Everyday Grammar: Wake up with phrasal verbs
John: Good morning, Dr. Jill! You look tired.
Dr. Jill: Yes, I went to bed at 4am. I woke up at 7am. I feel sleepy.
John: What kept you up so late?
Dr. Jill: I was doing this new extreme sport – nighttime skydiving.
John: That sounds dangerous. Is that even legal?
Dr. Jill: It’s best not to talk about it. Let’s talk about grammar. You know, morning is my favorite part of the day. And morning is a time of action. We wake up, we make coffee, we make breakfast.
John: I see where you are going! Verbs express actions!
Dr. Jill: That’s right. And when we talk about the morning, we use a few common structures. We use phrasal verbs such as wake up or get up, as in
I woke up at 7 am.
I got up at 7am.
John: And we often use the structure make + a noun phrase, as in
I make coffee.
I make breakfast.
I make my bed.
Dr. Jill: And I say “I make myself look beautiful” in the morning! We also use linking verbs – verbs that feelings or states of being.
John: Like when I said you “look” tired, and you said you “feel” sleepy.
Replay this part:
Dr. Jill: Yes, I went to bed at 4am. I woke up at 7am. I feel sleepy.
John: Well, I hope you learned your lesson about staying up too late, Dr. Jill.
Dr. Jill: Hmm? Oh, yes, and that’s Everyday Grammar!
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