Phrasal Verbs: Get, Take, Look, Put, Set, Give, Bring

Common Phrasal Verbs

Get

  • Get Up: Rise to your feet.
  • Get Across: Cause to be understood.
  • Get Along: Have a friendship or relationship with someone.
  • Get Away: Have a holiday, escape.
  • Get By: Manage to survive despite difficulties.
  • Get Down: Get serious about something.
  • Get In: Go inside somewhere. Arrive at a place.
  • Get Out: Become known.
  • Get On: Start or continue an activity.
  • Get Off: Leave something you were in.
  • Get Over: Recover or overcome something.
  • Get Through: Succeed or finish something.
  • Get Rid Of: Throw
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Student Success, Computers, and English Grammar

Qualities of a Successful Student

It is important to keep in mind that a successful student is someone who studies every day, completes their homework, and attends class regularly.

Responsibility and Dedication

Firstly, students must be responsible and hardworking. Responsibility means attending every class because missing classes can lead to gaps in understanding the material. Being hardworking means consistently completing homework after class, which usually results in good grades.

Classroom Participation

Secondly,

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Pros and Cons of Fame, Vaccine Patents, and Memorable Trips

The Two Sides of Fame

Being famous has many benefits, and it is cool, but it also has many drawbacks. So, is it really good to be famous?

On the one hand, being famous has to be a very good feeling. You also meet a lot of people, and you can earn a lot of money. Many people follow and support you, and you are like an example to follow.

On the other hand, the privacy of celebrities is really bad, not to say they have no privacy. There are always people taking photos of you, and they always know what

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Mastering English Tenses and Grammar

Present Perfect Tense

Use the words given to make sentences. Use the Present Perfect:

  • I / buy / a new car: I have bought a new car.
  • My father / start / a new job: My father has started a new job.
  • I / give up / smoking: I have given up smoking.
  • Charles and Sarah / go / to Brazil: Charles and Sarah have gone to Brazil.
  • Suzanne / have / a baby: Suzanne has had a baby.

For vs. Since

Put in for or since:

  • It’s been raining since lunchtime.
  • Tom’s father has been doing the same job for 20 years.
  • Have you been
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Present, Past Tenses, Vocabulary, and Grammar in English

Present Continuous

The present continuous tense describes actions happening at this moment, near-future events, or temporary situations. It is formed with the verb “to be” + -ing. Indicators include now, at the moment, tomorrow, tonight, this weekend, these days.

  • Tomas is studying English.
  • I am writing a song.
  • Is Sara listening to music?
  • Tom and Mary are playing tennis.
  • The children aren’t running.
  • What are you doing?
  • This semester, they are having four lessons a week.

AM (I) – ARE (you, they, we) – IS (

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Rafael Nadal’s Career and a Dream Trip Across America

Rafael Nadal: A Tennis Legend

Rafael Nadal is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. Nowadays he is ranked nº 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Nadal grew up in a sports-minded family. Rafael began playing tennis at age four, guided by his uncle, Toni Nadal, who was his coach on the professional tour. In his early years, Nadal (who wrote with his right hand) played left-handed tennis with

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