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Phrasal Verbs / PHRASA~1

Have on have on & has on having on had on had on

1. have... on p.v. When you wear something, such as an item of clothing, perfume, or cosmetics, you have it on.

Sally had red pants and a blue shirt on.

I didn't have a raincoat on, and I got all wet.

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2. have... on p.v. When you have an electrical device on, you are using it.

Last summer was so cool that we had the air conditioner on only two or three times.

What's that sound? Dan must have the radio on.

Infinitive

present tense

-ing form

past tense

past participle

hurry up

hurry up & hurries up

hurrying up

hurried up

hurried up

1. hurry up p.v. When you hurry up, you do something quickly.

Nicole has to hurry up if she's going to finish her work before 5:00.

If we don't hurry up, we're going to miss the beginning of the movie.

2. hurry... up p.v. When you hurry something up, you do it more quickly. When you hurry people up, you urge them to do something more quickly. When you say "Hurry up," to people, you are telling them to do something more quickly.

Everyone was really hungry, so I asked our cook to hurry dinner up.

There were only five minutes left to finish the test, so the teacher hurried the students up. Hurry up! I'm not going to wait for you all day.