EXERCISE 39a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.

1. Your pictures are ready and can be ________ ________ between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

2. I didn't get the book I wanted because the store was _______ _______ of them.

3. There's a lot of confusion about the new policy. We need to have a meeting to _______ everything ________.

4. The vice-president ________ ________ after the president died.

5. Susie, your room is very messy. Come in here and _______ it _______ right now!

6. Mr. Nelson asked me to ________ ________ for Lydia while she's on vacation.

7. Sales of air conditioners always ________ ________ in the spring.

8. If we get a bigger antenna, we might be able to _____ a lot more stations ______.

9. It took me an hour to ________ ________ everything for the beef stew.

10. The soldiers were ordered to ________ ________ the rebels.

11. Sally called and asked me to _______ _______ a few things on the way home.

12. A country this small could be _________ _________ in a few days.

13. I wish I hadn't _________ _________ on bread. Now I can't finish my dinner.

14. I'm going to play golf with Charles next week. He's really good, so maybe I can ______ ________ a few ways to improve my game.

15. The theater _________ _________ ten minutes before the start of the opera.

16. My car's frame was so badly damaged in the accident that there was no way it could be ________.

17. You don't need to take any money to the restaurant. Karen said she would ______ ________ the check.

18. Don't just clean the outsides of the desks — ________ the insides ________, too.

19. I'll be arriving at 3:40 a.m. Would _______ me _______ that early be a problem?

20. Hank's giving orders like he's the president of the company. Someone needs to _____ ___ him ________.

21. Smoking is a bad habit that I ________ ________ in the Navy.

22. Let's ________ ________ these canteens before we begin our hike.

23. This couch is really heavy. Can you help me ________ it ________?

24. After you get your paycheck, you can _______ it ______ to the cashier to cash it.

25. Can you believe what Hank did? He tried to________________the boss's daughter at the company picnic.

26. I finished page 47 yesterday, so I'll ________ ________ on page 48 today.

27. You can ________ my name ________ the list; I've changed my mind.