1. Completa los siguientes phrasal verbs.

(Aparte de la solucin que

se indica puede haber otras alternativas igualmente vlidas)

My computer broke yesterday evening and I couldn't finish

dow n
1)
my report

My girlfriend broke our engagement two months before our

off
2)
wedding

I planned to go to Madrid on my motorbike but it broke

dow n
3)

You always break when I speak

in
4)

He very often does that, starts talking and suddenly breaks

off
5)

A war between these two countries can break at any moment

out
6)

He took a sheet and broke a piece

off
7)

The two companies broke their negotiation without any

of f
8)
explanation

9) Do you know how the Spanish population breaks into age-

dow n
 groups?

The couple were arguing but broke when their daughter

off
10)
appeared

The thieves broke my flat during the night

into
11)

Two terrorists have broken of prison by helicopter

out
12)

A big rock broke and rolled down the mountains

of f
13)

Mexico broke diplomatic relation with Cuba due to different

of f
14)
disagreements

The managing director broke the number of clients into 5

dow n
15)
different categories

Our wedding celebration broke at 6 o'clock in the morning

up
16)

After winning the tournament the tennis player broke

dow n
17)

18) Two planes crashed in the air and broke

up
 It is very impolite to break when another person speaks
in
19)

A tile broke and fell out of the roof

off
20)

My lawnmower broke and now I had to call a mechanic

dow n
21)

That family broke after the parents' divorce

up
22)

Two persons broke the National Museum and stole a very

into
23)
famous painting

The English Summer Course broke at 31st August

up
24)

He hit the door and broke it

dow n
25)

Three very dangerous terrorists have broken of jail and the

out
26)
police is on the alert

27) My boss got furious because someone broke when he was

in
 telling us about the new campaign

The fire in the warehouse broke at 4 o'clock in the morning

out
28)

When my friend knew he had been fired he broke

dow n
29)

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Phrasal verbs: To Break

El phrasal verb es una combinacin de verbo +
partcula (preposicin / adverbio). La partcula hace cambiar el
significado del verbo. En ingls se utilizan hasta 5.000 phrasal
verbs.
Los verbos ms utilizados en la formacin de phrasal verbs son:
to come, to get, to go, to look, to make, to put, to take.
Las partculas que suelen acompaar a estos verbos son:
about, around, away, back, down, for, in, into, off, on, out,
over, through, up, with.

Phrasal verbs: "To Break"

Atencin:
(tr.): Transitivo, va acompaado de complemento directo
(intr.) Intransitivo, no lleva complemento directo

To break down (tr.): Derribar algo utilizando la fuerza

The police broke down the door to get into the house
To break down (tr.): Dividir un total en diferentes subrgrupos
Could you break down the total sales of your company into
countries?
 To break down (intr.): Derrumbarse una persona fsica o
mentalmente
When he heard about his father's death he broke down
To break down (intr.): Dejar una mquina de funcionar
Last Sunday, coming back from the beach my car broke
down
To break in (intr.) / into (tr.): entrar en un sitio utilizando la fuerza
para robar
The robbers broke into the bank during the night
To break in (intr.) / into (tr.): Interrumpir a alguien que est
hablando de forma descorts (Ingls americano)
When the teacher was explaining the lesson one student
broke in with a stupid remark
To break off (tr. / intr.): Separar un trozo de algo
A big branch broke off and fell onto the car
To break off (tr.): Romper un compromiso / unas negociaciones
My company broke off its agreement with the local
authorities
To break off (intr.): Parar de repente de hablar
He was talking to us about his trip but suddenly broke off
without any reason
To break out (intr.): Estallar (guerras, epidemias, fuego)
The Spanish Civil War broke out in 1936
To break out (intr.): Escapar de prision
Two very dangerous prisoners broke out of prison and
disappeared
To break up (tr./intr.): destruir, desintegrar
The rocket broke up when it entered the atmosphere
To break up (intr.): Finalizar (meeting, fiesta, curso escolar...)
(Ingls americano)
The meeting with our salesmen broke up at 2 o'clock in the
morning