Phrasal Verbs esenciales para B2, C1 y C2 Cambridge
Phrasal Verbs esenciales para exámenes B2, C1 y C2 Cambridge
Actualizado 2025
Phrasal Verbs con ”Come” para Exámenes Cambridge
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “COME” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
To come about: Ocurrir
“New change árelo come about soon”
To come across : a) Toparse / b) Encontrarse con alguien
a) “I came across a toy I had not seen in ages”
b) I came across John the other day in the underground”
To come after: Perseguir a alguien para castigarlo
“My mother came after me when she found out I had broken the window”
To come along : Acompañar
“Would you like to come along with me and Peter?”
To come apart: Caerse a pedazos
“That plane looks like it is coming apart”
To come at: Atacar verbalmente
“When you get angry you should not come at people at the office”
To come back: Volver, recordar
“I hope you come back soon I miss you”
To come back to : Hablar de nuevo de algo
“I would like to come back to the idea we were chatting about previously”
To come before: Comparecer
“He came before the judge before he went to jail”
To come by: Visitar
“Why not come by after work?, We could have a drink”
To come down: Derrumbarse
“That building is so old it is going to come down in no time”
To come loose: Aflojarse
“I hope you take your car to the garage because if not your wheel is going to come loose”
To come out: Mostrarse
“After a while his real self will come out”
To come over: Visitar donde está el que visitas
“I would love you to come over to have lunch”
To come up with: Inventar, que se ocurra algo
“He always comes up with great ideas”
To come up : Subir
“It would be nice if you could come up to my flat and see the place”
Phrasal Verbs con ”Bring” First Certificate y Advanced
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “BRING” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
To bring about: Ocasionar
“The new changes by the government can bring about a lot of changes”
To bring along: Traer contigo
“You should bring along a jacket in case it is cold”
To bring around: Convencer
“I was not able to bring him round to my ideas”
To bring back: a) Traer de vuelta / b) Traer recuerdos
a) “Bring back my book”
b)“This smell really brings back memories of my childhood”
To bring down: Derribar / Abatir / Bajar
“The president was brought down by the protest”
“He always brings me down”
“Bring down the shoppping”
To bring forward: Adelantar
“We had to bring forward the meeting”
To bring forth: Sacar a la luz
“Those clues were brought forth by Sherlock”
To bring out: Publicar
“Harry Potter was brought out in September“
To bring round: Hacer que alguien vuelva a la conciencia
“The doctors brought her round after she had fainted”
To bring up: Sacar un tema de conversación / Educar, criado
“Do not bring football up he really gets upset”
“Where were you brought up?”
Phrasal Verbs con “Take” para First Certificate y Advanced
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “TAKE” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
Take aback: Sorprenderse
“I was taken aback when i found out john was going to be a father”
Take after: Parecerse en personalidad
“Peter really takes after his father”
Take along: Llevar contigo
“Take the blanket along if you are cold”
Take apart: Desmontar
Phones nowadays are difficult to take them apart”
Take around: Enseñar a alguien un sitio o lugar
“You should take your friend around Madrid”
Take away: Para llevar
“I love take away food!”
To take back: Llevar de vuelta
“I have to take that book back to the library”
Take care of: Cuidar
“I really enjoy looking after my nephew”
Take down: Derrumbar / Derrocar
“The quarterback took the opponent down”
Take for: Tomar por
“Who have you taken me for?
Take off: Quitar / Despegar
“The plane took off as soon as I took off my jacket”
Take on: Contratar
“My company has to take on another person because of the huge workload”
Take out: Sacar
“I wish you would take the rubbish out”
Take over: Apoderarse
“When children get to a place they always take over”
Take up: Empezar un nuevo hobby
“I would love to take up guitar”
Phrasal Verbs con “Put” para el First Certificate y Advanced
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “PUT” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
Put away: Guardar donde no se vea.
- “Put away all the books before the exam”
Put back : Devolver algo a su sitio original.
- “When you finish your paper put back the rubber where you found it”
Put down : Dejar objetos / Desanimar / Sacrificar.
-“Put that pen down on the table”
- “My teacher never puts me down”
- “My dog was so ill we had to put it down”
Put off : Posponer / Quitar las ganas de...
- ”The meeting had to be put off until next week”,
- “The way the food is served really puts me off”
Put across : Transmitir.
- “I was not able to put across what I really wanted to say”.
Put on : Ponerse ropa / Engordar.
- “I usually put on weight at Christmas”.
Put behind : Dejar atrás.
- “I really think you should put behind all your problems with John”.
Put forward : Extender / Tender.
- “I had to put forward my statement in front of the judge.”
Put out : Apagar fuego / Cigarrillo.
- “Put that fire out before it gets out of hand”.
Put together : Montar / Unir.
- “I am unable to put together this bedside table”
Put up with : Aguantar / Tolerar.
