Grammar Tense Structure:
- Present Tense: give / gives up
- Past Tense: gave up
- Past Participle: given up
- Present Participle: giving up
1: When you stop trying to do something because you think you will never succeed, you give up or give up on it.
separable & non-separable phrasal verb
- I’m really despondent at the moment, I just want to give up my job.
- I don’t think I could ever give my job up, I love it too much!
- I really believe in you, you can do it. I’ll never give up on you.
2: When you are running from or fighting with the police or enemy soldiers and you surrender, you give up or give yourself up.
separable & non-separable phrasal verb
- When the soldiers realized they were surrounded by the enemy they waived the white flag and gave up.
- He gave himself up to the enemy and surrendered.
- The thief ran from the police and tired to hide but when he realised there was no way out, he gave himself up.
3: When you stop doing something you do regularly, such as a sport or a job, you give it up.
separable & non-separable phrasal verb
- The footballer was seriously injured during the game and after three months of rehabilitation he realised he couldn’t overcome the injury so he gave up the game and retired.
- Even though I was needing the money, I gave up my evening job whilst I was at university because I was just so tired and exhausted all the time.
- I just had to give my job up as I was too tired all the time!