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COLLOCATIONS
GO GET DO MAKE

TAKE HAVE BREAK CATCH

PAY COME GROW GIVE

KEEP SAVE SAY TELL


I go… I will go…
I went… GO I need to…
I am going… I want to …

home
abroad
TO FOR TO THE ON
bed a swim beach a trip
downtown
school a walk cinema a holiday
sightseeing
jail a run park a diet
there
Bandırma a ride supermarket a date
swimming
college a meal mountains an adventure
shopping
a doctor a drink bank an errand
bankrupt
a fair a picnic bedroom an excursion
online
a course a coffee kitchen a rampage
missing
a meeting a vacation moon a binge
bad
a concert airport a cruise
down
a party gym a hike
fishing
crazy a hotel
a language school
left
war
viral
hospital
straight on
I won’t go home tonight
She goes abroad every month
We’ll go downtown to watch the concert
The tourists at the hotel went sightseeing
I don’t want to go there
Let’s go swimming this afternoon
I hate going shopping with her.
The company went bankrupt last month
You always go online in the evenings
My dog went missing yesterday
If you don’t put the bread in the fridge, it will go bad.
Go down the stairs and turn left.
I love going fishing at the weekends
The teacher sometimes goes crazy because of the naughty students
I think we should go left
Her videos went viral in a short time
Go straight on and turn left at the roundabout.
GO TO
What time do you go to bed?
She doesn’t want to go to school.
He went to jail for stealing a car.
I am going to Bandırma two days later
Which college did you go to?
We should go to a doctor at once
We are planning to go to a book fair in İzmir
You need to go to a course to learn English.
The manager went to a meeting
I never go to a concert at the weekends
My brother will go to a party tonight.
We will firstly go to a hotel and rest.
My cousins went to a language school in Madrid.
Our ancestors went to war risking all their life.
I will go to hospital for a check-up
GO FOR
We’ll go for a swim tomorrow
Let’s go for a walk after work
I enjoy going for a run in the forest
How about going for a ride today?
We went for a meal at 9 o’clock pm
Shall we go for a drink?
Why don’t we go for a picnic tomorrow?
We can go for a coffee after the meeting
The Wilsons are going for a vacation to Hawaii
GO TO THE……

I love going to the beach in Antalya


My parents never go to the cinema
I often go to the park with my daughter after work
I need to go to the supermarket to buy some meat
We used to go to the mountains in our childhood.
I want you to go to the bank this afternoon.
I directly went to the bedroom when I came home.
She went to the kitchen to fetch a fork
How will we go to the airport tonight?
Some of my friends go to the gym on weekdays
GO ON A …..

We went on a trip to Istanbul last week


I want to go on a holiday so much this summer
I must go on a diet or else i will be overweight
She goes on a date with a doctor from the same hospital
I want to go on an adventure and explore new places
I have to go on an errand. I will be right back soon.
I am going on an excursion with my students today
Enemy forces went on a rampage in the city and destroyed many buildings.
My wife went on a binge at the clothe’s shop and finished all her money.
They went on a cruise for their honeymoon
I love going on a hike in autumn.
I get… I will get…
I got … GET I need to…
It is getting… I want to …