- “Sometimes it is hard to put up with you”.
Put through to : Poner en contacto (teléfono).
- “Hello Sir, I will put you through to Peter as soon as he is available”.
Put up : Acomodar / Levantar, construir.
- “ I hope they put that building up as fast as the other one”.
Put aside : Dejar a un lado /Ahorrar
-“Put your book aside before you do the exercise”
- “I am not able to put aside a lot of money at the end of the month”
Put in : Meter / Dedicar
- “I was not able to put the plate in the dishwasher”
- “To learn english you need to put in some effort”
Phrasal Verbs con ”Look”
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “LOOK” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge. Hay muchísimos más phrasal verbs pero queremos que gastes tu energía y tiempo en aprender tan solo los más relevantes y más usados ya sea nivel hablado de forma cotidiana en todos los contextos tanto como los que suelen tener más posibilidades de aparecer en exámenes Cambridge teniendo en cuenta exámenes de años anteriores.
Look after: Cuidar
“I always have to look after my brother”
Look away: Mirar para otro lado / ignorar
“I would not pay attention to that and i would look away for now”
Look down on: Despreciar
“He thinks he is the best and always looks down on people”
Look for: Buscar
“Look for your notebook”
Look forward to: Tener ganas de...
“I really look forward to seeing John”
Look in on: Vigilar si está bien
“I think you should look in on the kid”
Look into: Investigar
“I would look into that idea if I were you”
Look on: Considerar
“Look on that idea, it is something really interesting”
Look over: Examinar
“Look over the results because there might be a few mistakes”
Look round: Mirar alrededor
“Have a look round the shop before you decide to buy anything”
Look through / Go through: Revisar
“ I really need to look through my class notes before the exam”
Look up: Mirar hacia arriba / Buscar información
“If you do not know the meaning of that word, look it up”
Look up to: Admirar
“I have always looked up to JFK”
Phrasal Verbs con ”Get”
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “GET” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
To Get about: Moverse
“Do you know how to get about in Madrid without a map?”
To get above : Volverse engreído
“After getting such good marks he started to get above”
To get across : Llegar al otro lado / Hacer que alguien te entienda
“I could not get my message across to my boss”
To get after : Hacer que alguien haga algo
“He never gives the report in on time, I always have to get after him”
To get ahead : Adelantarse
“Studying all weekend has made me manage to get ahead”
To get along/on with : Llevarse bien
“I really get along with my partner”
To get around to : Poder hacer algo que llevabas tiempo queriendo hacer
“I finally got round to do my homework”
To get at : Sobornar / Meterse con alguien
“He is always getting at me for not having good spelling”
To get away : Irse de vacaciones
“Have you been able to get away this year?”
To get away with : Salir impune
“He got away with murder”
To get back : Volver
“I really want to get back to work”
To get back at : Vengarse
“I got back at John for letting me down”
To get back to : Devolver la llamada
“As soon as I get to the office I will get back to you”
To get/fall behind : Quedarse atrás
“I am falling behind with my reports”
To get by : Arreglárselas
“Are you able to get by on your own?”
To get by on: Sobrevivir económicamente
“How much do you need to get by on in London?”
To get down to: Poder llegar a hacer algo que llevabas tiempo queriendo hacer
“I could finally get down to studying english”
To get in : Entrar / Meterse
“I was not able to get in the house because I left my keys at work”
To get out : Salir / Salirse
“Please get out of my class if you decide not to behave”
To get out of : Librarse
“I was not able to get out of cutting the lawn”
To get over : Superar
“It took me a long time to get over my divorce”
To get over with: Terminar algo que llevabas tiempo queriendo hacer
“I really needed to get over with buying my Christmas presents”
To get rid of : Deshacerse de algo
“We need to get rid of that smell”
To get through to : Ser capaz de establecer comunicación con alguien
“Did you get through to John?”
To get to : Comenzar a hacer algo que llevabas tiempo queriendo hacer / Que te enfade algo
“People that constantly interrupt you really gets to me”
Phrasal Verbs con “Turn” esenciales para el Examen Cambridge
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “TURN” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
To turn away:
Rechazar, negar la entrada
“They turned me away at the club because I wasn’t on the guest list.”
To turn back:
Volver atrás, regresar
“It started raining so heavily that we had to turn back.”
To turn down:
Rechazar, bajar el volumen
“She turned down the job offer because the salary was too low.”
“Please turn down the music, it’s too loud.”
To turn in:
Entregar, irse a dormir
“Don’t forget to turn in your assignment by Friday.”
“I’m really tired; I think I’ll turn in early tonight.”
To turn into:
Convertirse en
“The caterpillar turned into a beautiful butterfly.”
To turn off:
Apagar, desconectar
“Please turn off the lights before leaving.”
To turn on: Encender, activar
“He turned on the TV to watch the news.”
To turn out:
Resultar, asistir
“The event turned out to be a huge success.”
