Phrasal Verbs

Infinitive: cheer up
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
cheer up & cheers
up
cheering up
cheered up
cheered up
1. cheer . . . up p.v. When people cheer up, they stop being unhappy or depressed
and become happier and more cheerful. When you try to cheer people up, you
try to make them less unhappy or depressed and more cheerful. When you say
“cheer up” to people, you are encouraging them to be less unhappy or
depressed and to be more cheerful.
I was very worried when I heard my mother was sick, but I cheered up
later when the doctor said it wasn’t serious.
Larry is always in a bad mood. I try to cheer him up, but nothing
works.
Hey, cheer up. Everything is going to be OK.
Infinitive: figure out
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
figure out &
figures out
figuring out
figured out
figured out
1. figure . . . out p.v. [the object can be a noun or a noun clause] When you
figure out something, such as the answer to a question, the solution to a
problem, or why a person is a certain way or acts a certain way, you think
about and succeed in understanding it.
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Joe’s so hostile all the time. I can’t figure him out.
I looked everywhere for my keys, but I couldn’t figure out where I put
them.
Infinitive: give back
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
give back & gives
back
giving back
gave back
given back
1. give . . . back (to) p.v. When you return something to someone, you give it