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Ejemplos de Phrasal Verbs: 200 Oraciones para Todos los Niveles

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Las definiciones te dicen lo que significa un phrasal verb. Los ejemplos te muestran cómo funciona realmente. Hay una razón por la que todos los libros de gramática incluyen oraciones de ejemplo — ver un phrasal verb en contexto revela su gramática (¿es separable o no?), su registro (¿formal o informal?) y sus colocaciones naturales (¿qué sustantivos y situaciones se combinan con él?).

Esta guía te ofrece 200 ejemplos de phrasal verbs en oraciones completas y naturales. Las oraciones están organizadas por nivel MCER — desde los básicos de A2 como «wake up» y «turn off» hasta las expresiones de C1 como «play down» y «phase out». Cada entrada incluye el significado, una oración clara y una nota de uso cuando es relevante.

Úsala como referencia cuando escribas, como lista de estudio para desarrollar confianza, o como fuente de patrones naturales para absorber. Cuantas más oraciones de ejemplo leas y repitas, más naturalmente te saldrán los phrasal verbs.

Total de ejemplos: 200 oraciones
Niveles cubiertos: A2, B1, B2, C1
Formato: Phrasal verb → significado → oración de ejemplo
Ideal para: estudiantes que conocen las definiciones pero tienen dificultades para usar los phrasal verbs con naturalidad

Para definiciones y explicaciones detalladas de cada phrasal verb, consulta Phrasal Verbs en Inglés: Guía Completa. Para los phrasal verbs agrupados por verbo base, consulta Phrasal Verbs con GET o Phrasal Verbs con MAKE.

Cómo usar estos ejemplos

Leer las oraciones de forma pasiva ayuda, pero la práctica activa desarrolla la fluidez real. Aquí tienes cómo sacar el máximo partido a esta lista:

Lee la oración en voz alta. La pronunciación y el ritmo importan. Los phrasal verbs suenan diferente a sus palabras individuales — «pick UP» tiene un acento diferente a «pick» + «up» dichos por separado.
Tapa el significado y adivina por el contexto. Ponte a prueba. Si puedes entender la oración sin la definición, estás progresando.
Escribe tu propia versión. Reemplaza los sustantivos y detalles con los de tu propia vida. «She turned down the job offer» → «I turned down the invitation to the party.» Las oraciones personales se quedan en la memoria.
Fíjate en la gramática. ¿Va el objeto entre el verbo y la partícula (separable) o después (inseparable)? Esto te dice cómo formar tus propias oraciones correctamente.

Nivel A2: Phrasal verbs básicos (50 ejemplos)

Estos son los phrasal verbs que todo estudiante encuentra primero. Describen rutinas diarias, acciones básicas e interacciones simples.

Rutinas diarias

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
1	wake up	dejar de dormir	I wake up at 7 every morning, even on weekends.
2	get up	levantarse de la cama	She got up immediately when the alarm rang.
3	put on	ponerse ropa	He put on his coat and went outside.
4	take off	quitarse ropa	Please take off your shoes at the door.
5	turn on	activar un dispositivo	Can you turn on the light? It’s getting dark.
6	turn off	desactivar un dispositivo	Turn off the TV — dinner is ready.
7	go out	salir de casa	We usually go out on Friday evenings.
8	come back	regresar	She went to the store and came back in ten minutes.
9	sit down	sentarse	Please sit down. The meeting will start soon.
10	stand up	ponerse de pie	Everyone stood up when the teacher entered.

Acciones básicas

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
11	pick up	levantar algo de una superficie	He picked up the phone and called his mother.
12	put down	colocar algo sobre una superficie	She put down her bag and sat on the sofa.
13	throw away	tirar a la basura	Don’t throw away that box — I need it.
14	give back	devolver algo a alguien	Can you give back my pen when you’re finished?
15	look for	intentar encontrar	I’m looking for my keys. Have you seen them?
16	find out	descubrir información	I found out that the store closes at 9 PM.
17	write down	anotar en papel	Write down the address so you don’t forget it.
18	fill in	completar un formulario	Please fill in your name and email address.
19	hand in	entregar	Students must hand in their homework by Friday.
20	try on	probarse ropa poniéndosela	She tried on three dresses before choosing one.

