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Use common phrasal verbs for relationships, problems, persistence and stopping activities.
Overview
Use common phrasal verbs for relationships, problems, persistence and stopping activities.
Form and rules
Get on with someone means have a good relationship; fall out with someone means argue and stop being friendly.
Make up can mean become friendly again after an argument.
Deal with something means handle a problem, task or situation.
Give up means stop trying or stop a habit/activity.
Carry on means continue and can be followed by -ing: carry on working.
A closer look
Give up means stop trying or stop a habit/activity.
Carry on means continue and can be followed by -ing: carry on working.
Examples
I get on well with my colleagues.
They fell out over money.
They argued but made up later.
I'll deal with the complaint.
Don't give up now; carry on trying.
Common mistakes
Get on with means have a good relationship with someone.
Fall out means have an argument that damages the relationship.
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The test combines multiple choice, gap completion, error correction, and sentence building so students have to recognise and produce the grammar, not simply reread the rule.