Separable & non-separable phrasal verbs
Non-separable phrasal verbs i.e. you cannot separate the verb and its particle or, in other words, you cannot put the object between the verb and the particle e.g. look for sth I am looking for a job. * I am looking a job for. = WRONG Separable phrasal verbs e.g. look sth up = find […]
come up & come up with
come up = arise, appear or occur (in Spanish ‘surgir’) e.g. Many new opportunities have come up due to the pandemic. come up with = find or produce an answer (in Sp. ‘idear’) e.g. The mechanic came up with a way to fix the engine.
A new beginning
Welcome to my web page and the start of a new phase in my long English teaching career. I am now teaching classes full-time on-line, but will also teach at business premises when the lockdown has been relaxed. The crisis that we have all faced together has brought many changes, but also many opportunities. I […]