Comunicación y personas

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
21	call back	devolver una llamada	He’s busy right now. Can he call you back in an hour?
22	hang up	colgar el teléfono	She said goodbye and hung up.
23	look after	cuidar de	My neighbor looks after our cat when we travel.
24	get along	llevarse bien	The new employee gets along with everyone in the office.
25	grow up	hacerse adulto	She grew up in a small town near the coast.
26	ask for	pedir	He asked for a glass of water.
27	talk about	hablar de	We talked about the problem for over an hour.
28	wait for	esperar a que alguien/algo llegue	I waited for the bus for twenty minutes in the rain.
29	listen to	prestar atención a un sonido	She listens to podcasts every morning on her commute.
30	belong to	ser propiedad de	This laptop belongs to the company, not to me.

Movimiento y dirección

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
31	come in	entrar	Come in! The door is open.
32	go away	irse, marcharse	The headache went away after I took medicine.
33	get on	subir a (autobús, tren, avión)	We got on the bus at the Central Station stop.
34	get off	bajarse de un vehículo	Get off at the next stop — that’s the city center.
35	get in	entrar en un coche o taxi	She got in the taxi and told the driver the address.
36	get out	salir de un coche o espacio pequeño	He got out of the car and walked to the building.
37	run away	escapar corriendo	The cat ran away when it heard the thunder.
38	fall down	caer al suelo	The child fell down but got up without crying.
39	move in	empezar a vivir en un lugar nuevo	They moved in last weekend and are still unpacking.
40	move out	abandonar tu hogar de forma permanente	He moved out of his parents’ house at 18.

Tiempo y rutina

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
41	hurry up	hacer algo más rápido	Hurry up! The movie starts in five minutes.
42	slow down	reducir la velocidad	The driver slowed down when he saw the school.
43	carry on	continuar	Carry on reading — I didn’t mean to interrupt.
44	go on	continuar, ocurrir	What’s going on? I heard a loud noise.
45	end up	acabar finalmente en una situación	We got lost and ended up in the wrong part of town.
46	set up	preparar, organizar	They set up the chairs for the presentation.
47	clean up	ordenar un lugar	We need to clean up before the guests arrive.
48	use up	consumir completamente	We used up all the milk — someone needs to buy more.
49	run out	quedarse sin algo	We ran out of coffee, so I’m drinking tea today.
50	show up	llegar, aparecer	He showed up 20 minutes late to the meeting.

Nivel B1: Phrasal verbs de nivel intermedio (50 ejemplos)

En nivel B1, los phrasal verbs se vuelven más abstractos. Los significados son más difíciles de adivinar por las palabras individuales, y muchos tienen múltiples sentidos.

Trabajo y productividad

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
51	take over	asumir el control	She took over as team leader when Mark resigned.
52	set up	establecer, crear (una empresa)	He set up his own company after years of working for others.
53	carry out	realizar, completar (una tarea)	The researchers carried out experiments for six months.
54	deal with	gestionar, manejar	She deals with customer complaints every day.
55	put off	posponer	They put off the decision until next week.
56	come up with	pensar en, inventar	He came up with a brilliant idea during the meeting.
57	figure out	entender después de pensar	I can’t figure out how to use this software.
58	keep up with	mantener el mismo ritmo que	It’s hard to keep up with all the changes in technology.
59	work out	calcular; hacer ejercicio; tener éxito	We need to work out the total cost before signing the contract.
60	take on	aceptar (una responsabilidad)	She took on extra work to save money for the trip.

