How to Use English Phrasal Verbs Letter A
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allow for have you ever wondered how to
properly use English phrasal verbs if so
this lesson is for you today I will
teach you how to use three phrasal verbs
welcome to speak English with Tiffany I
am teacher Tiffany and today we are
going to learn the fourth secret to
speaking English how to use three
English phrasal verbs that start with
the letter A this secret will improve
your ability to speak logically and
fluently in English are you ready
well then let’s jump right in the first
question that we must answer is what
exactly is a phrasal verb basically a
phrasal verb is a combination of a verb
plus a preposition or an adverb now
there are many phrasal verbs in English
and today we will take a look at three
of them that start with the letter A the
first one will be ask somebody out the
second one we’ll look at is ask around
and the third one is add up to something
let’s take a look at the first one ask
somebody out the meaning of this phrasal
verb is to invite someone on a date once
again to invite someone on a date now
let’s look at five examples of how to
use this phrasal verb number one Michael
asked Samantha out last night again
Michael asked some
out last night number two Daniel asked
Cynthia out to dinner and a movie Daniel
asked Cynthia out to dinner and a movie
number three did he ask you out last
week did he ask you out last week number
four you should ask her out
I think she likes you a lot you should
ask her out I think she likes you a lot
and number five have you ever asked
anyone out on a date before have you
ever asked anyone out on a date before
alright moving on
our second phrasal verb is asked around
the meaning of this phrasal verb is to
ask many people the same question once
again to ask many people the same
question now let’s look at five examples
of how to use this phrasal verb number
one I asked around but no one had seen
my wallet again I asked around but no
one had seen my wallet number two he had
no idea but he said that he would ask
around he had no idea but he said that
he would ask around number three we
asked around but no one had seen our dog
we asked around but no one had seen our
dog number four our barber just moved
away so we are asking around for a
replacement our barber just moved away
so we’re asking around four
placement and the number five can you
ask around and see if anyone has been to
the restaurant can you ask around and
see if anyone has been to the restaurant
and finally our third phrasal verb is
add up to something the meaning of this
phrasal verb is to be equal to something
once again to be equal to something now
let’s look at five examples of how to
use this phrasal verb number one their
company expenses add up to around 1.5
million a year again their company
expenses add up to around 1.5 million a
year number two the total costs add up
to several thousand dollars the total
costs add up to several thousand dollars
number three the results of the meeting
added up to a lot of hard work for all
of us the results of the meeting added
up to a lot of hard work for all of us
number four his proposal did not add up
to any real help for the orphans his
proposal did not add up to any real help
for the orphans and number five her
bills added up to about thirty thousand
dollars her bills added up to about
thirty thousand dollars all right
amazing today you learned the fourth
secret to speaking English how to use
three phrasal verbs that start with the
letter A you learned number one ask
somebody out which
that’s right to invite someone on a date
number two ask around
which means exactly to ask many people
the same question and number three add
up to something which means that’s right
to be equal to something now try to use
these phrasal verbs at least one time
today you can do it you can speak
English I hope this video helped to give
you more confidence in your English
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