In this less, we are looking at something that all English learners love to hate – phrasal verbs!
So let’s start with some simple phrasal verbs that you probably already know:
- Oh, I’m really cold. I think I should ____ ___ my cardigan.
- But now I want to remove my cardigan, so I ______ it ___.
Hopefully you already knew those! The answers were 1. put on and 2. take (it) off.
But does the meaning change if I swap them around and say: “take it on” and “put it off”? One of my children asked me this very question recently. I told him to take off his clothes and put on his pyjamas. He asked, “Mummy, can I say put off my clothes, and take on my pyjamas?”
What do you think?
The answer is no. If we swap these phrasal verbs around the meaning completely changes.
Watch today’s video to find out more about how to use the common phrasal verbs take on and put off.
