Verbs sometimes want to act like adjectives or nouns. In order to take on their new role they need the -ing ending. In this episode I expose their clever trick :-)

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Phrasal Verbs used in the recording:

FEEL UP TO  sth/doing sth : When you don't feel up to something, you don't have enough strength or energy to do it or deal with it.

GIVE something UP : If you give up something, you stop doing it or having it.

COUNT ON something: If you count on something, you are sure something will happen.

REIN something IN : If you rein something in, you start to control something.

LAY somebody OFF : If a company lays off employees, it stops employing them because there is not enough. work for them to do.


Other interesting words and expressions used in the recording:

• worthwhile: If something is worthwhile, it is important or enjoyable enough to spend time, money or effort on
• a pint: a pint of beer
• Pegasus: a horse with wings from Ancient Greek and Roman stories
• to give somebody a headache: to be a source of pain but also to annoy someone
• to browse through the news: to look through the news stories
• to rob somebody of something: to steal money or property from someone
• to get into the swing of doing something: to get fully involved in an activity

Takeaway 1: Verb+ing can form continuous tenses, or function like an adjective or a noun in a sentence. In this role, it is known as a gerund.

Takeaway 2: After prepositions we generally use gerunds, and since Phrasal Verbs often end with prepositions, we use gerunds after them too.

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