Los Phrasal Verbs (verbos seguidos de una preposición) son muy comunes en el inglés cotidiano, tanto hablado como escrito, por lo que es muy importante que nos familiaricemos con ellos y sus significados para entender a los hablantes nativos. Y sí… ¡también para aprobar tu examen de B1 Preliminary!

Para ayudarte con esta tarea, en el post de hoy te dejamos una lista de Phrasal Verbs de nivel B1 Preliminary, con su significado y un ejemplo, que te serán muy útiles para lucirte en el examen de Cambridge. 

 

Base on: basarse en 

The film Titanic was based on true events. 

 

Break up: romper, dividir, finalizar una relación

Anna broke up with Tom when she moved to USA.

 

Bring up: criar

I’d love to bring my children up in the countryside. 

 

Carry on: continuar

Let’s carry on with the meeting after a short break. 

call the midwife GIF by PBS

 

Come across: encontrarse con algo

I came across with a picture of my granny while looking for something in a drawer. 

 

Come back: volver

After all this time living abroad, I can’t be happier to have come back here, where I was born. 

 

Come out: salir, publicarse en algún sitio, aparecer 

I’m so excited! The new Barbie film is coming out very soon! 

 

Deal with: lidiar con algo

If you want to become a CEO you have to learn how to deal with stress. 

 

Depend on: depender de algo

My holiday destination will depend on the money I save during these months. 

 

Dress up:  vestirse elegante, disfrazarse

She’s all dressed up for the wedding. 

The Young And The Restless Fashion GIF by CBS

 

End up: terminar (finalmente, tras un proceso)

After all those years working hard, she ended up becoming the global brand manager. 

 

Fill in: rellenar, completar

When you fill in the form, please write legibly in blue ink. 

 

Find out: descubrir, averiguar, enterarse de algo 

You should read this book to find out more information about the Tudors.

 

Fit in: adaptarse, encajar

The new player is still trying to fit in the team. 

 

Get along with: llevarse bien, congeniar

I really get along with my mother in law, she is so funny! 

 

Get on/ get off: subir/bajarse de un transporte. 

We had to hurry to get on the last bus. 

Hocus Pocus Bus GIF

 

Get together: juntarse

My family get together once a month, we are very close. 

 

Get rid of:  librarse de algo

It’s time to get rid of these old jeans! 

 

Give up: rendirse

You are doing amazing! Don’t give up! 

 

Go on: continuar, seguir

Life goes on. 

 

Go back: regresar

I can’t wait to go back to Scotland!

 

Grow up: crecer

She speaks fluent German because she grew up in Munich. 

growing up kids GIF by SoulPancake

 

Hold on: esperar

Hold on a minute, I have to check something. 

 

Hurry up: darse prisa

Hurry up! We’re late! 

 

Keep on: continuar

He kept on singing even though the audience wasn’t paying attention. 

 

Let down: decepcionar 

My sister went to university because she didn’t want to let our parents down. 

 

Look back: mirar atrás, recordar

Every time i look back upon those years at school, I can’t help but feeling so nostalgic. 

 

Look forward to: esperar algo con ganas

I’m looking forward to seeing you again! 

Real Housewives Sleeping GIF

 

Look out: tener cuidado, mirar hacia fuera

She stood up and looked out the window but saw no one. 

 

Pick up: recoger a alguien

My mother will pick us up in the cinema when the film ends.

 

Put on: ponerse ropa

Put on a jumper, you’re going to catch a cold! 

 

Put off: aplazar

The meeting was put off due to bad weather. 

 

Run out of: quedarse sin algo

We need to go to the market, we’ve run out of milk and fruit. 

 

Split up: dividir, separarse

Workers were split up into teams for the project. 

Image of Split up!

 

Turn on/ off: encender/ apagar

Turn off the lights before you leave the room.

 

Turn out: resultar

It turned out that the girl sitting next to me was a friend of my brother. 

 

Watch out: tener cuidado

Watch out! The traffic light is still red! 

 

¡Ahora ya conoces un montón de Phrasal Verbs que integrar en tu vocabulario para mejorar tu nivel y triunfar en tu examen de B1 Preliminary! 

Para facilitarte el trabajo, puedes aprenderlos por pequeños bloques, por orden alfabético, por preposición… como a ti te resulte más sencillo. 

 

Si quieres seguir aprendiendo Phrasal Verbs, te recomendamos este manual: 

English Phrasal Verbs in Use Intermediate. 

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