Phrasal Verbs

Infinitive: back out
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
back out & backs out backing out
backed out
backed out
1. back out (of) p.v. When you withdraw from an agreement or arrangement, you back out
or back out of the agreement or arrangement.
You’ve already signed the contract, so you can’t back out now.
The USA is worried that Russia will back out of its agreement.
2. back . . . out (of) p.v. When you drive a vehicle in reverse to exit a parking space or
garage, you back the vehicle out or back it out of the parking space or garage.
I almost ran over my husband when I backed my car out of the garage.
Always look behind you when you back your car out of a parking space.
Infinitive: come to
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
come to & comes to
coming to
came to
come to
1. come to p.v. When we discuss the total cost of a project or the total cost of several items,
we say it comes to this amount.
Having the gutters cleaned, the grass cut and that dead tree cut down came to
$450.
All the food we bought for the party came to $245.
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2. come to p.v. When we want to make a comment about a certain subject or person in order
to say that that subject or person is an excellent example of a certain quality or behavior,
we say When it comes to that subject or person before we make the comment.
When it comes to Mexican food, Taco Loco is the best Mexican restaurant in
town.
When comes to lying, no one is a bigger liar than Nicholas. Don’t believe a word
he says.
3. come to p.v. When you regain consciousness after being unconscious, perhaps because of
illness, injury, drugs or alcohol, you come to.
Larry passed out on the floor, but he came to after we poured cold water on his
face.
I lost consciousness after I got hit in the head by a baseball, and when I came to,
I was in an ambulance.