New places can bring new friendships.
The idea
Make friends means to form friendships. Use with before the people you become friends with.
Examples
- Maya made friends with her new neighbors.
- I hope to make friends at my new school.
- The children made friends during the summer camp.
- You can make friends by joining a sports club.
- It takes time to make friends in a different city.
- Our grandfather makes friends easily on his travels.
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Avoid do friends: the natural combination is make friends.
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Choose the missing word. Sam wants to ___ friends in the class. (make / do)
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make
make follows to in the base form.
Choose the missing word. We ___ friends on the train yesterday. (made / make)
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made
made matches the finished time yesterday.
Choose the missing word. They made friends ___ people from the village. (with / to)
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with
with introduces the people who become friends.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Choose the missing word. Sam wants to ___ friends in the class. (make / do)
Choose the missing word. We ___ friends on the train yesterday. (made / make)
Choose the missing word. They made friends ___ people from the village. (with / to)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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