put and phrasal verb with put

put

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put, obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of put, contracted from putteth.
put
put (?), n. [cf. w. pwt any short thing, pwt o ddyn a squab of a person, pwtog a short, thick woman.] a rustic; a clown; an awkward or uncouth person. queer country puts extol queen bess's reign. --bramston. what droll puts the citizens seem in it all. harrison.
put
put (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. put; p. pr. & vb. n. putting.] [as. potian to thrust: cf. dan. putte to put, to put into, fries. putje; perh. akin to w. pwtio to butt, poke, thrust; cf. also gael. put to push, thrust, and e. potter, v. i.]
1. to move in any direction; to impel; to thrust; to push; -- nearly obsolete, except with adverbs, as with by (to put by = to thrust aside; to divert); or with forth (to put forth = to thrust out). his chief designs are to put thee by from thy spiritual employment. taylor.
2. to bring to a position or place; to place; to lay; to set; figuratively, to cause to be or exist in a specified relation, condition, or the like; to bring to a stated mental or moral condition; as, to put one in fear; to put a theory in practice; to put an enemy to fight. this present dignity, in which that i have put you. i will put enmity between thee and the woman. iii. 15. he put no trust in his servants. v. 18. when god into the hands of their deliverer puts invincible might. in the mean time other measures were put in operation.
3. to attach or attribute; to assign; as, to put a wrong construction on an act or expression.
4. to lay down; to give up; to surrender. [obs.] no man hath more love than this, that a man put his life for his friends. (john xv. 13).
5. to set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection; to bring to the attention; to offer; to state; to express; figuratively, to assume; to suppose; -- formerly sometimes followed by that introducing a proposition; as, to put a question; to put a case. let us now put that ye have leave. put the perception and you put the mind. these verses, originally greek, were put in latin. all this is ingeniously and ably put.
6. to incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige. these wretches put us upon all mischief. put me not use the carnal weapon in my own defense. w. scott. thank him who puts me, loath, to this revenge.
7. to throw or cast with a pushing motion "overhand," the hand being raised from the shoulder; a practice in athletics; as, to put the shot or weight.
8. (mining) to convey coal in the mine, as from the working to the tramway. mond.
put
case, formerly, an elliptical expression for, put or suppose the case to be. put case that the soul after departure from the body may live. hall.

put off

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1. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: postpone, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit]


2. cause to feel intense dislike or distaste [syn: piss off, turn off]


3. take away the enthusiasm of [syn: dishearten]
[ant: cheer]

4. cause to feel embarrassment; "the constant attention of the young man confused her" [syn: confuse, flurry, consternate, disconcert]


5. avoid or try to avoid, as of duties, questions and issues; "he dodged the issue" [syn: hedge, fudge, evade, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep]

put on

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1. a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade]


2. something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage [syn: fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug]


3. a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement [syn: antic, joke, prank, trick, caper]

put up

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you can click anywhere, but just don't click here.
put-up
put"-up (?), a. arranged; plotted; -- in a bad sense; as, a put-up job. [colloq.]

put out

put right v : settle or put right; of difficulties or problems [syn: iron out , straighten out]

So , and expressions with so

so (VERY)
adverb
1 very, extremely, or to such a degree:
The house is so beautiful.
Thank you for being so patient.
Don't be so stupid!
I didn't know she had so many children!
You can only do so much to help (= There is a limit to how much you can help).
UK INFORMAL She's ever so kind and nice.
I'm so tired (that) I could sleep in this chair!
I'm not so desperate as to agree to that.
The word itself is so rare as to be almost obsolete.
I've never been to so expensive a restaurant (= such an expensive restaurant) before.

2 MAINLY US NOT STANDARD used before a noun or before 'not' to emphasize what is being said:
Don't wear that - it's so last year (= it was fashionable last year but not now).
I'm sorry, but she is so not a size 10 (= she is very much larger than a size 10).

