Phrasal Verbs

Unit 40
Gerund Phrasal Verbs vs. Phrasal Verbs
Followed by the -ing Form
We have seen in previous units that phrasal verbs are sometimes followed by the -ing form.
We have also seen that transitive phrasal verbs sometimes take gerund objects. At a glance,
there seems to be no difference between these two constructions:
Jim went away singing.
adverb
Jim stuck with singing.
gerund
But because a gerund is a verb functioning as a noun, it can be replaced with an ordinary
nongerund noun. However, this is not true of the -ing form:
Jim went away it.
Jim stuck with it.
Infinitive: blow off
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
blow off & blows off blowing off
blew off
blown off
1. blow . . . off p.v. [informal] When you do not do something that you are supposed to do
because you do not want to or because you do not think it is important, you blow it off.
I was supposed to report for jury duty Monday morning, but I blew it off.
Bob was sick, so he blew off helping Marsha fix her car.
Infinitive: bring up
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
bring up & brings up bringing up
brought up
brought up
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1. bring . . . up (to) p.v. When people bring something from a higher level or position or
from south to north to where you are, they bring it up or bring it up to where you are.
Would you please go downstairs and bring up the package that was just
delivered?
The rescue workers brought morphine up to the injured mountain climber.
2. bring . . . up p.v. When you introduce a new topic into a conversation, you bring it up.
Last night during dinner, Dad brought up the idea of saving money by staying
home instead of taking a vacation this year.
You and your big mouth! We were having a great time until you brought that up.
3. bring . . . up (to) p.v. When you bring up children, you care for them as they grow to
adulthood. When you bring up children to believe something or to behave in a certain
way, you try to teach this belief or behavior to them.
Tom was born in Canada, but he was brought up in the United States.