back married a haircut


back home hot fired
dirty old upset
angry lost into trouble
nervous started a bargain
impatient pregnant a bad mark
dark permission a raise
hungry ready a reward
thirsty stuck a good result
a call tired a master’s degree
a chance bored a kick out of
a job wet a scholarship
a degree drunk a parking ticket
a career the message poor
the impression together rich
divorced dressed
I will get back very soon
When will you get back home ?
My shirt got dirty in the garden
The teacher gets angry with us when we don’t do homework.
Do you always get nervous before exams?
My daughter is getting impatient to start her school.
It is getting dark so, we can finish work.
I got hungry very much while swimming
We got thirsty and stopped playing football.
I got a call from my lawyer this morning
My son got a chance to study abroad
It is hard to get a job in small cities
She got a good degree at university.
Having a child and getting a good career is something hard to achieve for women.
I get the impression that some students are not willing to learn English.
She got divorced from her husband last year.
She got married at the age of 17
It is getting hot here, can you turn on the aircon please?
I am getting older and my hair is becoming gray.
The group got lost in the dark forest
Let’s get started and finish our work quickly.
She went to a doctor because she couldn’t get pregnant.
We must get permission to visit the castle
I am getting ready for picnic
We got stuck in the traffic late at night
She gets tired quickly when she does exercises
I get bored too much in some lessons
We got wet in the heavy rainfall
She got drunk so, I drove the car.
Did you get the message?
They got together with their relatives
He gets dressed after breakfast and leaves home
I need to get a haircut
He got fired for he came late to work
Don’t get upset about the dress
I don’t want to get into trouble
Some people never buy anything without getting a bargain.
I got a bad mark in Math exam
I didn’t get a raise this year
My daughter got a reward in composition contest
I hope that you get a good result from the exam.
He got a master’s degree in the USA
I get a kick out of making sandcastles on the beach.
It is hard to get a scholarship here.
I got parking tickets many times in this city.
People are getting poor with less production.
A lot of youtubers give life lessons about how to get rich.
I do…
I will do…
I did … DO I want to do …
I am doing…
Can you…?
I hate
a deal a career shopping
a favour a crossword a bargain
a good job puzzle the same
one’s best a handstand from scratch
business the washing-up a bunk
nothing the cleaning a doctorate
badly the ironing an analysis
experiments the gardening a military
exercises the dishes service
damage the paperwork a self-criticism
harm one’s hair gymnastics
good the cooking something
homework yoga crazy
the housework Karate the tidying
research everything training
something an interview
wrong the laundry
one’s duty
We will do a deal; you wash the car and I will let you use it tonight.
Could you please do me a favor?
You are really doing a good job
You must do your best in life.
She is doing an important business
Doing nothing is one of my hobbies
She did badly at school
We are doing experiment in the lab
You must do exercises to keep fit
The flood did big damage to the buildings
Watching too much TV will do harm to your eyes.
A hot bath really does me good
I forgot to do homework
I hate doing the housework
I am doing some research on ancient books
I think we did something wrong
You must do your duty properly
I want to do a career in my business
I like doing crossword puzzle when i buy a newspaper.
Can you do a handstand?
The worst part of dinner is doing the washing up
We do the cleaning on Sundays
I enjoy doing the gardening
I don’t like doing the dishes
Doing the paperwork often causes us to lose time.
It takes long time to do my hair
Who does the cooking at home?
I will take up doing yoga soon
He did Karate for three years
I don’t have to do everything by myself
We will do an interview with you
I am going to do the laundry this afternoon
I will do shopping today
I did a bargain and bought this car
You always do the same things
We will do everything from scratch
The man did a bunk when he saw the police
Where will you do your doctorate?
We did an analysis of the book
I did my military service in Antalya
I think we need to do a self criticism
She is doing gymnastics in the room
I fear that he will do something crazy
You must do the tidying before leaving home
It is important to do training before starting to work
I make… I will make…
I made … MAKE I want to make …
Don’t make… Can you…?

