Friday, March 6, 2020
Pay Back - Phrasal Verb of the Day
Pay Back - Phrasal Verb of the Day Todays phrasal verb of the day is: Pay BackInfinitive form: Pay BackPresent Tense: Pay Back/ Pays Backing form: Paying BackPast tense: Paid BackPast Participle: Paid BackPay Back is an inseparable English phrasal verb. It can be used in two different ways:When you give back the money that you owe from someone1. Can you pay me back the $1,000 you owe? I need to it to pay someone back as well.2. If you let her borrow some money from you, you might as well consider it a charity since she never pays back. Believe me, I learn from experience; she never paid me back once.When you do something back to people because of what they did to you whether directly or indirectly1. James planted a bomb at Jakes house to pay him back for ruining his life through social media.2. Susan slipped on a banana peel in her workplace. She wants the janitor to pay her back and it just so happened that she is the boss, so she fired the janitor.iframe width=560 height=315 src=//www.youtube.com/embed/vpV9eIXbVlU ?rel=0 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen/iframeExercises: Write your answers in comments and we will correct them.I have a problem. Theres a man in my office with a gun who says that hes going to kill me if we dont ___ him ___.How much do they owe Porter (Mel Gibson)?What will Porter do if he doesnt get paid back?How much is the mans (white) suit worth? (Provide an estimate)Fill in the gaps from the video above:Complete the sentences below with the correct form of Pay Back.1. Ill lend you some money, as long as you promise to ___ me ___ on the day you said you will.2. Its a good thing that the Smiths didnt make us ____ them ____ for breaking their window.3. Dad got ___ ____ today. Now, it would be a great time to ask him for our allowance.4. Can you at least ____ me ____ half of what you owe? If not, Ill make you ____ ____ in some other way!5. Tess is a vengeful woman and wants her ex husband to ____ her ____ for cheating on her.Change the example sentences above to negative sentences ( or positive, at if the sentence is already negative). Then change them to questions.
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