To describe is to say or write what someone or something is like.
The idea
Use describe the room to me or describe the person. The thing described follows the verb directly; to can introduce the listener. The regular past is described.
Examples
- Please describe the room to me.
- She described the garden in her message.
- Can you describe the person you saw?
- He described the problem to the team.
- They described their journey in detail.
- I cannot describe the colour clearly.
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Describe me means describe what I am like; describe the room to me identifies me as the listener.
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Choose the thing being described. Please describe the ___ to me: its walls and windows. (room / idea)
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room
Room is the thing described after the verb.
Choose the preposition introducing the listener. She described the garden ___ her friend. (to / from)
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to
To introduces the listener.
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday he ___ the problem to the team. (described / describes)
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described
Described is the regular past form.
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Choose the thing being described. Please describe the ___ to me: its walls and windows. (room / idea)
Choose the preposition introducing the listener. She described the garden ___ her friend. (to / from)
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday he ___ the problem to the team. (described / describes)
Tap the words in the right order.
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a place to someone using two specific details.