The 4 types of Phrasal Verb

The 4 types of phrasal verb. 

BY OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ELT 

Type 1: Intransitive

For example; Turn up (happen, become available). The solution turned up without having to think too much about it.

What do these verbs have in common? They do not take an object. Can you think of example sentences with these Type 1 verbs?

Come off (separate or break)

Come away (leave)

Come around / come to (regain consciousness)

Get up (raise your body after sleeping or sitting)

Get down (crouch, lower your body)

Type 2: Transitive and inseparable

For example; Look through (read or briefly examine). She looked through the magazine while waiting for her dental appointment.

These verbs must take an object (the magazine, in the example above). The object always comes after the verb. So, we cannot say: She looked the magazine through….X

Can you think of example sentences with these Type 2 verbs?

Arrive at (reach a decision)

Come across (find by chance)

Count on (depend)

Get at (criticize)

Look after (take care of, oversee)

Type 3: Transitive and separable

For example; Work out (calculate, discover an answer or develop an idea). …working out their meaning / working their meaning out.

As you can see from the example above, the object can either come after the verb and the particle or between it. If the object is a pronoun then it must come between them. Work it out. We cannot say: Work out it … X

Can you think of example sentences with these Type 3 verbs?

Bring up (start to talk about a specific subject)

Put across (communicate)

Put off (postpone)

Put out (publish)

Take back (return)

Type 4: Prepositional Verbs (verbs with 2 particles, transitive and inseparable)

For example; Focus in on (direct one’s attention on something, concentrate hard) …focusing in on them. These verbs take an adverb + a preposition. Therefore, they are often referred to as prepositional verbs.

They are transitive, so they need an object, but the object cannot go between the parts of the verb. So, we say; We must put up with learning phrasal verbs. We cannot say: We must put phrasal verbs up with or We must put up phrasal verbs with … X

Can you think of example sentences with these Type 4 verbs?

Come down with (become ill with)

Come up with (produce

Fill in for (substitute)

Get on well with (have a good relationship with)

Read up on (search for information)

What is the best way to learn these four types of verb?

The best way for learning new vocabulary is by reading as much and as widely as you can. As you come across new phrasal and prepositional verbs in your reading, stop to think about their meaning and form (What type of verb are they?). Listening to authentic English is also very useful.

You can make a note of the ones you particularly like or, at the very least, highlight them in the text. You will probably come across them again so is worth trying to notice them as often as you can. 

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