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W ORD S OFTEN CON FUS ED c o m e - g o ; b rin g - t a k e ; g e t ; fe t c h COME and BRING are used for: motion towards the speaker: ex : Bob’s coming here next week, he’s bringing his daughter with him the speaker’s own motion towards the person he is speaking to: ex : I’m coming to see you next week, I’ll bring my daughter with me GO and TAKE are used for motion away from the speaker: ex : I’m going to Sydney next year, I ‘m not taking my husband with me COME is not normally used in the sense ‘arrive’ The word used in ordinary speech is GET : ex : I’ll ring you when I get to the hotel FETCH means ‘go somewhere and bring something or someone back’: ex : Are you going upstairs, John ? Can you fetch/get my slippers, please ? Choose the correct verb to fill in the following sentences In the CORRECT tense Mother probably your slippers upstairs, Dad Shall I .them for you? I my daughter to Paris with me last week I’m coming to the meeting on Wednesday and I ……………………………………………Bob with me I’m having a party I’d like you I forgot to my books to the class today I’ve left them at home I’ve left the papers in my office Wait here for me while I them If you ……………………………… to England in the winter, ………………… your umbrella with you ! Look, Mother! Tom has .you some flowers Don’t leave me here alone, me with you Mother’s over the road talking to Mrs Davies Shall I go and her? When you normally home in the evening? He hasn’t returned the books he borrowed If he doesn’t them back tomorrow, I’ll have to go and them What time did you tell John to dinner tonight? Waiter, this soup is cold it away and me some pâté instead I thought Bob to dinner with us next week KEY Mother probably took your slippers upstairs, Dad Shall I fetch them for you? I took my daughter to Paris with me last week I’m coming to the meeting on Wednesday and I ‘m bringing Bob with me I’m having a party I’d like you to come I forgot to bring my books to the class today I’ve left them at home I’ve left the papers in my office Wait here for me while I fetch them If you go to England in the winter, take your umbrella with you! Look, Mother ! Tom has brought you some flowers Don’t leave me here alone take me with you 10 Mother’s over the road talking to Mrs Davies Shall I go and fetch her? 11 When you normally get home in the evening? 12 He hasn’t returned the books he borrowed If he doesn’t bring them back tomorrow, I’ll have to go and get/fetch them 13 What time did you tell John to come to dinner tonight? 14 Waiter, this soup is cold Take it away and bring me some pâté instead 15 I thought Bob was coming to dinner with us next week