3 used at the end of a sentence to mean to a very great degree:
Is that why you hate him so?
You worry so!

so (SAME WAY)

adverb
used usually before the verbs 'have', 'be' or 'do', and other auxiliary verbs to express the meaning 'in the same way' or 'in a similar way':
"I've got an enormous amount of work to do." "So have I."
"I'm allergic to nuts." "So is my brother."
Neil left just after midnight and so did Roz.
Just as you like to have a night out with the lads, so I like to go out with the girls now and again.

so (SENTENCE BEGINNING)
conjunction
1 used at the beginning of a sentence to connect it with something that has been said or has happened previously:
So, there I was standing at the edge of the road with only my underwear on ...
So, just to finish what I was saying earlier...

2 used as a way of making certain that you or someone else understand something correctly, often when you are repeating the important points of a plan:
So we leave on the Thursday and get back the next Tuesday, is that right?

3 used to refer to a discovery that you have just made:
So that's what he does when I'm not around!

4 used as a brief pause, sometimes to emphasize what you are saying:
So, here we are again - just you and me.

5 used before you introduce a subject of conversation that is of present interest, especially when you are asking a question:
So, who do you think is going to win the election?

6 INFORMAL used to show that you agree with something that someone has just said, but you do not think that it is important:
So the car's expensive - well, I can afford it.

so (IN ORDER THAT)
conjunction, adverb
used before you give an explanation for the action that you have just mentioned:
[+ (that)] I deliberately didn't have lunch so (that) I would be hungry tonight.
Leave the keys out so (that) I remember to take them with me.

so (MENTIONED EARLIER)
adverb
1 used to avoid repeating a phrase mentioned earlier:
"I hope they stay together." "I hope so too."
"Do you think he's upset?" "I don't think so."
James is coming tonight, or so he said.

2 used to say that a situation mentioned earlier is correct or true:
"Is it true that we're not getting a pay increase this year?" "I'm afraid so."
"Anthony and Mia don't get on very well." "Is that so?"
"The forecast says it might rain." "If so we'll have the party inside."

3 used to give certainty to a fact that has just been stated:
"My eyes are slightly different colours." "So they are."
"That's her brother - he looks like James Dean." "So he does."

4 used instead of repeating an adjective that has already been mentioned:
She's quite reasonable to work with - more so than I was led to believe.
He's quite bright - well, certainly more so than his brother.

5 US CHILD'S WORD used, especially by children, to argue against a negative statement:
"You didn't even see the movie." "I did so!"

so (IN THIS WAY)
adverb
1 in this way; like this:
The pillars, which are outside the building, are so placed in order to provide the maximum space inside.
I've so arranged my trip that I'll be home on Friday evening.

2 used when you are showing how something is done:
Just fold this piece of paper back, so, and make a crease here.
Gently fold in the eggs like so.

3 used when you are representing the size of something:
"How tall is he next to you?" "Oh, about so big, " she said, indicating the level of her neck.
"The table that I liked best was about so wide, " she said, holding her arms out a metre and a half.

so (TIDY)
adjective
just/exactly so perfectly tidy and well arranged: pharasal
He's a perfectionist - everything has to be just so.

say-so (PERMISSION)
noun [S] INFORMAL
an instruction to do something, or permission given by someone to do something:
She's not allowed to do anything without her father's say-so.

so-and-so (PERSON NOT NAMED)
noun [U] INFORMAL
used instead of a particular name to refer to someone or something, especially when the real name is not important or you have forgotten it:
She always keeps me up to date with the latest gossip - you know, so-and-so from down the road is having a baby and so-and-so's just bought a car.

so-and-so (UNPLEASANT PERSON)
noun [C] INFORMAL
a polite way of referring to an unpleasant person:
Mr Baker was such a so-and-so - he didn't have a pleasant word to say about anyone!

so-called
adjective [before noun]
1 used to show that you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is not suitable or not correct:
It was one of his so-called friends who supplied him with the drugs that killed him.

2 used to introduce a new word or phrase which is not yet known by many people:
It isn't yet clear how destructive this so-called 'super virus' is.

so-so
adjective, adverb INFORMAL
between average quality and low quality; not good or well:
a so-so performance
"How are you getting on with your new boss?" "So-so."

and so on (ALSO and so forth)
together with other similar things:
schools, colleges and so on

so much the better (ALSO all the better) INFORMAL
used to say that a particular action or situation would be even more successful:
If you can go there this afternoon, so much the better.

if I may be/make so bold (as to) OLD-FASHIONED FORMAL
a polite way of asking for or suggesting something when you do not want to offend someone:
If I may be so bold, you still haven't mentioned why you're here.

