GRAMMAR MADE EASY

Phrasal Verbs
Many verbs, when followed by various prepositions, or adverbs, acquire
idiomatic sense. e.g., put out, get on, turn round, break down, run away, look
forward to, etc.
Phrasal verbs can be separable or inseparable and they can take an object or not.
Phrasal verbs which take objects can be separable or inseparable. e.g.,
I picked Tina up or I picked up Tina.
Separable phrasal verbs must be separated when a pronoun is used. e.g.,
We picked him up at the station NOT We picked up him at the
station.
NOTE: The topic of Phrasal Verbs has been discussed at length in Lesson
3 & 4. The students may refer to those for detailed study.
2.7 Summary
In this lesson, we have discussed about verb and its various forms. This
understanding will help the students to construct correct sentences.
2.8 Key words
Verb, tense, present tense, past tense, future tense, mood, indicative mood,
imperative mood, subjunctive mood, phrasal verb, auxiliaries, modal verbs, etc.
2.9 Self Assessment Questions
Choose the correct verb form from those in brackets:
1. The earth ________ round the sun. (move, moves, moved)
2. My friends _______ the Prime Minister yesterday. (see, have seen, saw)
3. I ________ him one letter up to now. (sent, have sent, shall send)
4. I shall telephone you when he ________ back. (comes, will come, came)
5. It started to rain while we _________ tennis. (are playing, were playing, had
played)
6. Can I have some milk before I _____ to bed. (go, am going, shall go)
7. He _______ asleep while he was driving. (falls, fell, has fallen)
8. I'm sure I _______ him at the party last night. (saw, have seen, had seen)
9. He ______ a mill in this town. (have, has, is having)
10. He ______here for the last five years. (worked, is working, has been
working)