Lift can mean raise something or take hold of it and raise it to move it.
The idea
Name the object directly: lift the box. Add a destination or starting point, as in lift it onto the table or lift it off the bed. The past is lifted.
Examples
- Please lift the box onto the table.
- She lifted the child from the chair.
- Can you lift this suitcase?
- He lifts the cup carefully.
- We lifted the blanket off the bed.
- They are lifting the shelf together.
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Lifting emphasizes raising or moving by raising; carrying emphasizes supporting a load while moving it from place to place.
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Choose the verb for raising the box. Raise the box from the floor onto the table: ___ it. (lift / lower)
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lift
Lift describes raising the box to the table.
Choose the preposition for leaving the surface. We lifted the blanket ___ the bed. (off / into)
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off
Off identifies the surface the blanket leaves.
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday she ___ the child from the chair. (lifted / lift)
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lifted
Lifted is the regular past form.
Practice round
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Choose the verb for raising the box. Raise the box from the floor onto the table: ___ it. (lift / lower)
Choose the preposition for leaving the surface. We lifted the blanket ___ the bed. (off / into)
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday she ___ the child from the chair. (lifted / lift)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe something you lift and where you put it.