Phrasal verbs

with over

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Let’s learn some phrasal verbs!

ESL Brains
part 1/2

Match the phrasal verbs in bold with their meanings.

A. While everyone else left, I stayed over to keep 1. start to feel happy or well again after
my mother company. something bad has happened
B. She cancelled her plans and came over straight 2. take control of something
away, with chocolate ice cream to cheer me up. 3. consider a problem or decision carefully
C. If I had the chance to do it over, I would have 4. give something to someone by offering it
hired a website design expert to help me build to them
my site.
5. begin a new career or way of life
D. Sometimes I dream of quitting my job and 6. check something carefully
leaving this town to start over in another place
in the world. 7. visit someone in the place where they are
8. do something again from the beginning
E. Google’s strategy is to take over smaller
promising companies and continue developing 9. end or finish
their products under Google’s logo.
10. sleep at someone's house for a night

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Match the phrasal verbs in bold with their meanings.

1. start to feel happy or well again after

F. The two boys scared the old man into something bad has happened
handing over his wallet.
2. take control of something
G. I went over the report at least three times
3. consider a problem or decision carefully
looking for errors, but found nothing.
4. give something to someone by offering it
H. He was really surprised by the proposal to them
they offered and asked them to give him a
5. begin a new career or way of life
few days to seriously think it over.
6. check something carefully
I. I'll be glad when the competition is over
and I can go home. 7. visit someone in the place where they are

J. It took me a very long time to get over the 8. do something again from the beginning
shock of her death. 9. end or finish
10. sleep at someone's house for a night

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Let’s check the answers.

A. While everyone else left, I stayed over to keep 1. start to feel happy or well again after
my mother company. something bad has happened
B. She cancelled her plans and came over straight 2. take control of something
away, with chocolate ice cream to cheer me up. 3. consider a problem or decision carefully
C. If I had the chance to do it over, I would have 4. give something to someone by offering it
hired a website design expert to help me build to them
my site.
5. begin a new career or way of life
D. Sometimes I dream of quitting my job and 6. check something carefully
leaving this town to start over in another place
in the world. 7. visit someone in the place where they are
8. do something again from the beginning
E. Google’s strategy is to take over smaller
promising companies and continue developing 9. end or finish
their products under Google’s logo.
10. sleep at someone's house for a night

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Let’s check the answers.

1. start to feel happy or well again after

F. The two boys scared the old man into something bad has happened
handing over his wallet.
2. take control of something
G. I went over the report at least three times
3. consider a problem or decision carefully
looking for errors, but found nothing.
4. give something to someone by offering it
H. He was really surprised by the proposal to them
they offered and asked them to give him a
5. begin a new career or way of life
few days to seriously think it over.
6. check something carefully
I. I'll be glad when the competition is over
and I can go home. 7. visit someone in the place where they are

J. It took me a very long time to get over the 8. do something again from the beginning
shock of her death. 9. end or finish
10. sleep at someone's house for a night

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In phrasal verbs, ‘over’ can add a certain type of meaning. Match the phrasal verbs
with the general meanings that ‘over’ brings to them.
A. stay over

B. come over

C. do over
1. transferring
D. start over
2. thinking or examining carefully
E. take over
3. again
F. hand over
4. visiting or going to somebody’s place
G. go over
5. finished
H. think over

I. be over

J. get over

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Let’s check the answers.

A. stay over

B. come over

C. do over
1. transferring
D. start over
2. thinking or examining carefully
E. take over
3. again
F. hand over
4. visiting or going to somebody’s place
G. go over
5. finished
H. think over

I. be over

J. get over

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Now, we’ll put it into practice!

ESL Brains
part 1/2

Complete the questions below with the verbs in the boxes. Sometimes you will
need to change the verb form.
be do get go start stay take think

A. How often do you have to _______ over complex problems at

work?

B. Do you remember the last time you _______ over at your friend’s
house? Why did you do that?

C. What would happen if your competition _______ over the company

you work for? Would you change your job?

D. If you could _______ your career over, what would you like to do?

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Complete the questions below with the verbs in the boxes. Sometimes you will
need to change the verb form.
be do get go start stay take think

E. What’s the best advice for someone who is trying to _______ over a
breakup?

F. If there was one thing you could _______ over in your life, what
would that be and what would you do differently?

G. What are you going to do when the lesson _______ over?

H. Do you always _______ over Terms and Conditions online when you
register an account on a website? Why/Why not?

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Let’s check the answers.

be do get go start stay take think

think over complex problems at

A. How often do you have to _______
work?
stayed over at your friend’s
B. Do you remember the last time you _______
house? Why did you do that?
took over the company
C. What would happen if your competition _______
you work for? Would you change your job?
start your career over, what would you like to do?
D. If you could _______

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Let’s check the answers.

be do get go

get over a
E. What’s the best advice for someone who is trying to _______
breakup?
do over in your life, what
F. If there was one thing you could _______
would that be and what would you do differently?
is over?
G. What are you going to do when the lesson _______
go
H. Do you always _______ over Terms and Conditions online when you
register an account on a website? Why/Why not?

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Let’s talk!

ESL Brains
part 1/2

Discuss the questions.

● How often do you have to think over complex problems at work?

● Do you remember the last time you stayed over at your friend’s house?
Why did you do that?
● What would happen if your competition took over the company you
work for? Would you change your job?
● If you could start your career over, what would you like to do?

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Discuss the questions.

● What’s the best advice for someone who is trying to get over a
breakup?
● If there was one thing you could do over in your life, what would that
be and what would you do differently?
● What are you going to do when the lesson is over?
● Do you always go over Terms and Conditions online when you register
an account on a website? Why/Why not?

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THANKS!

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