Phrasal Verbs

-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
fill in & fills in
filling in
filled in
filled in
1. fill . . . in p.v. When you fill in a form, you put information in the correct spaces. Fill out
is the same as fill in.
Maria filled in the job application and gave it to the secretary.
The teacher gave us the quiz and told us to fill the blanks in with the correct
answers.
filled in part.adj. After you write all the information in the correct spaces of a form, the
form is filled in.
Are those forms blank or filled in?
You can’t cash this check—the amount isn’t filled in.
2. fill . . . in p.v. When people want or need more information about a plan, situation, or
occurrence, and you supply that information, you fill them in.
Something interesting happened while you were gone. I’ll fill you in later.
I fell asleep during the meeting. Can you fill me in?
3. fill in (for) p.v. When you temporarily do someone else’s job, you fill in for that person.
The regular bartender is on vacation, so Todd is filling in.
Larry filled in for Maria while she was on maternity leave.
fill-in n. Someone who temporarily does someone else’s job is a fill-in.
Jerry is Ann’s fill-in while she’s on vacation.
The regular driver is in the hospital, and the fill-in doesn’t know the route.
Infinitive: go ahead
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
go ahead & goes
ahead
going ahead
went ahead
gone ahead
1. go ahead (with) p.v. When you take an action that you have already considered doing, you