Go in, fall off, run away etc.

GO IN

	in		out		LOOK OUT

• Ann opened the door of the car and got in.(= intothe car) • Iwaited outside the house. I didn’t go in.

• The car stopped and a woman got out.(= outof the car) • I went to the window and looked out.

GET ON

	on		off		FALL OFF

• The bus arrived and I got on.

• Be careful! Don’t fall off

	STAND UP		FALL DOWN

• He stood up and left the room. • I usually get up early. (= get out of bed) • We looked up at the stars.

• Would you like to sit down? • The picture fell down. • Lie down on the floor.

Away or off

back

GO

COME BACK

· The thief ran away, (or... ran off) • Ann got into the car and drove away. (or... drove off) be/go away (= in/to another place); • Ann has gone away for a few days.

• We went out for dinner and then went back to our hotel. • Go away and don’t come back! be back: • Ann is away. She’ll be back on Monday.

LOOK ROUND

TURN OVER

• The wall wasn’t very high, so we climbed over. • Turn over and look at the next page.

• Somebody shouted my name, so I looked round (or around). • We went for a long walk. After six miles we turned round (or around) and went back.

ask(somebody) for... belong to... happen to … listen to… speak/talk tosomebody aboutsomething thanksomebody for... think about… or think of...     wait for… write tosomebody but (tell) phonesome- body (no preposition)

• A man stopped me and asked me formoney. • Does this book belong toyou? (= Is this your book?) • I can’t find my pen. What’s happened toit? • Listen tothis music. It’s beautiful. • Did you talk toPaul aboutthe problem? • (on the phone) Can I speak toChris, please? • Thankyou very much foryour help. • He never thinks about (or of)other people. • Mark is thinking of (or about)buying a new car. • Don’t go yet. Wait forme. • Inever get letters. Nobody writes tome. • I must phonemy parents, (not ‘phone to my parents’)

look at / look for / look after

look after … (= take care of, keep safe) look at … look for … (= try to find)

• She’s looking at her watch. • Look at these flowers! They’re beau- tiful. • Why are you looking at me like that?   • He’s lost his key. He’s looking for it. • I’m looking for Sarah. Have you seen her?   • When Barbara is at work, a friend of hers looks after her children. • Don’t lose this book. Look after it. (= Keep it safe.)

Depend

We say dependon... A: Do you like eating in restaurants? B: Sometimes. It depends onthe restaurant, (not ‘it depends of’) You can say it depends what/where/how (etc.) with or without on: A: Do you want to come out with us? B: It depends whereyou’re going, or It depends on where... For word order (It depends where you’regoing.).

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