Phrasal_verbs Practice Stories

Since he was a boy Isaiah was very strong willed. They say he took after his mother in this trait. He loved daydreaming and he used to indulge himself so much that his mother got angry. She

John got married two years ago. He thought he was happy and decided to settle down with his new wife. However after just six months he thought marriage didn't agree with him and he started cheating

Jakub loves to read letters from his girlfriend. In her last letter she asked if she could come visit and stay over at his parents house. There was a mix up of letters and his best friend Miklos got

Jim is living an easy life. He takes turns with his brothers going on hunts and managing the family business. He likes to hunt. In fact he wants to hunt until he wears out his shoes. Then he'll

Jim and the boys were having trouble. They were working on repairs on an old mansion when their boss visited. He always comes across as a difficult man. He told them they were not working fast

Jennifer is meeting Chris for lunch and she is excited about it. Chris just told her to wait for a few minutes while he finishes some work and she is not happy. He asked her to bear with him for a

After Maris broke off with his girlfriend he took their daughter with him to a new city. His ex-girlfriend wanted their daughter and he had to turn her over to the authorities in his new city. He

Joel was a good man but very proud. He was especially proud of his gymnastic ability. A young man he used to show off by walking on his hands for a long distance. Four days ago he was run down

Craig told his friends that things were difficult in southern Africa. Craig used to work there as a volunteer and now he wants to help children in Africa. He asked his friends to chip in to support

The boys in Mothambo elementary school have to keep up with more than their studies. They also have to keep up with each other in working on the farm. Four years ago their school was very poor and

The twins Anna and May were confident they were going to be rich until their plans fell through. They counted on their husbands not coming home during the day and they planned to poison them and

The last three months felt like hell to Kaiko san. She has been beavering away at her work and saving every yen she earned. Her husband borrowed a lot of money a while back and then slipped off

The rains cut short everyone's plans. Mary Ngobwene had tired of working in the fields anyway but she was sad when they called off the next week of work. Her friend needed the work very badly. They

Micheal cannot see. He loves swimming and wants to go every week. His friend Larry always asks him to come along to the pool and they swim together. Once Larry did not ask Micheal and the next day

Samuel loves to work with kids. He is particularly good at it because he hangs out with children a lot and the kids love him. At a bubble party one day Samuel noticed one boy running with a girl's

Mustafah was very angry at his nephew three weeks ago. Mustafah works hard raising civet cats for musk and earns a decent income but he is not rich. His nephew studies at University and got carried