Phrasal Verbs by Carl W. Hart

Author:Carl W. Hart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
Published: 2020-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

1. mess . . . up p.v. [informal] When you mess up a place, you make it dirty or disorganized.

Jim made spaghetti sauce, and he really messed up the kitchen.

You kids can play in the living room, but don’t mess it up.

messed up part.adj. After you mess up a place, it is messed up.

It looks like Timmy was the last one in the bathroom—it’s really messed up.

2. mess . . . up p.v. [informal] When you mess up a situation, you create problems. When you mess up a plan or arrangement, you interfere with it and prevent it from happening as planned. Mess up is similar to screw up.

Everything was perfect until you messed it up.

Our honeymoon was messed up by the airline strike.

messed up part.adj. When you interfere with a plan or arrangement and prevent it from happening as planned, it is messed up. Messed up is similar to screwed up.

Bob changed my plan, and now it’s totally messed up.

Infinitive: stand up

PRESENT TENSE -ING FORM PAST TENSE PAST PARTICIPLE

stand up & stands up standing up stood up stood up

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