There's none so deaf as those who will not hear. SAYING
said about someone who has been given advice which they have chosen to ignore, or who has been told something which they do not want to believe

(I'm so hungry), I could eat a horse. HUMOROUS
used to say that you are extremely hungry

even so
despite what has just been said:
I had a terrible headache, but even so I went to the concert.
An immediate interest cut might give a small boost to the economy. Even so, any recovery is likely to be very slow.

every so often
sometimes but not often:
Every so often I treat myself to a meal in an expensive restaurant.

as/so far as I know
used to say what you think is true, although you do not know all the facts:
He isn't coming today, as far as I know.

as/so far as I'm concerned
used to say what your personal opinion is about something:
She can come whenever she likes, as far as I'm concerned.

as/so far as I can tell
used to say what you have noticed or understood:
There's been no change, as far as I can tell.

so far
until now:
So far we've made thirty-two thousand pounds.

so far so good
used to say that an activity has gone well until now:
I've found a tin of beans. So far so good, but where is the opener?

be so good as to (ALSO be good enough to) FORMAL
used to make a polite request:
Be so good as to close the door when you leave.

so help me (God) FORMAL
used to make a promise in a very formal and serious way:
Everything I have said is true, so help me God.

without so much as a by-your-leave OLD-FASHIONED DISAPPROVING
without asking for permission:
That's twice now he's just walked in here without so much as a by-your-leave and picked a book off the shelf!

so long INFORMAL
goodbye

You'll be lucky! (ALSO You should be so lucky!) UK INFORMAL
said in order to tell someone that it is very unlikely that they will get what they want:
"She's going to ask for a salary increase." "She'll be lucky!"

in so many words
directly, or in a way that makes it very clear what you mean:
"Did he say he was unhappy with Anna?" "Well, not in so many words but that was certainly the impression I got."
I told her, in so many words, to stop interfering.

not so much sth as sth
If you say that something is not so much one thing as something else, you mean it is more the second thing:
They're not so much lovers as friends.
I don't feel angry so much as sad.

so much
a particular amount:
By the time you've paid so much for the ferry and so much for the train fare, it would be cheaper to go by plane

so much for sth
used to express disappointment and annoyance at the fact that a situation is not as you thought it was:
The car's broken down again. So much for our trip to the seaside.

not nearly as/so
a lot less:
She's not nearly as beautiful as you said she was.
My cold isn't nearly so bad as it was.

There's nowt so queer as folk. UK INFORMAL SAYING
said to emphasize that people sometimes behave in a very strange way

or so INFORMAL
approximately:
They raised two hundred pounds or so for charity.

I should be so lucky! INFORMAL
said when what you want is extremely unlikely to happen:
"You might win first prize." "I should be so lucky."

sink to such a level/such depths (ALSO sink so low)
to do something so bad:
I can't believe you would sink so low as to snitch on your best friends.

So what? INFORMAL
used to mean 'it's not important' and 'I don't care':
So what if I'm 35 and I'm not married - I lead a perfectly fulfilling life!
"Andrew won't like it, you know." "So what? - I don't care what Andrew thinks!"

so as to
in order to:
I always keep fruit in the fridge so as to keep insects off it.

so there INFORMAL HUMOROUS
used for emphasis, or to show that something is being done in opposition to someone else's wishes:
Mine's bigger than yours, so there!
No, I won't help you, so there!

As ye sow, so shall ye reap. LITERARY SAYING
used to mean that the way you behave in life will affect the treatment you will receive from others

so to speak
used to explain that what you are saying is not to be understood exactly as stated:
In that relationship it's very much Lorna who wears the trousers, so to speak (= Lorna makes all the important decisions).

