ESSENTIAL PHRASAL VERBS (INTERMEDIATE)

GET BACK - volver, regresarCinderella had to get back by twelve o'clock.
GET IN(TO) - entrarI 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 - levantarseWhen I got up this morning it was still dark.
GIVE BACK - devolverIf you don't like the dress, the shop will give you your money back.
GIVE UP - perder la esperanza, rendirseIf 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 - ˇSiga! "Can I use the telephone?" "Yes, go ahead."
GO AWAY - irse, marcharseAre you going away for Christmas, or are you staying at home.
GO BACK - volver, regresarAlthough she's forty, she's going back to University to study French.
GO DOWN - bajarThe 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 - esperarHold 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, demolerMy grandfather's old house was knocked down and a bank was built.
LEAVE BEHIND - olvidar, dejarWhen I got to the airport, I realised I had left my passport behind.
LET IN - dejar entrarShe opened the door and let in the cat.
LOOK AFTER - cuidarMy mother looks after the children when we go away.
LOOK FOR - buscarI spent two hours looking for my glasses before I found them.
LOOK FORWARD TO - esperar con ilusiónI'm looking forward to the Easter holidays.
LOOK OUT - tener cuidado, ˇOjo!Look out! There's a car coming.
LOOK UP - buscar algo (en un libro, diccionario) If you don't understand the word, look it up in a dictionary.