“A lot of people turned out for the concert.”
To turn over:
Dar la vuelta, entregar
“She turned over the page to continue reading.”
“The suspect turned over the stolen money to the police.”
To turn up:
Aparecer, subir el volumen
“She didn’t turn up for the meeting.”
“Can you turn up the radio? I love this song!”
Phrasal Verbs con “Give” esenciales para el Examen Cambridge
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “GIVE” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
To give away: Regalar
“I gave all my books as I did not need them anymore”
To give back: Devolver
“Please give my book back I need it by Monday”
To give in: Rendirse después de intentarlo
“I gave in to smoking after several months of trying”
To Give up: a)Dejar de hacer algo / b)Rendirse
a)“I gave up smoking after 10 years”
b)“I give up, said the soldier”
To give off: Emitir, emanar
“That meat has expired because it gives off a horrible smell”
To give out: Repartir
“I gave out all the leaflets in half an hour”
To give up on: Dejar de confiar en alguien
“I really give up on John after him lying to me so many times”
Phrasal Verbs con “Go” esenciales para el Examen Cambridge
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “GO” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
To go after:
Perseguir, intentar conseguir
“He went after his dream of becoming a doctor.”
“The police went after the thief but couldn’t catch him.”
To go ahead:
Seguir adelante, proceder
“Despite the bad weather, the festival went ahead as planned.”
To go away:
Irse, desaparecer
“She went away for the weekend to relax.”
“My headache finally went away after taking some medicine.”
To go back: Volver, regresar
“I went back to my hometown after many years.”
To go by:
Pasar el tiempo, guiarse por
“As time goes by, we realize what really matters.”
“I always go by my grandmother’s advice.”
To go for:
Optar por, intentar conseguir
“I think I’ll go for the steak instead of the fish.”
“He went for the gold medal in the competition.”
To go in for:
Participar, interesarse por
“She went in for the photography contest.”
“I never really went in for sports, but I love swimming.”
To go off:
Explotar, sonar, estropearse
“The bomb went off suddenly.”
“My alarm went off at 6 AM.”
“The milk went off, don’t drink it.”
To go on: Continuar, suceder
“Please go on with your presentation.”
“What’s going on here?”
To go out:
Salir, apagarse
“We went out for dinner last night.”
“The lights suddenly went out.”
To go over:
Revisar, repasar
“Let’s go over your essay before submitting it.”
To go through:
Pasar por, revisar
“She went through a difficult period after losing her job.”
“I need to go through these documents before the meeting.”
To go with:
Combinar con, acompañar
“That shirt goes with your jeans perfectly.”
“I’ll go with you to the store.”
To go without:
Prescindir de, quedarse sin
“Many people had to go without food during the war.”
Phrasal Verbs con “Call” esenciales para el Examen Cambridge
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “CALL” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
To call off:
Cancelar
“They called off the meeting due to bad weather.”
To call back:
Devolver una llamada
“I missed his call, so I’ll call him back later.”
To call out:
Gritar, llamar la atención
“She called out his name across the street.”
“The teacher called out the students who were cheating.”
To call up:
Llamar por teléfono, reclutar
“I’ll call up my friend to see if he’s free.”
“He was called up for military service.”
To call in: Pedir ayuda, llamar
“We need to call in an expert for this problem.”
To call on:
Pedir a alguien que haga algo, visitar
“The professor called on me to answer the question.”
“I’ll call on my grandmother after work.”
To call for:
Requerir, exigir
“This situation calls for immediate action.”
To call away:
Llamar a alguien para que se vaya
“He was called away in the middle of the meeting.”
To call at:
Hacer una breve parada
“The train calls at every major city along the route.”
To call up:
Recordar, evocar
“That song calls up memories of my childhood.”
Phrasal Verbs con “Make” esenciales para el Examen Cambridge
Estos son los phrasal verbs con “MAKE” más usados y que más aparecen en exámenes de Cambridge:
To make up:
Inventar, compensar
“She made up an excuse for being late.”
“I forgot your birthday, but I promise I’ll make it up to you.”
To make up for:
Compensar
“Nothing can make up for the time we lost.”
To make out:
Entender, distinguir, besarse
“I couldn’t make out what he was saying.”
“They were making out in the park.”
To make over:
Renovar, transformar
“They made over the entire house before selling it.”
To make off with:
Escapar con algo robado
“The thief made off with all the money from the register.”
To make do with:
Conformarse con
“We don’t have any sugar, so we’ll have to make do with honey.”
To make of: Opinar, interpretar
“What do you make of this situation?”
To make for: Dirigirse hacia, contribuir a
“After work, I made for the nearest café.”
“His honesty makes for a great leader.”
To make into:
Convertir en
“They made the old factory into a museum.”
To make up one’s mind:
Decidirse
“I can’t make up my mind about which car to buy.”