Phrasal verbs are very difficult for non-native speakers, and are poorly taught. In my opinion, they are best taught as vocabulary, with lots of practice sentences for each phrasal verb to illustrate its meaning and its use. Phrasal verbs are listed in a dictionary with the verb. In other words, "get up" is listed just after "get." You can find definitions of phrasal verbs that way. A good dictionary should also tell you if the phrasal verb is separable. You must memorize both the definition and whether the verb is separable. You then need to create sentences with the phrasal verb, just as you would with new vocabulary. You also will likely need a native English speaker to correct you. If you have an example of a verb that is giving you a problem, send me an Email, and I will try to help you out. Yours, Rick

Hello Ranj:) Phrasal verbs could also be formed as ( verb + adverb) and ( verb+preposition + adverb) Adding one preposition to the verb will give it a completely different meaning than adding another ,so it is too confusing . As Ricki says it is a matter of memorizing them ,they are confusing at the beginning but once learned and applied in many sentences through exercises and reading you will be able to memorize them and distinguish the different meanings . You can try some online links that has a list of those verbs with their meanings listed in alphabetical order: http://eslcafe.com/pv/pv-a.html http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasaldictionary.html ( a dictionary to look up the phrasal verbs you don't understand ) http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/phrasals.htm Good luck:)