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an adverb particle (see 258). When these verbs are used with objects,
the sentence structure is not the same for the two kinds of verb.
Prepositional verbs Phrasal verbs
(verbs with adverb particles)

verb + preposition + noun verb + particle + noun
verb + noun + particle

She ran down the road. She threw down the paper.
She threw the paper down.
He sat on the table. He put on his coat.
He put his coat on.

| verb + preposition + pronoun |__| verb + pronoun + particle

She ran down it. She threw it down.
He sat onit. He put it on.

For detailed information about phrasal and prepositional verbs, see the
Oxford Dictionary of Current Idiomatic English, Volume 1, or the
Longman Dictionary of English Idioms.

260 present tenses: introduction

‘Present tenses’ are used to talk about several different kinds of time.
Now, ai this exact moment

Taylor|shoots|- and it’s a goal!

PAST
.
# FUTURE
NOW uTu

Around now
‘What are you doing?’
|’m going}to a lot of parties these days.

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PAST » FUTURE
NOW