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Phrasal Verbs 10 – Gramática inglesa

En el post de hoy contemplaremos los significados del verbo fall cuando se convierte en Phrasal Verb.

1- to fall apart (to break into pieces): “caerse a pedazos, deshacerse”.

Ejemplo:

- Mr. Gorbachev, when you became Soviet leader was it your intention to break up theSoviet Union?

- Not at all. I never wanted the USSRto fall apart.

2- to fall behind with sth (to not make fast enough progress by a certain time): “quedarse atrás, retrasarse”.

Ejemplo:

- Why are you suggesting that Manuel should have extra private English classes?
- Because he has fallen behind the other students. He needs to catch up with the rest of the class.

3-  to fall for sb or sth (to be romantically attracted to them, fall in love with them): “enamorarse de, quedarse encantado con”.

Ejemplo:

- Daddy, what happened when you met Mummy?
- I fell for her at first sight. I asked her to marry me an hour after I met her.