Relaciones y vida social

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
61	break up	terminar una relación	They broke up after three years together.
62	make up	reconciliarse después de una discusión	They argued all morning but made up before dinner.
63	get together	quedar socialmente	Let’s get together for coffee this weekend.
64	look up to	admirar, respetar	She looks up to her grandmother as a role model.
65	let down	decepcionar	I trusted him, and he let me down.
66	put up with	tolerar	I can’t put up with this noise anymore.
67	fall out	discutir, dejar de ser amigos	They fell out over money and haven’t spoken since.
68	bring up	mencionar un tema; criar a un hijo	Don’t bring up politics at the dinner table.
69	turn out	resultar, acabar siendo	The party turned out to be much better than I expected.
70	cheer up	animarse, animar a alguien	She bought him flowers to cheer him up after the bad news.

Aprendizaje y comprensión

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
71	look up	buscar información	I looked up the word in the dictionary.
72	find out	descubrir	She found out that her flight was canceled only at the airport.
73	go over	repasar, examinar	Let’s go over the plan one more time before we start.
74	point out	señalar, llamar la atención sobre algo	My teacher pointed out several errors in my essay.
75	pick up	aprender de forma informal	He picked up some Spanish while living in Barcelona.
76	catch on	empezar a entender	The new system is complex, but most people catch on quickly.
77	mix up	confundir una cosa con otra	I always mix up «affect» and «effect».
78	come across	encontrar por casualidad	I came across an interesting article while browsing online.
79	think over	considerar cuidadosamente	I need to think it over before making a decision.
80	sort out	organizar, resolver	We need to sort out the accommodation before the trip.

Cambios de vida y decisiones

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
81	give up	dejar de intentarlo; abandonar un hábito	He gave up smoking three years ago.
82	turn down	rechazar	She turned down the job offer because the salary was too low.
83	take up	empezar un nuevo pasatiempo o actividad	I took up running during the pandemic and still do it.
84	drop out	abandonar la escuela o un curso	He dropped out of university to start a business.
85	sign up	registrarse, inscribirse	Over 500 people signed up for the online course.
86	go ahead	proceder, empezar	The project was approved — we can go ahead with construction.
87	hold on	esperar un momento	Hold on — I’ll check the schedule and call you back.
88	come up	surgir, aparecer inesperadamente	Something came up at work, so I’ll be late tonight.
89	get over	recuperarse de	It took her weeks to get over the flu this winter.
90	run into	encontrarse por casualidad	I ran into my old teacher at the supermarket yesterday.

Situaciones cotidianas

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
91	look forward to	estar emocionado por un evento futuro	I’m looking forward to the holiday — I need a break.
92	cut down on	reducir la cantidad	The doctor told him to cut down on sugar and salt.
93	get rid of	eliminar, tirar	We got rid of the old sofa and bought a new one.
94	put away	guardar en su sitio	Please put away your toys before dinner.
95	check in	registrarse en un hotel o aeropuerto	We checked in at the hotel at around 3 PM.
96	check out	salir de un hotel; examinar	We need to check out by 11 AM tomorrow.
97	come along	progresar; acompañar	How is your English coming along?
98	calm down	calmarse	Calm down — getting angry won’t solve anything.
99	break down	dejar de funcionar (máquina)	Our car broke down on the highway during the trip.
100	use up	agotar por completo	We used up all the supplies before the end of the week.

Nivel B2: Phrasal verbs de nivel intermedio-alto (50 ejemplos)

En B2, los phrasal verbs se vuelven más idiomáticos. Muchos tienen significados figurados que difieren notablemente de las palabras literales.

Trabajo y academia

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
101	draw up	redactar un documento formal	The lawyers drew up a new contract with revised terms.
102	lay off	despedir	The company laid off 200 workers due to falling revenue.
103	rule out	descartar como posibilidad	The police have not ruled out foul play in the investigation.
104	account for	explicar; representar una proporción	Online sales account for 40% of the company’s revenue.
105	bring about	provocar	The new policy brought about significant changes in working conditions.
106	follow up	hacer seguimiento	I’ll follow up with the supplier next week about the delivery date.
107	call off	cancelar	They called off the outdoor event because of the storm warning.
108	hand over	transferir control o posesión	She handed over her responsibilities to her replacement before leaving.
109	narrow down	reducir opciones a una lista más corta	We’ve narrowed down the candidates to three finalists.
110	weigh up	sopesar pros y contras	He spent days weighing up whether to accept the transfer.