a complaint one’s bed a reservation


an effort some tea a salad
a cake an album trouble
a decision progress war
an agreement do with a payment
a friend peace a comment
a fortune a list breakfast
a mess a discovery dinner
a mistake a discount military drill
a difference a sacrifice a change
a profit an impression sense
a speech a prediction an application
a visit a promise a presentation
a noise a plan a confession
a fuss a phone call an attempt
an appointment a choice an investment
arrangements a contribution
You can make a complaint about your room
He made great effort to achive his goal
Do you know how to make a cake?
We must make a decision about our son’s school
I made an agreement with my students
He is social and he can make friends easily
He made a fortune by selling fish
Don’t make a mess here
I made some mistakes in the exams
His efforts made great difference
The company made a big profit
The president will make a speech today
We made a visit to our uncle
You are always making a fuss about the parking place
I made an appointment with the dentist
Don’t forget to make your bed
I will make some tea, you wanna drink?
It is a good idea to make an album
I am glad that he is making progress
It is hard to make do with this salary
The two villages finally made peace
Make a list before shopping
They are diving into the sea to make a discovery
Clothing Shops made a big discount
You must make a sacrifice for your sons
The speaker made a good impression on the audience
It is impossible to make a prediction about the weather here
Make a promise and keep it!
Have you made a plan for holiday?
I made a phone call with the boss
Sometimes it is hard to make a choice in life
We are making arrangements for the festival
I made a reservation for 3 days
I enjoy making a salad for dinner
My daughter sometimes makes trouble at shopping
Making war has never been a solution
I borrowed some money to make a payment
I want you to make comments for my videos
You make breakfast and i clean the dishes
Who makes dinner at home?
The Turkish Army is making a military drill near Cyprus
I must make a change in my hair style
What you say doesn’t make sense
My son will make an application for driving license
We used to make presentation in the lesson when we were at high school
I want you to make confession for your lies
We made an attempt to rescue him from the lake but we failed.
You must make an investment in yourself first
I hope my videos can make contribution to your learning English.
I take… I will take…
I took … TAKE I want to take …
Don’t take… Can you…?

a look a nap
a chance a risk
a shower a trip
a raincheck an advice
a walk a vacation
sth. for granted a lesson from
take it personal offence at
a taxi a deep breath
a tour an exam
a glance at notes
an oath care of
a wrong turn a long time
an order a receipt
a seat it seriously
an aspirin turns at
a photo a souvenir
a short cut photo
I took a look at your exam paper and found mistakes
This job is not worth taking a chance
I take a shower three times a week
May I take a raincheck? I can’t come to the trip today
Let’s take a walk at the park if you like
You take everything for granted some time later.
Don’t take my words personal
I’ll take a taxi to go to the airport
We will take a balloon tour in Göreme
I took a glance at your notes but they are confusing
I took oath to keep this a secret
They took a wrong turn and went to the forest
I can take your order if you are ready
Just take a seat and let’s drink tea
I need to take an aspirin
Shall we take a photo together?
We can take the shortcut to the village
I need to take a nap now and later we can go on
We must sometimes take risks in life
Let’s take a trip to the waterfall
You can take advice from him about your illness
I think I should take a vacation for a couple of days
The students take a life lesson from those stories
Why did you take offence at me? I didn’t mean to hurt you
Take a deep breath and express yourself
I will take an exam tomorrow
He never takes notes during the lecture
She has to take care of her old grandmother
It takes a long time to learn Chineese
Don’t forget to take a receipt
Why do you take him so seriously?
We took turns at driving on the way to Bandırma
I took lots of souvenir photos in Antalya.
I have… I will have…
I had… HAVE I want to have …
Let’s… Do you want to..

