Phrasal Verbs

Unit 4
Present and Past Continuous Phrasal Verbs
As with one-word verbs, phrasal verbs can normally be made continuous (also called
progressive) by using the present participle (the –ing) form of the verb and a form of be:
These Christmas candles are giving off a beautiful scent.
I’ve been going after my master’s degree for nearly five years.
Which dictionary is he looking up the words in?
I don’t understand you. What are you getting at?
The newspaper is calling for an investigation into political corruption.
You’ve been exercising for five hours. Aren’t you going overboard?
They should be wrapping the meeting up in a few minutes.
Thanks for all your help. I’m sorry I’m putting you to so much trouble.
Infinitive: call for
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
call for & calls for
calling for
called for
called for
1. call for p.v. When you call for people, you go where they live, usually with the intention
of going to another place together. When you call for a parcel, package, etc., you go to
get it at the place where it has been delivered and is waiting for you.
I’ll call for you at 7:00, and then we’ll take a taxi to the concert.
Your package will be kept at the Post Office until you call for it.
2. call for p.v. When people call for an action, they say that the action is needed. When
people call for a quality, they say that the quality is needed.
After the president won the election with 99 percent of the vote, the opposition
party called for an investigation.
Teaching special needs children is not easy. It calls for a lot of patience.
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3. call for p.v. When people say that a plan, recipe, formula, situation, etc., calls for a
substance or object, they mean that that substance or object is appropriate or required.
This recipe calls for four eggs, but I always put five in.
My wife just got a big raise and a promotion. This calls for a celebration.