This verb describes how someone acts in a situation.
The idea
Use behave with an adverb such as well, badly or politely. The past is behaved; the singular present is behaves.
Examples
- The children behaved calmly during the storm.
- Our dog behaves well on the train.
- Please behave politely toward the guests.
- They behaved differently after the meeting.
- How did your neighbors behave at the festival?
- The students behaved badly when the lesson ended.
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Watch out
Do not say behave good: use the adverb well to describe the action.
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Choose the correct form. Please behave ___ at dinner. (well / good)
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well
well describes the manner of acting.
Choose the correct form. Yesterday the guests ___ politely. (behaved / behave)
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behaved
behaved fits the time expression yesterday.
Choose the correct form. My cousin ___ calmly in emergencies. (behaves / behave)
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behaves
behaves agrees with the singular subject.
Practice round
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Choose the correct form. Please behave ___ at dinner. (well / good)
Choose the correct form. Yesterday the guests ___ politely. (behaved / behave)
Choose the correct form. My cousin ___ calmly in emergencies. (behaves / behave)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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