I told you so! INFORMAL
said when something bad happens after you warned someone that it would happen

without (so much as) a backward glance
If you leave without a backward glance, you are completely happy to leave and have no sad feelings about it:
She left the city where she had lived all her life without a backward glance.

without so much as a by-your-leave OLD-FASHIONED
without asking for anyone's permission, in a way that is rude

English Lesson 3 (Passive)

PASSIVE

Only verb with an object (transitive verbs) can be made passive.

They sent the letter. The letter was sent

They arrived late (cannot be made passive)

Verbs with both direct and indirect objects can be made passive in two ways.

They sent me the letter. The letter was sent to me / I was sent the letter

Some transitive verbs cannot be made passive in some uses. For example like and love

I like this place

Focus on important information

By placing the object at the begining of the sentence, the passive can change the focus of interest in a sentence

United were beaten by Arsenal

The passive is used in a variety of contexts . Notice how to agent (person who does the action) is unimportant, unknown or relear for the situation

Impersonal statement:

Students are asked not to smoke

When the agent is unknown

My bike has bee stolen ! / Someone/they have stolen my bike

When the agent is obvious

Mr. Jones will be arrested

How something was done

The box was opened with a knife

Reporting Verbs

The passive is often used with say, belive, know , understand, and similar verbs in reported speech to avoid an impersonal they or people

People say that John Wilson lives in N.Y

John Wilson is said to live in N.Y

Other verbs forms can also be reported in this way

They say John Wilson is travelling in Africa

John wilson is said to be travellin in Africa

People say John Wilson has arrived in Australia

John Wilson is said to have arrived in Australia

Have/Get something done

When someone does some work for us we can use have something done

Last Year I had new tiles put on the roof

I'm having my hair cut this afternoon

The same construction can describe bad luck caused by unspecified person :

Peter had his car stolen last week, and then he had his leg broken playing football

Using get can also suggest managing to do something difficult

It was difficult but we got the painting done in the end

Needs doing

This is an idiomatic way of expressing a pasive sentence where a thing or person needs some kind of action.

The floor is fifthy . It's needs to be cleaned

The floor is fifthy. It needs cleaning

Verbs and prepositions

The preposition stays with the verb in a passive sentence.

People shouted at the Prime Minister during his speech.

The Prime Minister was shouted at during his speech.

Other problems

Be born is a passive form but does not work, have an obvious passive meaning .

I was born near Kyoto

Make ( when meaning force) is followed by to in the passive

They made David work hard

David was made to work hard

Because the agent is unimportant , unknown or obvious it is often not included. If we want to say who does the action, we use by.

This letter was delivered this morning

This letter was deliverd this morning by courier

We use an active verb to say what does the subject does

My grandfatehr was a builder. He built this house in 1930

It's a big company . It employs two hundred people

The passive is be ( is , was, have been ,etc) + past participle

Present simple

Active : clean (s)

Passive : am, is , are cleaned

Somebody cleans this room every day

This room is cleaned every day

Past simple

Active: Cleaned

Passive : was / were cleaned

Somebody cleaned this room yesterday

This room was cleaned yesterday

Infinitive

Active :To clean

Passive : to be cleaned

Somebody will clean the room later

The room will be cleaned later

Present Perfect

Active: have / has cleaned

Passive: have/ have been cleaned

The room looks nice. Somebody has cleaned it

The room looks nice. It has been cleaned

Past Perfect

Active: had cleaned

Passive: Had been cleaned

The room looked nice. Somebody had cleaned it

The room looked nice. It had been cleaned

Present Continuous

Active: Am/ is/ are cleaning

Passive: Am/ is/ are being cleaning

Somebody is cleaning the room at the moment

The room is being cleaning at the moment

Past Continuous

Active: Was/ were cleaning

Passive: Was/ were being cleaned

Somebody was cleaning the room when I arrived

The room was being cleaned when I arrived

Some verbs can have two objects.

We gave the police the information = we gave the information to the police.

So it's possible to make two passive sentences

The police were given the information or the information was given to the police

Other verbs that can have two objects are : ask, offer, pay, show, teach, tell

When we use these verbs in the passive , most often we begin with the person

I was offered the job but I refused it (they offered me the job)

Have you been shown the new machine? Has anybody shown you ?

