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English has TONS of phrasal verbs with "up" - and in this video, I'll teach you 50 of them. Some are easier to understand, like "clean up" or "dress up." - but others are trickier and not so obvious, like "crop up" or "whip up."

 

By the end of this lesson, you'll not only know what these phrasal verbs mean, but you'll also see them in clear example sentences so you can start using them in your own English.

 

You'll definitely want to download today's free PDF for an easy way to review all 50 "up" phrasal verbs and their example sentences: https://espresso-english.kit.com/download-50-phrasal-verbs-up 

 

If you want to learn even more phrasal verbs in a natural way, then you'll love my phrasal verbs in conversation course. It's one of our most popular courses because it makes learning and practicing these common phrasal verbs so easy.

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Do you say:
"I enjoy to read"…
 or "I enjoy reading"?
"I decided going"…
 or "I decided to go"?
If you're not sure and you're guessing… you're not alone.
Gerunds vs. infinitives are one of the most confusing parts of learning English grammar. But today I'll make it clear when to use which one - so you can be correct and confident.
A gerund is a verb with an -ing ending, which functions as a noun in the sentence
 👉 "reading," "going," "eating"
An infinitive = to + verb
 👉 "to read," "to go," "to eat"
The problem is that when we have two verbs in a row…
👉 Sometimes the second verb ends in -ing
👉 Sometimes the second one is to + verb
👉 Sometimes BOTH are possible!
Let's look at each case step by step.
You'll definitely want to download today's lesson guide to review all the examples - it also includes a quiz so you can test yourself and see if you've mastered gerunds and infinitives: https://espresso-english.kit.com/download-to-ing-25-verbs

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