Commonly confused verbs
Tick the correct sentence in each pair.
1 a My
friends asked me to come to the cinema with them.
b My friends
asked me to go to the cinema with them.
2 a I lived in Nice for two
weeks last summer.
b I stayed in Nice for two weeks last summer.
Come or go?We use come to talk about
moving towards the person who is speaking or the place they are talking
about. We use go to talk about moving from one place to another. We
often say come I go back to mean return and we always say come here and
go there:
I'm having a lovely time here in
Cambridge, so I hope to come back one day.
I can't find my
purse, so I'm going to go back to the cinema.
Bring
or take?We use bring when we come to a place with something (or
someone) and take when we go to a place with something (or someone):
When I come to your party, I'll bring a
cake. But if I go to Suzy's party, I won't take one.
Live
or stay?We use live when we talk about our home. We use stay
when we talk about being somewhere as a visitor or a guest, often for a
short time. We also use stay to talk about continuing to be at a place
without going away:
I live with my
parents. We're going to stay in a hotel while our flat is being
decorated.
The disco was great, so we decidied to stay there
all evening.
Complete the sentences with a verb from this page.
1. My friend told me about the concert tomorrow. I think I'll .... go .... too.
2. My friends don't usually .......... to my house.
3. Do you .......... in a house or a flat?
4. On Sundays I usually .......... in bed until midday.
5. Don't forget to .......... your camera when you go on the trip.
6. You can .......... with my family when you come here.
7. I left my jacket at the restaurant, so I had to .......... back later.
8. Can I .......... my sister to your party?
سلام سيد رضا معصومپور مدرس داشگاه هستم .کار روی این تار نما را از تیر ماه سال هزارو سیصد و هشتاد و شش شروع کردم .هدفم تبادل اطلاعات بين اساتيد زبان و تسهیل در امر زبان آموزی بوده و هست . اميدوارم لحظات خوبی داشته باشيدو نظرات شما عزيزان جهت دهند ه باشد. باعٍث خوشحالیست که با وبلاگ های مشابه تبادل لینک داشته باشم. بدرود