The passive of doing/ seeing is being/done, being seen, etc

Active: I dont like people telling me what to do

Passive: I don't like being told what to do

Sometimes you can use Get instead of be in the passive

There was a fight at the party but nobody got hurt

I'm surprised Anna didn't get offered the job

You can use get to say that something happens to somebody or something specially if this unplanned or unexpected.

Our dog got run over by a car

You can use get only when things happen or change. You can't use get in this sentence

He was a mystery man. Nothing was known about him (not got known)

EXERCICES- CONDITIONAL

1.- Circle the correct underline word

If the machine stops/ will stop you press/ will press this button

If you help/ helped me with this exercice, I will / would do the same for you one day

According to the time table . If the train leaves/ left on time, we will/ would arrive at 5.30

If it is /will be fine tomorrow, we go/will go to the coast

If we find/ found a taxi, we will get/ would get there before the play stars

It's quiet simple really. If you take / will take/took these tablets evry day, then you lose/ will lose/lost would lose weight

I don't know how to play baseball, but I'm sure that if I will do / did, I play/ will play / would play a lot better that anyone in this awful team

2.- Circle the correct underline word

Why didn't you tell me? If you told/ had told me, I had helped / would have helped you

If Bill didn't steal / hadn't stolen the car. He wasnt' / wouldn't be / hadn't been in prision now

If Ann wasn't driving/ didint drive/ hadn't driven so fast, her car didn't crash/ wouldn't crash/ wouldn't have crashed into a tree

Let me give you some advice, If you smoked / would smoke/ had smoked less/ , you didn't feel / wouldn't feel / wouldn't have felt so tired

What back luck! If Alan didn't fall/ hadn't fallen/ wouldn't fall over, he won / would win / would have won the race

If you invited / had invited me last week , I was able / had been able / would have been able / to come.

I'm sure your letter hasn't arrived yet, if It come / had come / I'm sure I noticed / had noticed / would have noticed it

We have a suggestion to make. How do you feel / Would you feel/ If we offered / would offer/ had offered you the job of assistant manager

If you lent / had lent us the money we paid / would pay / had paid you back next week

3.- Put the verbs in branckets into a suitable verb form .

Why didn't you phone If I (know) ___________________ you were coming. I ( meet) ________________ you at the airport

It's a pitty you missed the party. If you (come) ____________________ you (meet) my friends from Hungary

If we (have) ______________ some tools we (be able) ____________________ to repair the car, but we haven't got any with us

If you (not help) _______________________ me I ( not pass) _________________________ the exam

It's a beautiful house, and I (buy) ___________________ it if I (have) _____________ the money

I can't imagine what I (do) ________________with the money if I (win) ______________the lottery

If Claire (Listen) __________________ to her mother, she (not marry) _____________________David in first place

4.- Rewritte the sentence :

Example :

I didn't have an umbrella with me and so I got wet

Wouldn't

I wouldn't have got wet If I 'd had an umbrella with me

I'll call the police if you don't leave me alone

Unless

In the snowy weather we don't go to school

If

Without Jack's help , I wouldn't have been able to make the table

If Jack

Make me some coffee, and I'll give you one of my biscuits

If you

If you hadn't told me about Sue's ahir I wouldn't have noticed

Unless

I wouldn't accept if you asked me to marry you !

If you

5.- Complete these sentences with an appropiate verb/ modal verb (think about the verb tense)

If you melt ice, you _____________________________________ water

If you practice English every day, you ________________________ get beter

If I had brought my camera we _______________________ have taken great photos

If I ______________________ (live) in a desert, I would be very thirsty

If I pass this test, I ___________________________ go celebrate

6.- Circle the correct underlinde word :

She will celebrate if she passes / has passed her test

Uncle Roger wouldn't see things very well if he did / didn't wear his glasses

If you drink enough / would drink enough rum you get drunk

If I had played the guitar since I was little , I would be / will be a musician now

If you play with fire, you would burn/ burn yourself

He will love/ could love it if you throw a surprise birthday party for him

7.- Complete the sentence with your own words.

If I won the lottery today ........