A clear description helps a doctor understand what you are experiencing.
The idea
Use My knee hurts for the place, I feel dizzy for a feeling, and since Monday for a starting point.
Examples
- My throat hurts when I swallow.
- I have had a headache since this morning.
- My son has a fever and feels very tired.
- The pain in my knee started two days ago.
- She feels dizzy when she stands up.
- I have a cough, but I do not have a fever.
- His stomach hurts after he eats.
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Watch out
Do not say I have dizzy: dizzy describes how you feel, so say I feel dizzy.
Try it yourself
Complete: My back ___ when I bend. (hurts / hurt)
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hurts
hurts agrees with the singular subject my back.
Choose the starting point: I have felt sick ___ Monday. (since / for)
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since
since points to Monday as the beginning of the illness.
Complete: I ___ dizzy after walking. (feel / have)
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feel
feel connects the speaker with the feeling of dizziness.
Practice round
Answer questions and rebuild English sentences to practise. Your score is shown.
Complete: My back ___ when I bend. (hurts / hurt)
Choose the starting point: I have felt sick ___ Monday. (since / for)
Complete: I ___ dizzy after walking. (feel / have)
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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