a fantastic idea!

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48.4 be going out (past continuous)

48.4.1 Jennifer’s boiler isn’t working so her landlord has sent someone over to examine

the boiler and repair it.

Jennifer: So, here’s the boiler.

Engineer: Ok. I’ll take a look at it.

Jennifer: Thanks.

10 minutes later

Engineer: I can see what’s going wrong. The pilot light was going out.

Jennifer: Is that serious?

Engineer: No, no. I’ve replaced the faulty part. It’s all fixed now.

Jennifer: Great. Thank you!

Engineer: You’re welcome. No problem.

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