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Take it back: return something you bought
Use take back for a shop return, and put it between take and back.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceHelp me, talk to her: choose the object pronoun
Choose I or me, she or her, and they or them by the job each word does.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practicePut on some music: start a recording
Use put on for music or a recording, and put it on when you have already named it.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceCould you tell me where the station is? Get the word order right
Keep the subject before the verb inside a polite information question.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceTake off: when a plane leaves the ground
Separate takeoff from boarding and landing, then describe a flight in the past.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceThe rooms are cleaned: present simple passive
Put the thing receiving an action first, and describe a routine with is or are plus a past participle.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceDrop someone off: offer a ride to a place
Make a clear transport offer with drop you off, and say where the person will get out.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceThe colleague who handles bookings: identify a person
Add a who clause after a person, without repeating he or she.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceCheck out of a hotel: finish your stay
Describe hotel departure with check out, and add of when you name the hotel.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceIf I had more time: imagine a different situation
Use a past form for an imagined present, then would plus a base verb for the result.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practicePick out a gift: choose it before you buy it
Use pick out for selecting from options, without claiming you have already paid.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceBoth Maya and Leo are here: include two people
Use both ... and to include two people, and match the verb to the whole subject.
3 practice questions · Explained answersRead & practiceChoose one idea. Try it today.
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