Today’s phrasal verb of the day is: Take Up On

Infinitive form: Take Up On

Present Tense: Take Up On/ Takes Up On

ing form: Taking Up On

Past tense: Took Up On

Past Participle: Taken Up On

Take Up On is a separable English phrasal verb. Its context is based in an invitation made to someone, such as the following:

When you accept an invitation or offer from someone

1. We should have taken up Paul on his offer to give us a ride home.

2. I’m sorry, but i can’t commit right now since I just took up a client’s offer on a project that will get me very busy in the next few weeks.

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Exercises: Write your answers in comments and we will correct them.

Fill in the gaps from the video above:

Complete the sentences below with the correct form of Take Up On.

1. Sally can’t seem to make up her mind as to whether she should be ____ ___ Ted ___ his offer or not.

2. This looks like a decent proposal, we should ____ __ the boss ___ his offer.

3. We ___ __ Candice ___ her offer for the job abroad.

4. After the incident last year, I will never _____ ___ Michelle __ her offer ever again.

5. How many hours do I have to work per week if I decide to ____ you___  __ your offer?

Change the example sentences above to negative sentences (or positive, if the sentence is already negative). Then change them to questions.