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Simple Phrasal Verbs with 'Back'

intermediate

Simple Phrasal Verbs with 'Back'

with MaxBex

4. Intermediate

Max has a look at phrasal verbs with the preposition "back". This time we are taking things literally!

BACK

In a more literal sense!

BACK

go back

"Did you go back home over the weekend?"

"I had to go back to the gym because I left my water bottle there."

hurry back

"I decided to take a long lunch... but then realised I had a meeting, so I had to hurry back!"

"Hurry back handsome... can't wait to see you. xoxoxo"

give back

"I gave back the keys to my landlord, after moving out!"

"I looked after my friend's dog this weekend but I didn't want to give him back at the end!"

stand back

"Stand back please sir... nothing to see here!"

"Stand back!!! - that's the edge of a cliff, are you crazy!"

look back

"Lot's wife looked back at the burning city, and turned into a pillar of salt!"

"Leave your hometown behind and don't look back!"

pay back

"You never paid me back for the cinema!"

"It's pay back time!"

write back

"Oh yes, you wrote him the love letter? Did he ever write back to you?"

email back, text back...

Type your answer

Your friend is walking behind you... you ___ at him and tell him to hurry up.

Pick the correct answer

If you owe someone money, you should....

Pick the correct answer

You wrote to him... did he ___ ___ to you?

Pick the correct answer

___ back from the edge.

Pick the correct answer

True or false: you can "go back" to somewhere" you have never been before.

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Full Video Duration: 12 minutes
Aired: almost 3 years ago

BACK

In a more literal sense!

BACK

go back

"Did you go back home over the weekend?"

"I had to go back to the gym because I left my water bottle there."

hurry back

"I decided to take a long lunch... but then realised I had a meeting, so I had to hurry back!"

"Hurry back handsome... can't wait to see you. xoxoxo"

give back

"I gave back the keys to my landlord, after moving out!"

"I looked after my friend's dog this weekend but I didn't want to give him back at the end!"

stand back

"Stand back please sir... nothing to see here!"

"Stand back!!! - that's the edge of a cliff, are you crazy!"

look back

"Lot's wife looked back at the burning city, and turned into a pillar of salt!"

"Leave your hometown behind and don't look back!"

pay back

"You never paid me back for the cinema!"

"It's pay back time!"

write back

"Oh yes, you wrote him the love letter? Did he ever write back to you?"

email back, text back...

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