turn up

Example Use of Phrasal Verb “turn up”:

Alex: “Did he turn up at the party?”
Brenda: “No, he didn’t come.”
Alex: “Can you turn up the volume?”
Brenda: “Sure, it is a little quiet.”

Phrasal Verb: Turn Up

“Turn up” has several common meanings:

1. To increase the volume, temperature, etc.:
Example: Please turn up the music.
2. To arrive or appear, especially unexpectedly:
Example: He turned up late for the meeting.
3. To find something, especially by chance:
Example: I turned up my keys in my pocket.

Example Sentences for Present Simple for TURN UP

I turn up the radio in the car.
You turn up at the party.
She turns up the heat when it’s cold.
We turn up the volume during the movie.
You turn up at the office on time.
They turn up late for every event.

Example Sentences for Past Simple for TURNED UP

I turned up the volume of the TV.
You turned up at the concert.
He turned up the thermostat.
We turned up the music at the party.
You turned up the missing document.
They turned up at the restaurant.

Example Sentences for Future Simple for WILL TURN UP

I will turn up the sound if I can’t hear.
You will turn up at the meeting.
She will turn up the heating.
We will turn up the music.
You will turn up the lost item.
They will turn up for the event.

Example Sentences for Present Continuous for TURNING UP

I am turning up the brightness on the screen.
You are turning up at the venue.
He is turning up the volume.
We are turning up the heat.
You are turning up the missing papers.
They are turning up for the show.

Example Sentences for Past Continuous for TURNING UP

I was turning up the radio when the news came on.
You were turning up at the door when it started raining.
She was turning up the temperature.
We were turning up the volume.
You were turning up the lost keys.
They were turning up at the party.

Example Sentences for Future Continuous for TURNING UP

I will be turning up the volume.
You will be turning up at the location.
He will be turning up the thermostat.
We will be turning up the music.
You will be turning up the lost documents.
They will be turning up for the event.

Example Sentences for Present Perfect for HAVE TURNED UP

I have turned up the volume.
You have turned up at the right place.
She has turned up the heat.
We have turned up the music.
You have turned up the missing file.
They have turned up for the concert.

Example Sentences for Past Perfect for HAD TURNED UP

I had turned up the volume before the song started.
You had turned up at the meeting.
She had turned up the heating.
We had turned up the volume.
You had turned up the lost item.
They had turned up at the party.

Example Sentences for Future Perfect for WILL HAVE TURNED UP

I will have turned up the volume by the time the song ends.
You will have turned up at the event.
She will have turned up the heating.
We will have turned up the music.
You will have turned up the missing papers.
They will have turned up for the show.