Phrasal verbs - Achilles heel of almost all who study English. This is not surprising, because there are too many of them to remember. However, you still have to remember the most basic ones. The phrase verb give is one of the most commonly used in the English language. This article presents his translations and exercises to consolidate this material.
What does it mean
The general translation of the verb to give (gave, given) - give, give.
The table shows the meaning of the phrasal verb give.
| Phrasal verb | Values |
| to give away | 1) give away, give away, give away; 2) to reveal a secret, to disclose a secret, to discover; 3) be planted by the father, lead the bride to the altar |
| to give back | give back, return |
| to give in | 1) take (report, report, homework, etc.); 2) give in, give up |
| to give off | emit |
| to give out | 1) pretend to be someone, impersonating someone; 2) deteriorate, break, dry out, run out, come to an end (about reserves, strength, etc.); 3) distribute, distribute, distribute |
| to give up | 1) give up, give up; 2) get rid of (a habit), give up something, stop doing something |
Phrase verb to give: exercises with answers
Exercise No. 1. Choose the correct translation of the fragment highlighted in brackets.
| Job Number | Job Condition | Translation options for the selected fragment |
| 1 | She (quit) smoking when her doctor told her that the disease was only progressing due to smoking. | 1) gave in 2) gave up 3) gave on |
| 2 | The offender went to the police office and (revealed) himself. | 1) gave in 2) gave out 3) gave off |
| 3 | He (passed) the final project to the teacher on the very last day of delivery. | 1) gave up 2) gave off 3) gave in |
| 4 | The teacher (returned) work to students after making corrections. | 1) gave back 2) gave in 3) gave off |
| 5 | The car (emits) too much smoke, and so the police forbade him to ride it. | 1) gives in 2) gives up 3) gives out |
| 6 | The worst job in my life (was to hand out) flyers to passengers on the subway. | 1) was giving into 2) was giving up 3) was giving out |
| 7 | He pretended that he was not afraid, but his wide open eyes (betrayed) him. | 1) gave away 2) gave off 3) gave out |
| 8 | The election date (to be disclosed) in the evening news today. | 1) will be given in 2) will be given out 3) will be given up |
| 9 | Doctors expected him to die. They (surrendered) in attempts to bring him back to life. | 1) had given up 2) had given off 3) had given in |
| 10 | Friday nights (belong) to the bar, and I never miss this opportunity. | 1) are given in 2) are given for 3) are given over |
| eleven | We can’t find this key in any way. We already (threw) his searches. | 1) have given up 2) have given off 3) have given in |
| 12 | It was a very old car. Because it is not surprising that she (stopped working). | 1) has given into 2) has given up 3) has given out |
| thirteen | You're really doing great. Do not give up). Keep doing what you do. | 1) give back 2) give in 3) give off |
| 14 | He constantly lends money to me, but never (returns) it. | 1) gives back 2) gives off 3) gives into |
| fifteen | In this issue of the magazine they (play) a free trip to the cinema. | 1) are giving away 2) are giving off 3) are giving out |
Exercise number 2. Match phrasal verbs and their translation.
| room | Phrasal verb | Letter of translation option | Transfer |
| 1 | give back | a | give, give |
| 2 | give off | b | give up |
| 3 | give out | in | quit (habit), give up something |
| 4 | give up | g | distribute |
| 5 | give away | d | to return |
| 6 | give in | e | spew out, emit, emit |
Answers to exercises for the phrasal verb give
Exercise number 1.
| Job Number | The correct answer |
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 |
| eleven | 1 |
| 12 | 3 |
| thirteen | 2 |
| 14 | 1 |
| fifteen | 1 |
Exercise number 2.
| Phrase Verb Number | Letter of the correct translation |
| 1 | d |
| 2 | e |
| 3 | g |
| 4 | in |
| 5 | a |
| 6 | b |
Now you can use the phrasal verb give in various situations.