Curso de Ingles
DIFFERENT USES OF "KEEP"
Dialog: "I m trying to watch this streaming movie, but it keeps freezing.
"
The word "keep" can be used in many different ways as a verb.
It can mean to restrain; to do something constantly or continuously; to
store...
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Curso de Ingles
DIFFERENT USES OF "KEEP"
Dialog: "I m trying to watch this streaming movie, but it keeps freezing.
"
The word "keep" can be used in many different ways as a verb.
It can mean to restrain; to do something constantly or continuously; to
store or put away; or to detain.
Check out some examples.
1) KEEP- restrain
• Can you please keep your dog off my property? (Por favor, você pode manter o seu cachorro forada minha propriedade?)
• John and Sarah kept their daughter from dating until she was 17.
(o John e a Sarah impediramque a sua filha namorasse
até ela tinha 17 anos.
)
2) KEEP- do something constantly
• My brother keeps telling me to buy a new computer.
(O meu irmão fica me falando para comprar um novo computador.
)
• The neighbor s dog keeps barking every time a car passes by! (O cachorro da vizinha fica latindo toda vez que passa um
carro!)
3) KEEP- to put away
• Where do you keep your silverware? (Onde você guarda os seus talheres?)
• My mom keeps the blankets in
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