Talk about moving behind someone or doing what instructions say.
The idea
Use follow directly before a person, route or instruction. The past is followed.
Examples
- Follow me to the station.
- The dog follows the child home.
- We followed the path through the park.
- Please follow the instructions on the box.
- She follows the signs to the museum.
- They followed the guide across the bridge.
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Watch out
Do not add to before the person: say follow me, not follow to me.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct form. The boy ___ his sister to school. (follow / follows)
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follows
follows agrees with the singular subject.
Choose the correct form. Yesterday we ___ the river to the lake. (follow / followed)
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followed
followed describes the completed walk yesterday.
Choose the correct form. Please ___ the safety instructions. (follow / follows)
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follow
follow comes directly before the instructions.
Practice round
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Choose the correct form. The boy ___ his sister to school. (follow / follows)
Choose the correct form. Yesterday we ___ the river to the lake. (follow / followed)
Choose the correct form. Please ___ the safety instructions. (follow / follows)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a route you followed and an instruction you followed.