Pensamiento y toma de decisiones

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
111	talk into	persuadir a alguien para que haga algo	She talked me into running the marathon with her.
112	talk out of	persuadir a alguien para que no haga algo	His friends talked him out of quitting his job impulsively.
113	go through with	completar algo a pesar de las dificultades	She was nervous but went through with the presentation anyway.
114	back out of	retirarse de un compromiso	They backed out of the deal at the last minute.
115	look into	investigar	The manager promised to look into the customer’s complaint.
116	open up	estar dispuesto a compartir sentimientos	He finally opened up about the stress he’d been feeling at work.
117	come around	cambiar de opinión; recobrar el conocimiento	She was against the idea at first but eventually came around.
118	work through	tratar algo sistemáticamente	They worked through their disagreements with the help of a mediator.
119	speak up	hablar más alto; expresar una opinión	If you disagree, you should speak up during the meeting.
120	get across	comunicar con éxito	He tried to get his point across, but nobody was listening.

Comunicación y expresión

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
121	brush off	desestimar como sin importancia	She brushed off the criticism and continued with her plan.
122	turn to	buscar ayuda en	When things got difficult, she turned to her family for support.
123	pass on	compartir información con otros	Could you pass on the message to everyone in the team?
124	take back	retractarse de una declaración	I take back what I said — you were completely right.
125	cut in	interrumpir una conversación	He cut in before she could finish explaining her idea.
126	go into	hablar en detalle	I won’t go into all the reasons now — we can talk later.
127	sum up	resumir	To sum up, we need to reduce costs and increase sales.
128	build up	aumentar gradualmente	She built up her savings over five years before buying the apartment.
129	set back	retrasar el progreso	The funding problem set the project back by three months.
130	cut back	reducir el gasto o el consumo	The government cut back on education funding this year.

Cambio y desarrollo

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
131	branch out	expandirse hacia nuevas áreas	The restaurant branched out into catering for corporate events.
132	phase in	introducir gradualmente	The company is phasing in a new remote work policy over six months.
133	wind down	reducir gradualmente la actividad; relajarse	The conference was winding down, and people started leaving.
134	step down	dimitir de un cargo	The CEO stepped down after 15 years leading the company.
135	scale up	aumentar en tamaño o alcance	They scaled up production to meet the sudden demand.
136	hold back	impedir el progreso; contener	Fear of failure held her back from applying for the promotion.
137	bottle up	reprimir emociones	He bottles up his feelings and never talks about what’s bothering him.
138	lash out	atacar verbalmente o físicamente	She lashed out at her colleague after a stressful morning.
139	pull through	sobrevivir a una situación difícil	The patient was critical but pulled through after surgery.
140	burn out	agotarse por exceso de trabajo	She burned out after working 70-hour weeks for six months straight.

Emociones y comportamiento

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
141	snap out of	salir de un estado negativo	He told himself to snap out of it and focus on the solution.
142	live up to	estar a la altura de las expectativas	The film didn’t live up to the hype — it was disappointing.
143	own up to	admitir responsabilidad	Nobody owned up to breaking the window in the office.
144	play along	fingir estar de acuerdo o cooperar	She didn’t believe his excuse but played along to avoid conflict.
145	wear off	desaparecer gradualmente (efecto)	The excitement of the new job wore off after a few months.
146	get away with	evitar el castigo	He was late every day and somehow got away with it for months.
147	break through	lograr algo a pesar de los obstáculos	After months of research, the team finally broke through with a solution.
148	take into account	considerar como factor	You need to take into account the cost of shipping when pricing products.
149	come up against	encontrarse con una dificultad	We came up against several technical problems during testing.
150	fall through	no suceder como se planeó	The acquisition fell through because the two companies couldn’t agree on price.

