Angular distributions of projectile-like fragments (PLFs) have been measured in 19 F+ 89 Y reaction at E lab = 70, 85 and 100 MeV. From the center of mass angular distributions of PLFs, their cross sections have been deduced at these beam energies. Beam energy dependence of the cross sections of PLFs formed in quasi-elastic transfer reactions has been found to be significantly different from those formed in incomplete fusion (massive transfer) reactions. Experimental angular distributions were converted into the plots of the transfer probability versus distance of closest approach to deduce the slope parameter for different transfer channels. Comparison of the slope parameters suggested that the overlap of the projectile and the target nuclei increases with increasing beam energy for a given transfer channel and also with increasing mass transfer at a given beam energy.