Verb Collocations lesson and practice.

1. Verb Collocations

2. Verb: Have

3. Verb: Do

4. Verb: Make

5. Verb: Take

6. Let’s Practice!
 Change the verbs in the following sentences
from the present tense to the PAST SIMPLE.
1. Margaret has lunch at 1:00.
2. I always make an effort to behave in class.
3. On busy days I take a break to read a book.
4. My brothers do the cooking before going to
football practice.
5. My mother and her sister have a very close
relationship.

7. 6. When it rains Erica takes a taxi to school.
7. I make a difference because I volunteer at
the local pet shelter.
8. Every August we have a two-week long
holiday in Mallorca.
9. He does his hair every morning before work.
10. Lilly is so lazy, she does nothing!

8. Let’s practice some
more!
 Change the verbs in the following sentences
from the present tense to the PAST CONTINUOUS.
1. Margaret had lunch at 1:00.
2. I always made an effort to behave in class.
3. On busy days I took a break to read a book.
4. My brothers did the cooking at 5:00 in the
evening.
5. I had a bath before going to bed.

9. 6. Erica took a taxi to school last year.
7. I made a difference when I volunteered at
the local pet shelter.
8. In August we had a two-week long holiday
in Mallorca.
9. He did his hair every morning before he had
it cut.
10. Lilly is so lazy, she did nothing all afternoon!