Nivel C1: Phrasal verbs avanzados (50 ejemplos)

Estos phrasal verbs aparecen en la escritura académica, en contextos profesionales y en el habla sofisticada. Te señalan como un hablante de inglés confiado y matizado.

Negocios y estrategia

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
151	buy out	adquirir la participación de alguien en un negocio	The partners disagreed, so one bought the other out for $2 million.
152	bail out	rescatar financieramente	The government bailed out the failing bank to prevent economic collapse.
153	cash in on	sacar provecho de una situación	Competitors were quick to cash in on the company’s PR disaster.
154	ramp up	aumentar rápidamente	They ramped up marketing spending ahead of the product launch.
155	phase out	discontinuar gradualmente	The manufacturer is phasing out the old model by the end of the year.
156	pencil in	programar provisionalmente	Let’s pencil in Thursday for the review — we can confirm later.
157	hammer out	negociar con dificultad	The two sides hammered out an agreement after twelve hours of talks.
158	sign off on	dar aprobación formal	The director still hasn’t signed off on the revised budget.
159	factor in	incluir como consideración	You need to factor in inflation when planning your retirement savings.
160	iron out	resolver pequeños problemas	We need to iron out the details before presenting to the board.

Comunicación matizada

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
161	play down	hacer que algo parezca menos importante	The spokesperson played down the severity of the data breach.
162	talk down to	hablar con condescendencia	She hated how her manager talked down to her in front of clients.
163	water down	debilitar, hacer menos efectivo	Critics accused the government of watering down the environmental regulations.
164	gloss over	evitar discutir en detalle	The report glossed over the safety concerns raised by engineers.
165	spell out	explicar muy claramente y de forma simple	Let me spell out exactly what will happen if we miss the deadline.
166	fend off	defenderse de, resistir	The company fended off a hostile takeover attempt from a larger rival.
167	put forward	proponer, sugerir formalmente	She put forward a radical plan to restructure the entire department.
168	touch on	mencionar brevemente	The speaker touched on climate change but didn’t go into detail.
169	own up	admitir la culpa	After a week of denials, the politician finally owned up to the mistake.
170	come out with	decir algo sorprendente	He came out with the most bizarre excuse anyone had ever heard.

Análisis y razonamiento

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
171	boil down to	reducirse al punto esencial	The whole argument boils down to one question: who pays?
172	stem from	originarse, tener su causa en	Most of the delays stem from poor planning in the early stages.
173	hinge on	depender totalmente de	The success of the project hinges on securing funding by March.
174	pan out	desarrollarse, resultar	We’ll have to wait and see how the new strategy pans out.
175	stack up	compararse con algo	How does our proposal stack up against the competition?
176	flesh out	añadir detalles a una idea	The concept is good — now we need to flesh out the implementation plan.
177	zero in on	centrarse estrechamente en una cosa	The investigators zeroed in on a discrepancy in the financial records.
178	piece together	comprender combinando fragmentos	Detectives pieced together what happened from CCTV footage and witness statements.
179	map out	planificar en detalle	She mapped out her career goals for the next five years.
180	draw on	usar como recurso	She drew on her years of experience to handle the crisis calmly.

Sociedad y cambio

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
181	crack down on	aplicar las normas con más rigor	The authorities cracked down on illegal parking near schools.
182	clamp down on	tomar medidas contundentes para detener	The platform clamped down on fake accounts spreading misinformation.
183	stamp out	eliminar completamente	The campaign aims to stamp out bullying in schools.
184	cave in	ceder bajo presión	After weeks of protests, the council caved in and reversed the decision.
185	opt out of	elegir no participar	More families are opting out of traditional schooling.
186	usher in	introducir, marcar el comienzo de	The invention of the internet ushered in a new era of communication.
187	die down	disminuir gradualmente de intensidad	The controversy eventually died down after the company issued an apology.
188	crop up	aparecer repentina e inesperadamente	Problems keep cropping up whenever we try to launch the feature.
189	measure up	cumplir con el estándar requerido	He constantly felt he didn’t measure up to his parents’ expectations.
190	see through	reconocer un engaño	She saw through his apology immediately — it wasn’t sincere.

