Episode 11: What Happened?
Jackie: Bob! Are you alright? Bob! Come on Bob, sit up! What happened?
Sit up - sat up - sat up
Meaning: If you sit up, you move from a lying or other position into a sitting position.
Grammar: This phrasal verb may or may not have an object. If there is an object, it must go between the verb and particle.
Jane sat up
Jane sat the baby up
Jane sat him up
Jane sat up the baby
Jane sat up him
Example sentence: Yuki was lying on the sofa watching TV. She sat up suddenly when she heard a loud knock at the door.
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Episode 7: Losing Patience
Jackie: Bob, I'm not going to put up with your behaviour any more. Stop being stupid and start helping me!!!
Put up with - put up with - put up with
Meaning: If you put up with something, you patiently accept or tolerate something unpleasant.
Grammar: This phrasal verb needs an object. The verb and particles are not usually separated.
Janie put up with the terrible weather
Janie put up with it
Janie put up the terrible weather with
Janie put the terrible weather up with
Janie put it up with
Janie put up it with
Example sentence: Holly put up with her colleague's rude comments for months before she finally complained to the boss about him.
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Synonyms: tolerate, bear, endure, stand, suffer, swallow, submit to
Episode 5: Jackie's not impressed
Jackie: Bob! Stop messing about and come over here!!!
Mess about - messed about - messed about
Meaning: If you mess about, you behave in a silly way, often when you should be doing something serious or important.
Grammar: This phrasal verb may or may not have an object. The verb and particle are not usually separated. If an object is used, it often takes the preposition with.
The children were messing about
The children were messing about with the computer
They messed with the computer about
Example sentence: The teacher got really angry with the children. She kept asking them to do their work quietly, but they wouldn't stop messing about.
Episode 8: Instructions
Jackie: Right Bob, settle down and listen to me. You need to boil this mixture for exactly 2 minutes.
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Settle down - settled down - settled down
Meaning: If you settle down, you stop being active or excited and start to behave calmly and quietly.
Grammar: This phrasal verb may or may not have an object. If there is an object, it usually goes between the verb and particle. If the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle.
The baby settled down
Jack settled the baby down
Jack settled her down
Jack settled down the baby
Jack settled down her
Example sentence: The children were very excited after their game, but they soon settled down when I told them a story.
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Synonyms: calm down, quieten down, relax, take it easy
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