Phrasal verbs | LearnEnglish
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org › phrasal-verbsGrammar explanation. Phrasal verbs are very common in English, especially in more informal contexts. They are made up of a verb and a particle or, sometimes, two particles. The particle often changes the meaning of the verb. In terms of word order, there are two main types of phrasal verb: separable and inseparable.