Could you please help me find examples of phrasal verbs used in phone calls? Thank you, Writeacher.
1) You can call me up whenever you want to.
Shall I ask him to call you back?
2) The line is engaged. Would you like to hang on/hold on?
Hang on, I'll put you through/I'm putting you through.
3) He picked up the receiver and dialled the number.
I'm sorry. I've dialled the wrong number.
4) I was speaking with Mary on the phone when the line dropped (out).
We were cut off in the middle of a phone conversation.
5) Shall I leave him a message? Shall I tell him you have phoned?
Could you tell me to call me back as you as he arrives home?
6) There were many drop-outs and I couldn't inform him about tomorrow's match.
7) I switched my mobile on, digited my husband's number but I soon discovered that I had no credit left. So I went to the nearest bancomat and transferred 50 Euros (topped my phone up with...??) on my mobile phone.
8) I need to recharge my mobile because the battery has run down.
1) You can call me up whenever you want to. b>Most people I know omit "up."
Shall I ask him to call you back? OK
2) The line is busy. Would you like to hold? b>Sometimes "hang on" is used, but mostly just "hold" with no preposition/adverb.
Hang on, I'll put you through/I'm putting you through. OK
3) He picked up the receiver and dialed the number.
I'm sorry. I've dialed the wrong number.
Both are fine except for the spelling of "dialed" -- but maybe that's regional!!
4) I was speaking with Mary on the phone when the call was dropped.
We were cut off in the middle of a phone conversation. OK
5) Shall I leave him a message? Shall I tell him you have phoned? OK
Could you tell him to call me back when he gets home?
6) There were many dropped calls, and I couldn't inform him about tomorrow's match.
7) I switched my mobile on, called my husband's number, but I soon discovered that I had no credit left. So I went to the nearest bancomat and put 50 Euros on my account.
8) I need to recharge my mobile because the battery has run down. OK
Sure! Here are some examples of phrasal verbs used in phone calls:
1) Call me up: This means to make a phone call to someone. Example: "You can call me up whenever you want to."
2) Hang on/Hold on: This means to wait on the phone. Example: "The line is engaged. Would you like to hang on/hold on?"
3) Pick up: This means to answer a phone call. Example: "He picked up the receiver and dialed the number."
4) Drop out: This means to lose the connection during a phone call. Example: "I was speaking with Mary on the phone when the line dropped (out)."
5) Leave a message: This means to record a message for someone who is not available to answer the phone. Example: "Shall I leave him a message? Shall I tell him you have phoned?"
6) Cut off: This means to abruptly end a phone call. Example: "We were cut off in the middle of a phone conversation."
7) Top up: This means to add credit or money to a mobile phone. Example: "I went to the nearest bancomat and transferred 50 Euros (topped my phone up with...??) on my mobile phone."
8) Run down: This means that the battery of a mobile phone is low or empty. Example: "I need to recharge my mobile because the battery has run down."
Remember, phrasal verbs are typically verbs combined with prepositions or adverbs, and they often have figurative meanings that may not be immediately obvious from the individual words.