Personal y emocional (avanzado)

#	Phrasal verb	Significado	Oración de ejemplo
191	come to terms with	aceptar algo difícil	It took him months to come to terms with the loss.
192	dwell on	pensar demasiado tiempo en algo negativo	Don’t dwell on past mistakes — focus on what you can do now.
193	wear down	debilitar la resistencia con el tiempo	Constant criticism from her boss gradually wore her down.
194	fall back on	confiar en cuando nada más funciona	If the business fails, at least he has his engineering degree to fall back on.
195	write off	desestimar como sin importancia o sin esperanza	Critics wrote off the startup, but it’s now worth $500 million.
196	turn around	cambiar de malo a bueno	The new CEO managed to turn the company around in just two years.
197	pay off	dar buenos resultados tras el esfuerzo	All those late nights studying finally paid off — she got the highest score.
198	stand for	representar; tolerar	What does this abbreviation stand for?
199	rule out	excluir como posibilidad	Doctors ruled out serious illness but ordered further tests.
200	work out	resultar bien; entender	Everything worked out in the end — better than expected.

Patrones de partículas en phrasal verbs: UP significa completamente/más, DOWN significa menos/parar, OUT significa completamente/externamente, OFF significa separación/finalización, OVER significa transferencia/examen

Patrones que debes notar

Después de leer 200 ejemplos, ciertos patrones se vuelven claros. Estos patrones te ayudan a entender nuevos phrasal verbs sin necesidad de buscarlos.

UP a menudo significa «completamente» o «más»

Phrasal verb	Lo que añade UP
clean up	limpiar completamente
use up	usar completamente (nada queda)
build up	aumentar gradualmente
hurry up	aumentar la velocidad
speak up	hablar más alto / con más decisión

DOWN a menudo significa «menos» o «detenerse por completo»

Phrasal verb	Lo que añade DOWN
slow down	reducir la velocidad
cut down	reducir la cantidad
break down	dejar de funcionar completamente
calm down	volverse menos agitado
wind down	pararse gradualmente

OUT a menudo significa «completamente» o «externamente»

Phrasal verb	Lo que añade OUT
find out	descubrir (la información sale)
work out	resolver completamente
phase out	eliminar completamente (con el tiempo)
spell out	explicar completamente, con claridad
burn out	agotar completamente

OFF a menudo significa «separación» o «finalización»

Phrasal verb	Lo que añade OFF
call off	cancelar (separar del plan)
pay off	lograr el resultado (la deuda se salda)
brush off	desestimar (apartar)
wear off	desaparecer gradualmente
lay off	despedir del empleo

OVER a menudo significa «transferencia» o «examen»

Phrasal verb	Lo que añade OVER
take over	transferir el control
hand over	transferir la posesión
go over	examinar cuidadosamente
think over	considerar a fondo
get over	superar (ir más allá)

Phrasal verbs separables vs. inseparables: los separables permiten el objeto entre el verbo y la partícula (Turn the light OFF), los inseparables los mantienen juntos (Look after the children)

Separables vs. inseparables: referencia rápida

Separables — puedes (y a veces debes) colocar el objeto entre el verbo y la partícula:

Turn off the light → Turn the light off → Turn it off (con pronombres, la separación es obligatoria)
Pick up the book → Pick the book up → Pick it up

Inseparables — el verbo y la partícula deben permanecer juntos:

Look after the children → ~~Look the children after~~ (incorrecto)
Come across an article → ~~Come an article across~~ (incorrecto)

Los phrasal verbs de tres palabras son siempre inseparables:

Look forward to → I look forward to the trip
Put up with → She put up with the noise
Come up with → He came up with a plan

Palabras para practicar

artery

sustantivo