AGREE WITH -      estar de acuerdo - "All women are bad drivers." "I don't agree with you." BE ABOUT TO -     estar a punto de -I was about to leave the house when my friends arrived. BE BACK -              regresar -I'm working late at the office tonight so I won't be back until 10. BE OUT OF -          quedarse sin - We're out of eggs so we can't make a tortilla. BE OVER -              terminarse - When the football match was over, we went to the pub. BE UP -                  estar levantado - "Phil isn't up yet: he's still in bed. BLOW UP -           estallar (una bomba) - The bomb blew up killing six people. BLOW UP -           inflar - We blew up at least a hundred balloons for the Christmas party. BREAK DOWN -    averiarse - My car broke down on the way to Motril. CALL BACK -         volver a llamar -. Could you call back later?" CARRY ON -          seguir. continuar - I'm sorry if I interrupted you. Please carry on. CARRY OUT -        cumplir (una promesa) - The President carried out his promise to reduce taxation. CARRY OUT –       llevar a cabo - The execution was carried out at seven o'clock in the morning. CLEAR UP -           poner en orden - It took four hours to clear up after the party. COME ACROSS - encontrar, dar con - I came across an old friend on the metro in Madrid. COME BACK -       regresar - I'm going to England for two weeks. I'm coming back on the fifth. COME IN -             entrar - "Good morning. Come in and sit down." COME ON -           ¡Vamos!, ¡Date prisa! - Come on. We're going to be late. CUT DOWN ON - consumir menos - You must cut down on cholesterol or you'll have a heart attack. CUT OFF -              cortar, desconnectar - When we didn't pay the bill, the electricity was cut off. CUT UP -               cortar en pedazos - We cut up the birthday cake and gave everyone a slice. DO UP -                 abrochar, atar - I was five before I knew how to do up my shoelaces. DO WITH -            tener algo que ver con, tener relación con - "What's MS DOS?" "It's got something to do with computers." DO WITHOUT -    pasarse sin, prescindir de - The shops are shut so we'll have to do without sugar. DRAW UP -           pararse - The car drew up at the zebra crossing. GET BACK -            volver, regresar - Cinderella had to get back by twelve o'clock. GET IN(TO) -         entrar - I lost my keys and so I couldn't get into the house. GET OFF -              bajar (de un autobus, tren) - You have to get off the bus at the next stop if you want the station. GET ON -               subir (a un autobus, tren, moto) - Quick! Get on the train, it's about to leave. GET UP -                levantarse - When I got up this morning it was still dark. GIVE BACK -          devolver - If you don't like the dress, the shop will give you your money back. GIVE UP -              perder la esperanza, rendirse - If you find phrasal verbs difficult, don't give up. GIVE UP -              dejar (de fumar, beber) - You'll get cancer if you don't give up smoking. GO AHEAD -          Siga! - "Can I use the telephone?" "Yes, go ahead." GO AWAY -           irse, marcharse - Are you going away for Christmas, or are you staying at home. GO BACK -             volver, regresar - Although she's forty, she's going back to University to study French. GO DOWN -          bajar - The price of fruit goes down in the summer. GO OUT -              salir (por la calle) - I always go out and have a few drinks on Saturday night. GO UP -                                 subir - The price of cigarettes went up in January 1992. HANG ON/HOLD ON - esperar - Hold on for a minute as Pablo will be back in five minute. HANG UP -            colgar (el teléfono) - My ex-girlfriend hung up when I phoned her. KEEP UP WITH - mantenerse (a la altura de) - I can't keep up with my father when we go cycling as he goes too fast. KNOCK DOWN -derribar, atropear, demoler - My grandfather's old house was knocked down and a bank was built. LEAVE BEHIND -   olvidar, dejar - When I got to the airport, I realised I had left my passport behind. LET IN -                 dejar entrar - She opened the door and let in the cat. LOOK AFTER -       cuidar - My mother looks after the children when we go away. 

LOOK FOR -          buscar - I spent two hours looking for my glasses before I found them. LOOK FORWARD TO - esperar con ilusión - I'm looking forward to the Easter holidays. LOOK OUT -          tener cuidado, ¡Ojo! Look out! - There's a car coming. JOHN & SARAH 1996 (c) LOOK UP -            buscar algo (en un libro, diccionario) - If you don't understand the word, look it up in a dictionary. PUT IN -                meter, introducir - Put ten pence in the machine and you will get a cup of coffee. PUT ON -               encender - Put on the light, it's getting dark. PUT ON -               ponerse (la ropa) - Put your coat on or you'll get cold. RUN OUT OF -      quedars sin algo We ran out of petrol so we had to get the bus. SET OFF -               ponerse en camino - We set off to Madrid at five o'clock to avoid the traffic. TAKE AFTER -        parecerse a - Pablo takes after his mother: they are both optimistic. TAKE OFF -            despegar - The flight was delayed for two hours and the plane eventually took off at 6 p.m.TAKE OFF -            quitarse la ropa - Take off your coat and make yourself comfortable. TAKE OUT -           extraer, sacar - He took out a cigarette and lit it. THROW AWAY -  tirar (en la basura) - Don't throw these papers away: they're important. TURN DOWN -     bajar (el volumen) - Turn down the radio: it's too loud. TURN UP -            poner el volumen más fuerte - Turn up the radio. I can't hear it. TURN ON -            encender (televisión, luces etc.) - Turn on the television, please; I want to see the news.

