Phrasal Verbs with “GIVE” in English
The verb to give [gɪv] is an irregular verb. Its main forms are presented in the table
Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle |
to give | gave | given |
Consider common phrasal verbs with to give in the English
- give away
- She gave away most of her clothes to the poor
- He said that he was not an American but his accent gave him away
- give back
- Give me back the money or I’ll sue you
- give in
- He finally gave in and admitted he was wrong
- Please give in your exam paper
- Don’t forget to give in your exercise books
- give in to
- Don’t give in to the seduction of power, son
- give off
- The radiators give off lots of heat
- The liquid gave off a strong smell
- give onto
- All the rooms give onto the garden
- give out
- Give out the leaflets as they’re leaving the club
- The teacher gave out the exam papers
- give over
- I give over classified documents, I go to jail
- give up
- It’s hard to give up the drinking habit without help
- You really should give up, you know
- give up to
- One plant can give up to 10-15 nuts