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Fix the sentence! ❌ I managed to up pick it very quickly.
I managed to pick it up very quickly. 🧠 Explanation: “Pick up” is a separable phrasal verb. The object (it) goes in the middle.
❓ Fix the sentence: There’s no need to me down look on.
✅ Correct: There’s no need to look down on me. 🧠 Explanation: “Look down on” is an inseparable phrasal verb. The object stays after the full phrase.
❓ Fix the sentence: This weather is starting to down me get.
✅ Correct: This weather is starting to get me down. 🧠 Explanation: “Get someone down” means to make them sad. Keep the correct order: get + person + down.
❓ Fix the sentence: I think she it up making is.
✅ Correct: I think she is making it up. 🧠 Explanation: “Make up” (a story) is separable. Use the correct tense: is making + it + up.
❓ Fix the sentence: She keeps up with coming new ideas.
✅ Correct: She keeps coming up with new ideas. 🧠 Explanation: “Come up with” means to invent or create. It’s inseparable and goes together before the object.
❓ Fix the sentence: I just can’t out figure it.
✅ Correct: I just can’t figure it out. 🧠 Explanation: “Figure out” is separable. Pronouns (like “it”) go between the verb and the particle.
❓ Which is correct? What have you ______?
✅ Answer: been doing 🧠 Explanation: Use present perfect continuous to ask about ongoing recent activity.
❓ Which is correct? I’ve ______ things out.
✅ Answer: been sorting (categorizing) 🧠 Explanation: Use have been sorting to show that you started earlier and are still doing it.
❓ Which is correct? I haven’t ______ yet.
✅ Answer: finished 🧠 Explanation: Use present perfect simple to talk about something that is still not done.
❓ Which is correct? I haven’t ______ you for ages.
✅ Answer: seen 🧠 Explanation: “Seen” is the past participle of see. Use it with have/has in present perfect
❓ Which is correct? What have you ______?
✅ Answer: been doing 🧠 Explanation: Use present perfect continuous to ask about activity over time.
