Phrasal Verbs

Lighting a cigarette up next to the gasoline truck was the last thing he ever did.
Infinitive: track down
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
track down & tracks
tracking down
tracked down
tracked down
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down
1. track . . . down p.v. When you find things or people after looking very hard for them, you
track them down.
The terrorists were tracked down by Interpol.
I finally tracked down that book I’ve been looking for.
PRACTICE
13-1. On a separate piece of paper, complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this
unit. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense and person.
1. The judge _____________ her _____________ with a warning.
2. It wasn’t cold enough, so we _____________ _____________ the hockey game.
3. As soon as Nancy’s boyfriend went to the washroom, the guy at the next table
_____________ _____________ her.
4. Every Christmas my father used to _____________ _____________ our house with
thousands of lights.
5. The police finally _____________ the killers _____________ and arrested them.
6. The principal caught me as I was ___________ ___________ a cigarette in the
washroom.
7. The room that was damaged by the fire was _____________ _____________ to the
public.
8. I was really angry that I was _____________ _____________ the list.
9. That’s a great idea! You’ve really _____________ _____________ something.
10. Three students got a zero because their projects weren’t __________ __________ on
time.
11. Driver, can you _____________ me _____________ at the next corner?
12. Dr. Smith resumed his lecture where he had _____________ _____________ before the
lunch break.
13. After Wilson screwed up the Finance Department, he was asked to _____________
_____________ his letter of resignation.
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14. Even though the enemy soldiers were half a mile away, we _____________
_____________ a few shots.
15. The dishonest police officers were ordered to _____________ their badges
_____________.