Essential Phrasal Verbs for English Learners

Essential English Phrasal Verbs

Improve your English fluency by learning these common phrasal verbs, complete with their past simple and past participle forms, and Spanish translations. Understanding these verbs is crucial for natural communication.

Go on

• Past Simple: Went on
• Past Participle: Gone on
• Meaning: Partir / continuar

Carry on

• Past Simple: Carried on
• Past Participle: Carried on
• Meaning: Continuar

Carry out

• Past Simple: Carried out
• Past Participle: Carried out
• Meaning: Realizar

Come back

• Past Simple: Came back
• Past Participle: Come back
• Meaning: Volver

Come down

• Past Simple: Came down
• Past Participle: Come down
• Meaning: Descender

Come in

• Past Simple: Came in
• Past Participle: Come in
• Meaning: Entrar

Come out

• Past Simple: Came out
• Past Participle: Come out
• Meaning: Salir de

Come up

• Past Simple: Came up
• Past Participle: Come up
• Meaning: Surgir

Find out

• Past Simple: Found out
• Past Participle: Found out
• Meaning: Descubrir

Get back

• Past Simple: Got back
• Past Participle: Gotten back
• Meaning: Regresar

Get out

• Past Simple: Got out
• Past Participle: Gotten out
• Meaning: Salir / largarse

Get up

• Past Simple: Got up
• Past Participle: Gotten up
• Meaning: Levantarse

Give up

• Past Simple: Gave up
• Past Participle: Given up
• Meaning: Rendirse

Go back

• Past Simple: Went back
• Past Participle: Gone back
• Meaning: Regresar

Go down

• Past Simple: Went down
• Past Participle: Gone down
• Meaning: Descender / disminuir

Go out

• Past Simple: Went out
• Past Participle: Gone out
• Meaning: Salir (con amigos)

Go up

• Past Simple: Went up
• Past Participle: Gone up
• Meaning: Aumentar / subir

Look up

• Past Simple: Looked up
• Past Participle: Looked up
• Meaning: Admirar

Make up

• Past Simple: Made up
• Past Participle: Made up
• Meaning: Inventar

Pick up

• Past Simple: Picked up
• Past Participle: Picked up
• Meaning: Recoger

Point out

• Past Simple: Pointed out
• Past Participle: Pointed out
• Meaning: Señalar

Set out

• Past Simple: Set out
• Past Participle: Set out
• Meaning: Salir para algo

Set up

• Past Simple: Set up
• Past Participle: Set up
• Meaning: Instalar

Sit down

• Past Simple: Sat down
• Past Participle: Sat down
• Meaning: Sentarse

Take on

• Past Simple: Took on
• Past Participle: Taken on
• Meaning: Asumir

Take out

• Past Simple: Took out
• Past Participle: Taken out
• Meaning: Sacar

Take over

• Past Simple: Took over
• Past Participle: Taken over
• Meaning: Encargarse

Take up

• Past Simple: Took up
• Past Participle: Taken up
• Meaning: Abordar

Turn out

• Past Simple: Turned out
• Past Participle: Turned out
• Meaning: Resultar

Work out

• Past Simple: Worked out
• Past Participle: Worked out
• Meaning: Funcionar