collocations
make/do
make/do
Mark is really organised. He always _______ his bed in the morning and then he ________his online course.
makes
does
Nancy really loves __________with her friends. In fact, they are always together.
hanging out
We forgot our map so we _________ getting lost in the middle of the forest!
ended up
I need to ask my sister to _____________my baby while I am going to do the shopping.
keep an eye on
I ____________ (never meet) anyone famous in my life
have never met
I need to _______a call and _________an appointment with my lawyer. Let's se if we can _______an arrangement for next week.
make
make
make
Students tend to ___________very imaginative excuses for not doing their homework.
make up
I don't know what else to write! I have serisouly ____________ ideas!!
ran out of
I can't wait to see you next month! I really ______________ travelling together to India!
look forward to
I __________(wacth) a new tv series recently
have been watching
That company needs to _______some changes if they want to _________ business with such a big multinational and start ____________ money. They need to seriously ___________a choice.
make
do
making
make
My brother doesn't like when our relatives just ________ unexpectedly at our doors. He prefers people to let us know when they are coming to visit.
turn up
We are going skiing next weekend. Do you want to ___________?
come along?
After the breakup, Thomas _________his work to stay busy.
threw himself into
has always wanted
Susan is ___________a plan for her next week interview. She wants to ________a good impression so she is ________some research about the company to know more about it. She wants to _________ an effort and she doesn't want to __________ any mistakes.
making
make
doing
make
make
My best friend Lucy is really loyal and realiable. I know I can ___________her when I need it.
count on
I __________ an old photo album while cleaning the attic a last weekend.
came across
This apartment _______ — great location, affordable rent, and lots of natural light. Perfect!
ticks all the boxes
For a while now, I ____________ (read) lots of Ruiz Zafon novels.
have been reading
Claire and Matthew always _________excuses! They never _______their homework so they cannot really _______ any progress. I asked them to ________ me a favour and try at least to _________some maths exercises at the weekend. They have _________ a promise and they told me they will do it.
make
do
make
do
domade
I hate it when simple conversation __________an argument for no apparent reason!
turn into
It was hard to change the dress code policy in our school as we _________ a lot of resistance from students.
came up against
She finally got her ___________ when a famous director noticed her in a local play.
big break
We ____________ (have) four cups of coffee so far this morning, but I am not surprised, as we _______________ (work) since 6am.
have had
have been working