Phrasal Verbs

Infinitive: sign out
PRESENT TENSE
-ING FORM
PAST TENSE
PAST PARTICIPLE
sign out & signs out
signing out
signed out
signed out
1. sign . . . out p.v. When you sign out, you write your name on a list to show that you have
left your workplace or some other place, such as a hotel or club.
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Jim isn’t here. He signed out at 5:06.
Dr. Wood usually forgets to sign out when she leaves the clinic.
2. sign . . . out p.v. When you sign something out, such as a book or something valuable or
important, you write your name on a list to show that you have borrowed the item and are
responsible for returning it.
The professor signed the book out of the rare book room.
Remember to sign out your lab equipment before chemistry class.
PRACTICE
12-1. 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 information in this file is top secret. You have to _____________ it _____________
before you can remove it from this room.
2. Something _____________ _____________ at the last minute, and I had to cancel my
trip.
3. We’d better _____________ _____________ the tent before it gets too dark.
4. I was in the library, and I _____________ _____________ some interesting books.
5. I was sure Janice was still in the building somewhere because she hadn’t _____________
_____________ yet.
6. The attack _____________ _____________ when a spy gave our plan to the enemy.
7. My son always _____________ _____________ a big fight when I try to get him to go
to bed.
8. I wasn’t in the mood for a fight, so I decided to _____________ _____________.
9. The search party found that the snowmobiler had _____________ _____________ a
hole in the ice and drowned.
10. No one said anything about you last night. Your name didn’t _____________
_____________ even once.
11. The store owner _____________ _____________ a “no smoking” sign.
12. To attach the filter to the camera lens, you just _____________ it _____________.
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13. The manager always checks to see who doesn’t _____________ _____________ on
time.
14. The charity was asked to _____________ _____________ $2 million toward the
purchase of new medical equipment.
15. Someone had _____________ the lid _____________ so tightly that I couldn’t get it off.
16. My house was destroyed by a tornado. Can you _____________ me _____________ for
a few days?
17. I was upstairs when my wife _____________ _____________ to ask me what I wanted
for lunch.
18. The applicant’s criticism of his previous employer didn’t _____________
_____________ well with the interviewer.
19. I bought a plastic Christmas tree that’s really easy to _____________ _____________.
20. Nancy ____________ ___________ the Golden Gate Bridge every morning to go to
work.
21. I didn’t go to a fancy Ivy League college. I _____________ _____________ the hard
way.
22. Can you _____________ the window shade _____________ so that we can get more
light in here, please?
23. Susie’s mother told her that Christmas was _____________ _____________, so she had
better be a good girl.