Call In: (2)

Grammar Tense Structure:

  • Present Tense: call / calls in
  • Past Tense: called in
  • Past Participle: called in
  • Present Participle: calling in

1: When you call your boss or place of employment to say you cannot work that day because you are sick, you call in or call in sick.

non-separable phrasal verb

  • My boss was so angry when I called in three days in a row.
  • He stated that I was calling in sick too often and it was my final warning.

2: When you request the help of people or of an organization with more experience, power, or knowledge to help with a problem or difficult project, you call them in.

separable & non-separable phrasal verb

  • When the local police couldn’t handle the protestors, the riot squad was called in.
  • The local police chief considered calling reinforcements in to help with the disturbance.

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