Chapter 35 · General Actions

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Owning.

have ... had, had

give ... gave, given

get ... got, gotten

lend ... lent, lent

borrow

Can you lend me a pen?

Can I borrow a pen?

order

buy ... bought, bought

sell ... sold, sold

pay ... paid, paid

cost ... cost, cost

lose ... lost, lost

find ... found, found

look for

search

look for the lost keys

look for a new job

search the internet

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Handling Things.

use

bring ... brought, brought

take ... took, taken

carry

pick up

I will pick you up at the airport.

place

put ... put, put

hold ... held, held

send ... sent, sent

show ... showed, shown

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Changes to Objects.

change

open

close

cut ... cut, cut

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Movement.

go ... went, gone

come ... came, come

run ... ran, run

jump

leave ... left, left

arrive

swim ... swam, swum

fly ... flew, flown

stand up ... stood, stood

sit down ... sat, sat

stand ... stood, stood

sit ... sat, sat

lie ... lay, lain; laid, laid

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Traveling.

travel

visit

drive ... drove, driven

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Terms.

way

journey

trip

visit

the way to Prague

the easiest way

a forest path

a journey to Italy

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Organization.

prepare

invite

meet ... met, met

look forward to

meeting

offer

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Help.

help with

advise someone

help

advice

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Solving.

solve

try

check

correct

problem

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Phraseology.

pay attention

pick up the phone

put something away

take something apart

bring something up

hold on

run out of something

come across something

meet up (with)

help out

ask for advice

take someone's advice

solve a problem

face a problem

correct a mistake

check something out

Learner's Dictionary. Chapter 35, General Actions. Idioms.

Get one's hands on something

I finally got my hands on the tickets.

Pay the price

He didn't study, and now he's paying the price.

Lose track of something

I lost track of time while playing.

Find one's way

It took me a while to find my way in the new school.

Look for trouble

Don't look for trouble — just go home.

Open one's eyes

The trip opened my eyes to how other people live.

Go ahead

"Can I use your pen?" "Sure, go ahead."

Jump to conclusions

Don't jump to conclusions before you hear the whole story.

Leave someone alone

Leave me alone — I'm busy!

Sit back and relax

Sit back and relax, the movie is starting.

On the way

Don't worry, the pizza is on the way.

Make one's way to

We made our way to the exit.

Prepare for the worst

Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.