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the phrasal verb "walk past" is separable o unseparable?
the phrasal verb "walk past" is separable o unseparable?
he walked past it
he walks it past
he walked past him
he walked him past
Aug 8, 2012 4:06 PM
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"He walked past it" and "he walked past him" mean that someone male traveled on foot near to and then beyond something:
EXAMPLES: Tony walked past the library. Tony walked past the man who was standing on the corner.
"He walks it past" and "he walked him past" are different constructions with a different meanings.
EXAMPLES: Tony walks the dog (it) past the library every day. Tony walked his father (him) past the house where they used to live.
August 8, 2012
A veces puede ser separable. Por ejemplo, podemos decir, “He walked past the house he was looking for” o “He walked two blocks past the house he was looking for."
August 8, 2012
Absolutely unseparable.
August 8, 2012
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