Thursday, March 5, 2020

Switch Off - Phrasal Verb of the Day

Switch Off - Phrasal Verb of the Day Todays phrasal verb of the day is: Switch OffInfinitive form: Switch OffPresent Tense: Switch Off/ Switches Offing form: Switching OffPast tense: Switched OffPast Participle: Switched OffSwitch Off is a separable English phrasal verb. It is used in the context written below:When you change the controls of a mechanical device such as light switch, and stop it from doing something. It is synonymous to Turn Off. The antonym of this phrase is Turn On or Switch On1. Leizyl cant sleep with the lights on, so she makes it a point to switch the lights off before she goes to bed.2. Its a good thing indeed, that Jean had switched off the fire alarm before everyone starts to panic. After all, there wasnt any fire at all.iframe width=560 height=315 src=//www.youtube.com/embed/Ucl39bzzd-M?rel=0 frameborder=0 allowfullscreen/iframeExercises: Write your answers in comments and we will correct them. Fill in the gaps from the video above:I must ____ ___ the appliances.  My employees are most anxious a bout the size of their footprint.Based on the short clip, why is there a sense of urgency? Whats happened?Complete the sentences below with the correct form of Switch Off.1.I dont believe in monsters! says Eric. Oh yeah? So why do you freak out when I start  ____ the lights ___?  asks his sister.2. Well, I thought I saw something! Eric replied. Ill leave the lights on, then. You can ____ them ___ when youve calmed down, okay? his sister said.3. Eric thought that it would be a good idea to sleep with the lights on, so he ____ ___ the main light but kept his bedside lamp on.4. Dont just press the power button to ____ the computer ___. It helps if you shut it down properly by pressing the Shut Down button.5. Did you know that you can reset or powercycle your phone by ____ it ___ for a few minutes, then turning it back on?Change the example sentences above to negative sentences (or positive, if the sentence is already negative). Then change them to questions.

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