a accident a shave a day off


an operation a rest a discussion
a nervous break down a little nap a snack
a good time a sleep a headache
fun a walk the flu
a holiday a say in sth. a sore throat
a chat a role in.. a lesson
a word with a tattoo done a relationship with
a quarrel a bad attitude a dream
difficulty in a career time
a look at a meeting no time to..
a baby a right to.. the deficiency of..
a drink a party a bad reputation
breakfast a break a regular job
lunch a haircut a negative effect
some coffee on
some more a hard time
a clue
She had an accident on the way to school
My friend had a heart operation last week
The woman had a nervous break down when she saw her child on the floor
We are having a good time here
Have fun
I need to have a long holiday this summer
Teenagers like to have a chat online
I want to have a word with you
She always has a quarrel with her mother
People have difficulty telling about their problems in another country.
Let’s have a look at the text together
She is going to have a baby next week
Do you want to have a drink?
I had breakfast early this morning
What time do you have lunch?
Would you like to have some coffee?
Can I have some more?
I need to have a shave right away
Have a rest if you are tired
You can have a little nap on the couch
She wants to have some sleep before the concert
We can have a walk if you have time
He has a say in electronics
Games have an important role in a child’s development
Most teenagers have tattoo done on their bodies
Some people have a bad attitude towards strangers
I hope that you all have a good career
We have a meeting at 2.40 p.m.
Everyone has a right to see their paper
We will have a birthday party tonight
We can have a break if you are bored
I need to have a haircut today
I will have two days off next week
We had a fiery discussion on economy
We can have a snack if you aren’t so hungry
I have a terrible headache
My sister has had the flu for a week
Take this medicine when you have a sore throat
I have a lesson at 5 o’clock p.m
The boss has a relationship with his secretary
I have a dream. I will teach English to everyone
Let’s have a chat if you have time
I have no time to scratch my head
These children have the deficiency of a good school building
The school has a bad reputation
I want to have a regular job
Television has a negative effect on small children
We are having a hard time these days
I have a clue to solve this problem.
I broke…
BREAK
Don’t break…
It is hard to… a habit
I will break my heart
my arm
a record
the rules
the silence
a promise
the ice
the spell
the news
a window
the agreement
a fast
a cease fire
a code
an appointment
We took a seminar on how to break a bad habit in children
You are always breaking my heart
He broke his arm while playing football
If you break your promise, you will lose your reliability
The film broke a world record with its budget
The student who breaks the rule will be punished severely
The man entered the cafe and broke the silence
The teacher broke the ice between the students
You broke the spell telling her about the birthday party
I broke the news to his father
The children broke the window while playing football
I hope that nobody breaks the agreement between us
We are going to break a fast one hour later
Some divisive groups always break the cease fire
He finally broke the code of that channel
You broke your appointment with the doctor twice
I catch..
CATCH
I caught …
The police caught cold
sight of
the flu
a ball
a bus
fire
attention
a thief
smb red
handed
a criminal
fish
mouse
Hey, put on your jacket. You are going to catch cold
We caught sight of a helicopter over the mountain
I always catch the flu when someone sneezes near me
Catch the ball and throw it at me.
We must catch the bus to arrive school on time.
My phone caught fire while it was being charged
Her hair syle catches everyone’s attention in the street
It was difficult for the police to catch the thief
The man was caught red handed stealing the cable
Sometimes it takes years for the police to catch a criminal
We went to the lake to catch some fish
The cat is waiting near the hole to catch the mouse
Pay…
PAY
I paid….
I want to …. attention
a fine
the bill
by credit card
a compliment
the price
a debt
tribute to
a ransom
a visit
a bribe to
a deposit
respect to
in advance
interest
Pay attention to my words
We paid a fine for wrong parking
I will pay the bill today
I want to pay by credit card
The teachers paid a compliment to the student for his success
Nobody wants to pay the price for parking space
When will you pay your debt to me?
I’d like to pay tribute to all my colleagues for their efforts
The man had to pay a ransom to help his daughter be released
We paid a short visit to the Dolmabahçe Palace
I have never paid a bribe to anyone in my life
He paid a deposit for the car he wanted to buy
We must teach children to pay respect to the elders
I paid all the expenses for the hotel in advance
You pay the money with interest when you get a loan from the bank
Come
COME
He came..
We came.. close to
Sales have come… prepared
first
last
to power
late
on time
early
to an end
to a compromise
to an agreement
right back
to a decision
into view
to a conclusion
to a solution
to a standstill
We came close to the village and stopped to buy petrol
A good teacher comes prepared to the classroom
One of my students came first in a knowledge contest
Her school came last in the Pisa exam
Before he came to power, there was severe economic crisis in the country
Don’t come late to the classroom again.
I want you to come early to the program
Cease fire came to an end due to the divisive groups
It took long to come to a compromise with that country
It is important that a teacher come to an agreement with students on every issue
I will come right back
Have you come to a decision about your house?
The hotel finally came into view after we climbed the mountain for 2 hours
I have come to the conclusion that I must try a different method to teach English
Water shortage finally came to a solution with the dam
Sales of new cars came to a standstill due to the economic crisis.
We grow
GROW
My dad sometimes..
I grew..
The students grew.. a beard
old
tired of
a tree
stronger
vegetables
moustache
taller
ripe
crops
Most adults now tend to grow a beard
Eventually, we will grow old one day
She grew tired of teaching the same things every year
We grow lots of trees in our garden
If we don’t destroy them, they may grow stronger
I used to grow vegetables in the balcony
The olive trees began to grow taller
Cherries have grown ripe and we will collect them soon
We used to grow crops online on Facebook before
Give me …
I gave him… GIVE

