Climbing up and down

The idea

Use climb with a surface such as stairs or a direction such as down. The past is climbed.

Examples

• Mia climbs the stairs every morning.
• We climbed the hill before lunch.
• A cat is climbing the tree in our garden.
• Can you climb over that low wall?
• The children climbed onto the rocks by the sea.
• Please climb down the ladder slowly.

Watch out

Do not add to before the surface: say climb the hill.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the correct answer. Yesterday, Sam ___ the hill. (climbed / climbs)

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   climbed

   climbed places Sam’s action in the past.

2. Choose the correct answer. Please climb ___ the ladder carefully. (down / under)

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   down

   down describes movement toward the bottom of the ladder.

3. Choose the correct answer. A bird is climbing ___ the roof. (onto / from)

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   onto

   onto shows movement to a position on the roof.

Use it today

Describe something you climbed and how you came down.