We often use verbs with these words:
- on
- off
- back
- over
- in
- about
- out
- up
- etc.
We often use these words with verbs of movement.
For example:
- get on ---> The train was full. We couldn't get on.
- turn round ----> When I touched her on the shoulder, she
turned round.
- come back ---> Jim is leaving next week and coming back on
Wednesday.
- drive off ---> He got into the car and drove off
But often these words (on/off/up/down etc.) give a special meaning
to a verb.
For example:
- Sorry I'm late. The car broke down.
- Look out!! There's a bus coming.
- I was so tired this morning that I couldn't get up.
- How did you get on in your examination yesterday?
These verbs (break down/get on/get up etc.) are phrasal verbs.