a hand
a chance an idea
a lecture the impression
a hug priority
a ring a call
a lift credit for
an example a damn
birth to way to
permission hope
some money news
an answer a grade
information a good beating
rise to to
advice
Give me a hand and let’s wash the car
I give you one more chance
She gave a lecture at university and everyone applauded.
He gave me a hug and cried.
I will give you a ring when i arrive home
I gave her family a lift to the hotel
The teacher gives lots of examples to teach Grammar
She gave birth to four sons
I gave him permission to use my car
Can you give me some money ,daddy?
I want you to give an answer to my questions
The officer gave us information about the museum
Open air concerts late at night gave rise to disturbance
He gave us advice about university life
You give me good ideas all the time
She gives me the impression that she is always busy
I can’t give priority to some students. This is not fair
Give me a call in the morning, please
She was given credit for her success at work
I don’t give a damn
My sorrow gave way to anger when I realized that my
son was irresponsible
Does the new generation give hope?
I want you to give me the good news
I give a good grade to students who do their homework
The man gave a good beating to his son due to his poor grades at school
KEEP

a secret
my distance from
in touch
me posted
in mind
up the good work
calm
quiet
my place
the change
a copy
records
a promise
a diary
smb busy in vain
Please, keep this a secret
I keep my distance from some students or else, they tend to become naughty
I still keep in touch with my teachers at high school
It is important to keep these words in mind
Keep up the good work
Hey, keep calm and keep on walking
In some classrooms, the students never keep quiet
Could you please keep my place, i will be back in 5 minutes
Keep the change
You should keep a copy of your diploma
The school keeps a record of the grad students
Keep your promise and give my money back
Do you keep a diary?
You are keeping me busy in vain here.
SAVE

time
money
rain forests
someone’s life
the day
a file
electricity
all data
space
We save time at work thanks to computers
You can save money and live a luxurious life here.
All people must be conscious of saving rain forests
You saved my life
You saved the day when you helped us carry the wood
I must save all the files into my computer
This machine saves electricity when you use it properly
We had saved all data before the computer crashed
I must transfer my photo albums into computer and save some space
SAY

good bye
hello
something
nothing
a few words
no more
prayer
bad words
cheese
I said goodbye to my cousins at the airport and got back
Say hello to him for me
I want to say something to you
He said nothing and walked away
I must firstly say a few words
Say no more
I said prayer upon my grandparents’ grave before the eid
Whoever says bad words in the classroom , he or she will be punished
I will take a photo of yours, guys ..Now say cheese
TELL

me about yourself
your name
lies
a secret
the difference
the time
a story
one’s fortune
someone off
someone to do
sth.
Tell us about yourself a little.
Can you please tell your name again?
Don’t tell lies to me
I will tell you a secret
Everybody will tell a story and I will find the best one
There are some apps that tell our fortune but I don’t trust them
The teacher told us off when we didn’t do homework
I told him to do the cleaning

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