15Mins Live Podcast - 常混肴的日常動詞 Often confused verbs Sit / Set / Seat

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主題: 常混肴的日常動詞 Sit / Set / Seat

To Sit

It describes an action undertaken by the subject of a clause. The verb “to sit” does not express the kind of action that can be DONE TO anything.

Example sentences:

I SIT here every day. (She SITS here.)

I SAT here yesterday.

I WILL SIT here tomorrow.

I AM SITTING here right now.

I HAVE SAT here every day for years.

To Set

It describes an action and requires a direct object because it describes the kind of action that is DONE TO something.

Example sentences:

I SET my book on the table every night before turning out the light. (She SETS her book on the table.)

I SET my book on the table last night.

I WILL SET my book on the table tonight.

I AM SETTING my book on the table right now.

I HAVE SET my book on the table every night for years.

To Seat

Keep in mind that when we talk about placing our guests in their chairs for, say, a dinner party, we are seating them, not setting them.

Example Sentences:

Today I SEAT my guests.

Yesterday I SEATED my guests.

I WILL SEAT my guests.

I AM SEATING my guests.

I HAVE SEATED my guests.

小小測驗 Quiz Time

Which of the following sentences are right / wrong? 那個句子用對/錯字 ?

1. Yesterday Suki sat in her office all afternoon completing the annual report.
2. When she finished, she sat the report on her boss’s desk.
3. Marcellus sits his books on the hall table every afternoon after school.
4. Before Mr. Jones left for the meeting, we set down with him and reviewed the agenda.
5. We were dismayed when the host sat us near the drafty exit door.