Phrasal verbs

Group 1: no object - verb and particle can't be separated.
Come one! Hurry up! We're late.
The plane took off two hours late.

Group 2: with object - verb and particle can't be separated.
I'm looking for my phone.
I look after the baby.
I don't get on with my sister.

Group 3: with object - verb and particle can be separated.
Please switch off your phone. Please switch your phone off. Please switch it off.
They've set up a new company. They've set a new company up. They've set it up.


A phrasal verb is a verb combined with a particle (= an adverb or preposition).
Sometimes the meaning of the phrasal verb is obvius form the verb and the particle. (ex. sit down)
Sometimes the meaning is not obvius. (ex. give up smoking = stop smoking).
In group 3, where the verb and particle con be separated, if the object is a pronoun, it must go between the verb and particle. (ex. switch it off)

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Sometimes a phrasal verbs has more than one meaning.
The plane took off. (despegar)
He took off his shoes. (quitarse)