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Phrasal Verbs Explained
Phrasal Verbs: Phrasal verbs are phrases that combine a verb with one or more particles (like prepositions or adverbs) to create a new meaning. For example, “give up” means to stop trying.
Driving Phrasal Verbs Explained in Easy English
- Pick up: To collect someone or something from a place.
- Example: I will pick you up from your house at 5 PM.
- Get in: To enter a vehicle.
- Example: Please get in the car; we are ready to go.
- Back out: To reverse the car so you can leave the space and drive away.
- Example: I had to back out of the parking spot carefully because there were other cars nearby.
- Drive off: To leave a place by car.
- Example: After filling up the tank, she drove off quickly.
- Speed up: To increase your speed while driving.
- Example: You can speed up when the road is clear.
- Slow down: To reduce your speed while driving.
- Example: You should slow down in school zones.
- Pull over: To move the vehicle to the side of the road and stop.
- Example: The police officer asked me to pull over.
- Shut off: To turn off a vehicle’s engine.
- Example: Don’t forget to shut off the engine when you park.
- Break down: When a vehicle stops working.
- Example: My car broke down on the highway.
- Run out of: To have no more of something left.
- Example: We ran out of gas on the way to the beach.
- Pass by: To go past a person or place while moving.
- Example: I saw my friend when I passed by her house.
- Get out: To leave a vehicle.
- Example: You can get out of the car now.
- Flag down: To signal a driver to stop, usually for help.
- Example: She flagged down a taxi to take her to the airport.
- Drop off: To take someone to a place and leave them there.
- Example: I will drop you off at school on my way to work.
- Fill up: To fill the gas tank of a vehicle.
- Example: I need to fill up my car before our trip.
- Take off: To leave very quickly.
- Example: The taxi took off before I had closed the door.
- Turn around: To go back in the opposite direction.
- Example: If you missed the turn, you need to turn around.
- Drive back: To return to a place by car.
- Example: After the meeting, I will drive back home.
Practice
Driving Phrasal Verbs Quiz
- I will _______ you _______ from the airport when your flight arrives.
- A) pick up
- B) drop off
- C) drive back
- Please _______ ; we are late!
- A) speed up
- B) pull over
- C) fill up
- The driver had to _______ because he missed the exit.
- A) turn around
- B) break down
- C) shut off
- We need to _______ the gas tank before our trip.
- A) run out of
- B) fill up
- C) drive off
- My car _______ on the way to work, so I called for help.
- A) broke down
- B) passed by
- C) got in
- Don’t forget to _______ the engine when you park the car.
- A) drive back
- B) shut off
- C) speed up
- I saw my friend when I _______ her house this morning.
- A) passed by
- B) flagged down
- C) backed out
- The police officer asked me to _______ on the side of the road.
- A) drive off
- B) pull over
- C) get out
- After we _______ the kids at school, we can go to the store.
- A) flag down
- B) drop off
- C) get in
- The police car _______ and tried to intercept a speeding car.
- A) took off
- B) ran out of
- C) backed out
- You need to _______ when you see a 30km/h speed limit sign.
- A) slow down
- B) speed up
- C) turn around
- Be careful when you ________ of the driveway; check for kids playing in the street.
- A) back out
- B) drive back
- C) pick up
- Can you _______ a taxi for me?
- A) flag down
- B) get out
- C) fill up
- We are about to _______ of gas. We’d better fill up at the next place we see..
- A) take off
- B) run out of
- C) look into
- I was in a hurry, so I had to _______ and leave quickly.
- A) drive off
- B) get in
- C) drop off
Answers
- A) pick you up
- A) speed up
- A) turn around
- B) fill up
- A) broke down
- B) shut off
- A) passed by
- B) pull over
- B) drop off
- A) take off
- A) slow down
- A) back out
- A) flag down
- B) run out of
- A) drive off