EXERCISE 16a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.
1. This house is too small for our family. We're ________ ________ moving to a bigger one. 2. These skis are pretty big. Do you think they'll let me ________ them ________? 3. This work is very important, and I know you can do it. I'm _______ _______ you. 4. At the next Olympics, Raul's going to _____ _____ a new record in the pole vault. 5. I don't ________ ________ talking about people behind their backs. 6. I tried several times to call Tim in Timbuktu, but I couldn't ______ ______. 7. The roller coaster is very popular. If you go on the weekend, you can ________ ________ waiting in line for three hours. 8. As soon as you _______ _______ washing the car, come inside and eat lunch. 9. I wanted to buy a digital camera, but I ________ ________ buying one until the prices fell. 10. Marvin seems like a nice guy, but he isn't. I wouldn't ________ anything ________ him. 11. David asked me to buy beer when I went to the store, but I forgot, and he ________ ________ about it for an hour. 12. The defenders ________ ________ the attackers as long as they could. 13. Mike really ________ ________ auto racing when he was young. 14. Sally has a good education and a pleasant personality. She has a lot ________ ________ her. 15. How can I ________ ________ after this terrible tragedy? 16. I've explained the rules a thousand times. Why can't you ________ it ________ your head that I'm the boss around here, not you? 17. Everyone else thinks Dr. Hatcher's ideas are crazy, but I ______________ him. 18. Uncle John was the only one who knew how to run this business. Now that he's dead, we won't be able to ________ ________. 19. I didn't used to ________ ________ ghosts, but what I saw last night changed my mind. 20. I've tried to get her to understand my point of view, but I can't ________ ________ to her. 21. The Republicans are idiots, and that________ ________the Democrats, too. 22. Letters from his family helped Jake ________ ________ his prison sentence. 23. I always knew that my brother was the one person I could ________ ________ if I had a problem.
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