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Inseparable verb phrases (phrasal verbs)

November 16, 2009   |   Posted by profanglais

Paul gives some examples of inseparable verb phrases. If it’s inseparable, that means that it is not possible to divide the verb and the preposition and put the subject in the middle. In the video, we have an example: the teacher went over the assignment (le prof a traité / a vu le devoir) It [...]

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Phrasal verb: Get on (with)

October 7, 2009   |   Posted by profanglais

In the video, I explain that the literal meaning of ‘to get on’ is like ‘monter’ in French – so ‘je monte dans le bus’ would be ‘I get on the bus’. Be careful, though, because it isn’t always the right translation for ‘monter’. In English, we get on a bus, a train, a plane [...]

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