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MOST COMMON and USEFUL Phrasal Verbs with “BE” – Learn English


stop you doing I’ve got a headache if
you got any painkillers got any aspirin
yep thank you 70 yeah we’re out I’ll buy
some tomorrow go now my head really
hurts
we’re up by 9 at the moment this is very
important
I can’t leave but fine I’ll just go by
myself shall I oh yeah ring your Uncle
Tom nope
phone him he’s been really down since
the divorce don’t care
doesn’t your assignment have to be in
today
yeah well if you’ve done it no whatever
whatever
oh I want to go watch Captain Marvel
pull these winds Captain Marvel out is
it out now I don’t know really helpful
thanks alright I’m off then I don’t know
it’s probably like 5 o’clock ok bye Ned
phrasal verbs with B let’s go
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these are the most common and most
useful phrasal verbs you’ll hear them
and use them all the time so you need to
learn them the first one is be off when
you want to say okay I’m leaving you can
say okay I’m off by to be off means
leaving another way you can use this
maybe you know someone who’s going on
holiday you want to know when are you
leaving on holiday you can ask oh yeah
you’re going on holiday when are you off
another meaning of be off means when
something is stale it’s not good to eat
or drink anymore for example in your
fridge you have milk if it smells good
brilliant if it smells bad it’s off its
old it’s gone bad
I think the milks off it’s not like feet
yet Soph another meaning of be off means
you’re away from work or school maybe a
holiday maybe you’re sick oh my god
where’s Karen Karen’s off today why I
need to speak to Karen the next one be
up if you’ve seen this incredible
phrasal verbs video about phrasal verbs
we’ve up you know when you add the
preposition up to a verb usually it just
means an increase or some advantage of
some kind so if a company wants to say
our profits are more this year in
general if you want to say an increase
or an advantage when you’re winning
something something is more you can say
up our profits are up our profits are up
or just winning in general for example
points in sports your team is winning by
two points you can say we’re up by two
points if you want to say we’re winning
we’re up but if you put the specific
points there you need by the number
we’re up by two or up by two points and
be up for something that means you want
to do something if someone asks hey do
you want to do this thing you want to
say yes I want to do it just say yeah
I’m up for that
the negative would be yeah I’m not up
for that again it just means you want to
do something be up for you don’t want to
do something you’re not up for the thing
the next one is be out the most common
use of this phrasal verb just means to
not be inside like an office for example
yeah hello can I speak to mr. fish and
chips please
I’m sorry mr. fish and chips is out
right now can I take a message you want
to say someone is not here they’re
outside the office for example he or she
is out you can expand this and give more
details for example he’s out to lunch
she’s out with a friend they are out
doing some work another really common
meaning of be out to say there is no
more of something a supply is finished
its depleted you use be out for example
I’m out of beer again if you say the
specific thing that you don’t have
anymore of I’m out of the thing but as a
response if someone says to you do you
have any beer no I’m out I’m out I have
no more of that thing you might also use
this for money did you spend all your
money
well you are out of money also when you
talk about things being released movies
for example you would say the movie is
out when it’s released when I release a
new video I say my new video is out
commonly you might use this with your
friends for example you want to go to
the cinema but you don’t know which
movies are available you want to ask is
that movie available has it been
released you would say is that movie out
is it in the cinema should we go see a
movie and make a hard yeah
what do you want to watch I don’t mind I
like everything cool I’ll check what’s
out Batman gets a haircut no um the
notebook – zombie love now looky Star
Wars war on the planet banana No
then what do you want to watch I don’t
mind anything be down remember that to
be up can mean that you’re winning in
points for example well if you’re losing
in points you’re not up you’re not
winning you’re losing you’re down and
again if you use the specific number of
points you say you’re down by that
number
nah we’re down by eight we’re gonna lose
life is over another meaning is if you
feel sad you might say I’m a bit down
you can also say you’re feeling down to
be down it means you’re sad you’re upset
you’re not happy so I hope none of you
are down today if you are I’m sending
you a virtual hug also to be down for
something can mean the same as to be up
for something do you remember that
example rewind rewind rewind this one
yet you can also say for this one yeah
I’m down or yeah I’m down for that
this is more American to say I’m down
for that
whereas I’m up for that is what you
would
in England let’s add the preposition
with be down with this is talking about
getting sick and just resting you’re not
studying you’re not working you’re just
resting resting with a not serious
illness like a cold or the flu oh my god
where’s Karen I told you she’s off today
Karen’s always off she’s down with the
flu she’s down with the sickness to be
in you’re at University and you remember
oh my god my assignment the deadline is
today when we talk about deadlines in
English you would say something like
this no my assignment is supposed to be
in today to be in in this case in this
context when does some work when does an
assignment have to be submitted or
delivered side note when you submit or
deliver your assignment use the phrasal
verb hand in for example her I can relax
now I just hand it in my assignment I
submitted it I delivered it
the final one be on in general this
means something is happening oh my god
Oxford Street is so busy everyone’s out
our sales are on the sales are on
they’re happening everyone’s out
literally outside also if there is an
event happening at a certain place you
can say there’s an event on at
Buckingham Palace should we go oh my god
I’m so up for that there’s an event
happening at Buckingham Palace I really
want to do that try to use as many of
those phrasal verbs with be in the
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