Phrase verbs with COME

1. People get older as the years………………

2. His first speech ....................... very well and everybody clapped.

3. I think he's broken his leg. I'll stay with him while you….............help.

4. When I finish my studies, I'll probably……….......teaching.

5. Leave me alone! Just……….!

6. As we sat there, the lights suddenly…………….......... plunging the house into darkness.

7. If you're……....tonight, Elaine, remember to take your door key with you.

8. Just imagine what the poor man………..., locked up for the crime he hadn't committed.

9. That meat smells terrible!. I think it has.............

10. The rate of inflation........last year from 4% to 5%.

11. I'm afraid those red curtains don't.................the green carpet.

12. He stopped for a drink of water, and then……………....to finish his speech.

13. Angrily the teacher asked what was……..

14. Did you understand that, or shall I…………..........it again?

15. I'm sure you can do it………………..! Just try!

16. The bomb was timed to………....at midnight

17. He…………...six pairs of shoes a year.

18. She .... ...talking despite the interruptions.

19. The building was attacked and ... ....in flames.

20. He didn't find the keys although he……………....all his pockets.

21. Have you ever thought of………….....teaching?

22. He never............his word.

23. “May I start now?" "Yes,…………..’’

24. Is there enough food to ………..…?

25. Flared trousers………………..years ago.

26. Jane seems to be .................. Peter.

27. The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm……………

28. Hasn't the baby…………? It's too late. .....-

Phrase Verbs with Come

1. When I was tidying up my wardrobe, I …....this old hat

2. Barbara Cathcart's latest novel………………..last week.

3. My uncle, who was in India last year, has……….a bad attack of malaria.

4. Your bill……………....... $24.50 madam. Thank you.

5. The scientist……. a brilliant solution to the problem.

6. I'm sorry I can't meet you for lunch after all. Something important has...............

7. When she...............after the operation, she immediately asked for her husband.

8. He worked hard on the scheme, but it never really……………....

9. House prices.............during the recession, and have not gone up again yet

10. We can catch the train if we run!.........!

11. I'm ready for you now. Push open the door and.....

12. When Nadia's grandfather died, she ………….....all his money.

13. One of our coat buttons has……………..

14. At first he didn't agree, but he soon…………….

15. When Uncle Tim emigrated to Australia twenty years ago, we never thought he would…………...

16. Can you tell me how the accident.. ..?

17. He ...............as a sympathetic person.

18. Police have asked witnesses of the accident to...............

19. Jobs are hard to ............these days.

20. The government's economic policies have………………..much criticism in the newspapers.

Fill in the blank with a suitable idiomatic expression:

1. You have to study harder .. ... .......your classmates

2. They all………. the procession yesterday

3. Have you………... the day to set off?

4. I have some friends in Britain. I often …….. them.

5. He was born of a royal family, so he always………. his descent.

6. Good health……… his success.

7. We have to move this box to ... .the new TV set

8. The fishing boats have sailed out into the open sea, but now we ………. them

9. He is old enough to ..........himself

Fill in the blank with a suitable idiomatic expression:

1. She was furious that she was being…….

2. I haven't sent letters to her for a long time. In fact, we have………. each other

3. Have they . ............the No Smoking" sign?

4. I'd like to……….this opportunity to explain the difficulty I have met

5. He ran as fast he could, but he was not able to……… his brorher

6. We have to ...... these difficult situations

7. Be calm and don't............ such triffles

WRITE THE QUESTION TAGS

1. Everything seems alright........ ?

2. Nobody is ready to go............

3. She never gets up early in the morning..............

4. I know you won't mind sitting by Peter.............,

5. Open the window, ...........

6. She almost never studied, .........?

7. Clever boys need never work very hard, ..............

8. She knows a lot about computer, ............

9. That is the right answer,................

10. The train will be leaving in 5 minutes,. ..............

11. Everybody likes him,. .................

12. You have just bought a new motorbike,....................

13. I have to leave now, .................

14. They had known each other before 1975,............

15. Your father gave you this book,.......... .

16. We should start early,......

17. They hardly talk to each other, ........

18. They are going to build a new primary school here..........,

19. Let's go to the cinema with me tonight,.............

20. Tom can't speak English fluently,.....

21. I am invited to the reception, ............

22. Something is wrong with James today,...............

23. Don't be late next time,.......... .?

24. Everyone can learn how to swim, ......

25. I don't think Neil Amstrong was born in 1940,..........

26. We ought to hand in the report by Monday, ......... .?

27. I am older than you, ..........

28. You have to leave now, . .........?

29. They had to change the date of the meeting again,.....

30. The price of crude oil used to be lower than now, ....