Today’s phrasal verb of the day is: Ask Out

Infinitive form: Ask Out

Present Tense: Ask Out/ Asks Out

ing form: Asking Out

Past tense: Asked Out

Past Participle: Asked Out

 

Ask Out is a separable English phrasal verb. It can be used in the following way:

 

When you ask someone to go with you to a certain place or an occasion, to spend time together and have fun. In a romantic setting where one or both parties involved is (romantically) interested, then it becomes a date

 

1.  The prince had already asked Cinderella out to go to the movies with him.

2. Just because a guy asks a girl out on a date doesn’t mean he has to pay for everything, right?

 

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

 

Fill in the gaps from the video above:

He’s not _____ you ___ because he’s intimidated by your professional success.

For guys: Did you ever have to ask someone out on a date? How did you go about it and how did it turn out?

For girls: Did you ever get asked out by someone you’re not interested in dating? What did you do?

 

Complete the sentences below with the correct form of Ask Out.

1. I can’t decide whether I should go to the prom or not. I mean, I got _____ ____ by two men. Well, Tom ____ me ___ first, but I really wanna go with Jerry. How can I do that without disappointing Tom, though?

2. Maybe I should ___ Sylvester ___ to go with me to the prom instead.

3. The Jenkins called and ____ their neighbors ____ for a barbecue.

4. If Jim hadn’t been too shy, he could have  ___ Sherry___.

5. Stuart ____ Sherry ____ on a date while Jim watches.

 

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