Infinitivo/Presente  Forma pasada Participio Castellano          Can could be able poderMay might ---- poderMust had to ---- deberOught ---- ---- deberShall   ---- (auxiliar futuro)To be was been ser / estarTo beat beat beaten golpearTo become became become llegar a serTo begin began begun empezarTo bend bent bent doblarTo bet betted / bet betted / bet apostarTo bid bade bidden ordenarTo bid bid bid pujarTo bind bound bound atarTo bite bit bitten morderTo bleed bled bled sangrarTo blow blew blown soplarTo break broke broken romperTo breed bred bred engendrarTo bring brought brought traerTo broadcast broadcast broadcast retransmitir

To build built built construirTo burn burned / burnt burned / burnt quemarTo burst burst burst explotarTo buy bought bought comprarTo catch caught caught cogerTo chide chid chidden regañarTo choose chose chosen elegirTo cling clung clung agarrarseTo clothe clothed / clad clothed / clad vestirTo come came come venirTo come up came up come up  surgirTo cost cost cost costarTo creep crept crept deslizarse con

sigiloTo cut cut cut cortar / romperTo cut cut cut cortarTo dare dared / durst dared / durst desafiarTo deal dealt / delt dealt / delt tratar conTo dig dug dug cavarTo do did done hacerTo draw drew drawn dibujarTo dream dreamed / dreamt dreamed / dreamt soñarTo drink drank drunk beberTo drive drove driven conducirTo eat ate eaten comerTo fall fell fallen caerTo fasten fastened fastened sujetar con

cinturónTo feed fed fed alimentarTo feel felt felt sentirTo fight fought fought lucharTo find found found encontrarTo fling flung flung arrojarTo fly flew flown volarTo forbid forbade forbidden prohibirTo forget forgot forgotten olvidarTo forgive forgave forgiven perdonarTo freeze froze frozen helar(se)To get got got cogerTo give gave given darTo go went gone ir

To grieve grieved grieved estar afligidoTo grind ground ground molerTo grow grew grown crecerTo hang hanged / hung hanged / hung colgarTo happen happened happened ocurrirTo have had had haber / tenerTo hear heard heard oírTo hide hid hidden esconderTo hit hit hit golpearTo hit hit hit golpearTo hold held held sostenerTo hurt hurt hurt herirTo keep kept kept mantenerTo keep asking kept asking kept asking preguntar con

insistenciaTo kneel knelt knelt arrodillarseTo knit knit knit tejerTo know knew known saberTo lay laid laid colocarTo lead led led guiarTo lean leaned / leant leaned / leant inclinarTo leap leaped / leapt leaped / leapt brincarTo learn learned / learnt learned / learnt aprenderTo leave left left renunciar a algoTo leave left left dejarTo lend lent lent prestarTo let let let permitirTo lie lay lain echarseTo light lit lit encenderTo live in lived in livled habitarTo lose lost lost perderTo make made made hacerTo make golden made golden made golden dorarTo mean meant / ment meant / ment significarTo meet met met encontrar(se)To mow mowed mowed / mown segarTo notice noticed noticed observarTo pay paid paid pagarTo procreate procreated procreated procrearTo put put put ponerTo read read / red read / red leer

To rent rented rented alquilarTo rid rid rid eliminarTo ride rode ridden montar (a

caballo)To ring rang rung sonarTo rise rose risen subirTo run ran run correrTo run away ran away run away escaparTo saw sawed sawed / sawn serrarTo say said said decirTo see saw seen verTo seek sought sought buscarTo sell sold sold venderTo send sent sent enviarTo set set set ponerTo sew sewed sewed / sewn coserTo shake shook shaken agitarTo shear sheared / shore sheared / shorn esquilarTo shed shed shed perder (hojas)To shine shone shone brillarTo shoe shoed / shod shoed / shod herrarTo shoot shot shot dispararTo show showed showed / shown mostrarTo shrink shrank shrunk encogerTo shut shut shut cerrarTo sing sang sung cantarTo sing sang sung cantarTo sink sank sunk hundirTo sit sat sat sentarseTo slay slew slain matarTo sleep slept slept dormirTo slide slid slid resbalarTo sling slung slung lanzar (con

fuerza)To slit slit slit cortarTo smell smelled / smelt smelled / smelt olerTo sneak snuck snuck deslizarse con

sigiloTo sow sowed sowed / sown sembrarTo speak spoke spoken hablarTo speed speeded / sped speeded / sped acelerar

To spell spelled / spelt spelled / spelt deletrearTo spend spent spent gastarTo spill spilled / spilt spilled / spilt derramarTo spin spun spun dar vueltasTo spit spat spat escupirTo split split split dividirTo spread spread spread extenderTo spring sprang sprung saltarTo stand stood stood soportarTo stand stood stood aguantarTo stand stood stood levantarseTo steal stole stolen robarTo stick stuck stuck hincarTo sting stung stung picarTo stink stank / stunk stunk oler malTo stop stopped stopped desistirTo strew strewed strewed / strewn diseminarTo stride strode stridden andar a

zancadasTo strike struck struck golpearTo string strung strung colgar algoTo strive strove striven esforzarseTo swear swore sworn jurarTo sweep swept swept barrerTo swell swelled swelled / swollen hincharTo swim swam swum nadarTo swing swung swung balancearseTo take took taken cogerTo teach taught taught enseñarTo tear tore torn rasgarTo tell told told decirTo think thought thought pensarTo thrive thrived / throve thrived / thriven prosperarTo throw threw thrown tirarTo throw away threw away thrown away arrojar / lanzarTo thrust thrust thrust lanzar adelanteTo tread trod trodden / trod pisarTo understand understood understood comprenderTo undertake undertook undertaken acometerTo wake woke woke despertarTo wake waked / woke waked / woken despertarse

To wear wore worn usarTo weave wove woven tejerTo weep wept wept llorarTo wet wetted / wet wetted / wet mojarTo win won won ganarTo wind wound wound dar cuerdaTo wring wrung wrung retorcerTo write wrote written escribirWill would ---- (auxiliar futuro)