Phrasal Verbs

Infinitive: hand out
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PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
hand out & hands out handing out
handed out
handed out
1. hand . . . out p.v. When you distribute something to other people, you hand it out. Give
out and pass out are similar to hand out.
The teacher handed the tests out to the class.
Emergency loan applications were handed out to the flood victims.
handout n. Something given free to people in need to help them is a handout.
Handouts of food and clothing were given to the homeless people.
Even though my father was poor, he was too proud to ask for a handout.
handout n. Printed material given to students or other people to provide them with
important information is a handout.
The teacher prepared a handout for his students.
There are several handouts on a table by the library entrance.
Infinitive: kick back
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
kick back & kicks
back
kicking back
kicked back
kicked back
1. kick . . . back (to) p.v. When you kick back money or kick back money to
businesspeople or government officials, you illegally and secretly give them a percentage
of the money that they spend with your company as a reward for giving you the business.
The prosecutor said that 5 percent of every contract was kicked back to the head
of the purchasing department.
She offered to kick 10 percent back if I’d switch to her company.