Common Verb Phrases

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1 The plane is going to __________ soon.
get off
take off
get in
get up

2 I'm going to __________ with my friends tonight.
hang out
get over
go out
turn off

3 When Mr. Dinkle saw that his dog had mangled his shoe, he __________.
cleaned up
dusted off
blew up
broke down

4 The men installing the phone pole __________ when it started to rain hard.
took a break
turned out
took five
handed it

5 I spent four hours __________ tax forms last night.
going over
reading
fillling in
filling out

6 I ________ my roommates very well.
get by on
get along with
get around to
get up in

7 Mr. Jones ________ his sister for three years.
looking at
looks in on
hasn't seen
is about to

8 Because sales were dropping, the company decided to _______ its advertising.
walk on
run up
step up
work along

9 The staff at the hospital tried to _______ the hysterical man.
calm down
collect
freshen up
work over

10 John and Sara often _______ their literature class.
talk with
talk on
talk in
talk about