Delivery takes goods or food to a person or place.

The idea

Use deliver with the goods as its object and to before the recipient or destination. Its past is delivered.

Examples

  • The courier delivered a parcel to our office.
  • This café delivers lunch to local shops.
  • They will deliver the flowers tomorrow.
  • Please deliver the package to the front desk.
  • The bakery delivered our bread before breakfast.
  • Can the restaurant deliver dinner to your home?

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Watch out

Do not confuse sending with delivery: deliver focuses on bringing something to its destination.

Try it yourself

  1. Choose the correct answer. The driver delivered the parcel ___ the customer. (to / at)

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    to

    to introduces the customer receiving the parcel.

  2. Choose the correct answer. The shop ___ our meal yesterday. (delivered / delivers)

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    delivered

    delivered places the completed delivery yesterday.

  3. Choose the correct answer. Can you ___ these groceries to my flat? (deliver / delivered)

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    deliver

    deliver follows the modal can in its base form.

Use it today

Describe a meal or parcel delivered to someone.