Have you ever heard a native English speaker
using the phrase catch up? You can hear it all
the time in ways like this. Let's catch up. I'm
all caught up. I need to catch up on work. I
caught up with a friend. But the meaning changes
depending on the word after it. So in today's
episode, you'll learn how native speakers actually
use these expressions in everyday English. Hi,
I'm Amber. Welcome back to English Snacks. Feel
free to read the transcript that goes with this
episode. The easiest way to understand catch
-up is this. If you are behind and then reach
the current situation again, you catch up. Examples.
I missed two classes, so I need to catch up.
We should catch up sometime. Catch up is using
the irregular verb catch. The base form, catch
up. Present simple, catches up. Past simple,
caught up. Past participle, caught up. And present
participle, catching up. Examples. Feel free
to repeat them after me. 1. I caught up with
my friend yesterday. 2. She's catching up on
work. A common mistake is catched up. Instead,
say caught up. Catch up with someone usually
means reconnect and talk after some time. Or
It can mean reach someone physically. Example
sentences. 1. I caught up with an old friend
over coffee. 2. Let's catch up. 3. It was nice
catching up today. Catch up on something means
to do work or tasks that you didn't have time
to do earlier. It's generally used for work,
emails, sleep and news. Example sentences. 1.
I spent the weekend catching up on emails. Two,
I caught up on work. Three, I'm catching up on
sleep. Catch up to means reach the same level,
speed or position. Example sentences. One, the
smaller company. is trying to catch up to its
competitors. 2. The runner caught up to first
position in the race. Next, the expressions I'm
caught up and I'm all caught up. These expressions
mean I'm no longer behind. Example sentences.
1. I'm caught up on work now. 2. I'm all caught
up on the show. To have a catch -up. Here, catch
-up becomes a noun. It means a conversation where
people reconnect. Example. We had a quick catch
-up before the meeting. You can also hear catch
-up call and catch -up meeting. Other useful
expressions. To play catch -up. Meaning to try
to recover. After falling behind. Example sentences.
I missed a week of work, so now I'm playing catch
up. Catch up later. Meaning, talk later. Example.
I'm busy right now, but let's catch up later.
Takeaways from today. Let's recap. Catch up with
people. Catch up on tasks or information. Catch
up to level or position. Useful phrases. Repeat
after me. Let's catch up. I caught up with a
friend. I caught up on my work. I'm all caught
up. We had a catch up. Catch up is one of those
phrasal verbs that instantly makes your English
sound more natural. Try using it this week in
conversation or writing. Bonus questions. Who
would you like to catch up with sometime soon?
What do you need to catch up on? I'm looking
forward to sharing more with you soon. So as
always, come hungry for knowledge.