English Phrasal verbs are extremely common in English. A phrasal verb is a verb followed by an adverb or a preposition (e.g. to get up, to leave behind) or both (e.g. to look down on). There are no rules for learning phrasal verbs and it is necessary to learn each one individually.
Some phrasal verbs need an object (e.g. to run out of: "We've run out of sugar - I can't make a cake.") and others don't (e.g. to come in: "Come in!").
When an object is needed, some phrasal verbs are separable. In this case, you can either put the object between the verb and the adverb/proponoun or after the adverb/pronoun.
Example: to knock down
They knocked the house down and built a bank.
They knocked down the house and built a bank.
For separable phrasal verbs, if you use a pronoun (e.g. me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them), you must put it after the verb:
They knocked it down and built a bank.
Other phrasal verbs are non-separable so the object must always go after the adverb/preposition:
Example: to look after
Can you look after the children on Friday?
For non-separable phrasal verbs, if you use a pronoun (e.g. me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them), you must put it after the adverb/preposition:
Can you look after them on Friday?
Español Los phrasal verbs o verbos frasales son extremadamente comunes en inglés. Un verbo frasal verb es un verbo seguido de un adverbio o una preposición (p.ej., to get up, to leave behind) o ambos (p.ej., to look down on). No existen reglas para aprender los verbos frasales y hay que aprender cada uno de forma individual.
Algunos verbos frasales necesitan un objeto (p.ej., to run out of: "We've run out of sugar - I can't make a cake.") y otros no (p.ej., to come in: "Come in!").
Cuando se necesita un objeto, algunos verbos frasales son separables. En este caso, se puede colocar el objeto entre el verbo y el adverbio/preposición o después del adverbio/preposición.
Ejemplo: to knock down
They knocked the house down and built a bank.
They knocked down the house and built a bank.
Para los verbos frasales separables, si se usa un pronombre (p.ej., me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them), se debe ponerlo después del verbo:
They knocked it down and built a bank.
Otros verbos frasales no son separables, por lo que el objeto siempre debe ir después del adverbio/preposición:
Ejemplo: to look after
Can you look after the children on Friday?
Para los verbos frasales no separables, si se usa un pronombre (p.ej., me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them), se debe ponerlo después del adverbio/preposición:
Can you look after them on Friday?
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EXPLICACIÓN:
El verbo frasal en inglés
El verbo frasal en español
Un ejemplo con el verbo frasal en inglés
Un ejemplo con el verbo frasal en español
This lesson contains 63 of the most common English phrasal verbs with examples and translations into Spanish
Esta lección contiene 63 de los phrasal verbs más comunes en inglés con ejemplos y traducciones al español