wash up & washes up washing up washed up washed up
1. wash up p.v. When you wash up, you wash your hands thoroughly.
Go and wash up — it's time for dinner.
The surgeon washed up before the operation.
2. wash up p.v. When something in a lake, a river, or the sea washes up, it is carried by the water to the land and left there.
The police were called when a dead body washed up on the beach.
Pieces of the sunken boat continued to wash up for weeks.
EXERCISE 30a — Complete the sentences with phrasal verbs from this section. Be sure the phrasal verbs are in the correct tense.
1. I had to break a window when I ________ myself________of my car.
2. Judy was ________________ by her brother's criticism of the way she's raising her children.
3. The guard ________ the prisoner ________ her jail cell.
4. The Bakers organized a nice party for their daughter's birthday. They really ________ themselves ________.
5. My brown socks are mixed with my black socks. I have to _______ them ______.
6. Joe was late to work, so the manager ________ him ________.
7. The forest fire was ________ ________ by the rain.
8. The restaurant manager told the cook to_______ _______ before handling food.
9. The factory workers finished their shifts and ________ ________.
10. Thanks for helping me move my piano. I'm sorry to ________ you ________.
11. We got a fixed-rate mortgage so we could ________ ________ a low rate,
12. The workers were ________ ________ by management during a labor dispute.
13. I totally ________ ________ and forgot about the cake in the oven,
14. Sally and her brothers had a big argument, but they got everything _____ _____.
15. As I was falling, I ________ my arm ________ to protect my head.
16. Wreckage from the crashed airplane ________ ________ on the coast.
17. Jim ________ bowls of peanuts ________ for his guests.
18. The band hasn't ________ ________ a CD in three years.
EXERCISE 30b — Write three sentences using the objects in parentheses. Be sure to put the objects in the right place.
1. He locked in. (the crazy guy, him)
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2. Jim Iocked out. (his wife, her)
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3. Did you punch in? (Rosa, her)
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4. Would you punch out7 (Linda and Erik,them)
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5. They couldn't put out. (the fire, it)
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6. The bright lights spaced out. (Janice, her)
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EXERCISE 30c — Complete the sentences with participle adjectives from this section.
1. Mark isn't working; he's taking a break. He must be ________ ________.
2. You can't leave the building because you're ________ ________.
3. The clothes were all mixed together, but now they're ________ ________.
4. I forgot my key, and I can't get in my office. I'm ________ ________.
5. We had a big misunderstanding, but it's all ________________ now.
6. Joe went to the store, but when he got there, he couldn't remember what he wanted. He was ________ ________.
7. Nancy invited her father-in-law for dinner, and after dinner he told Nancy that his other daughter-in-law was a better cook. Nancy was really ________ ________.
8. The manager asked, "If you're________________, why aren't you working?"
