Comments on: Drop off https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/ Upgrade your English Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:11:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14768 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 02:49:25 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14768 In reply to Ken.

That’s great! You can say, “I drop my guests from many countries off at the station nearest to my hotel.” I’m glad you get to use English in that way

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By: Ken https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14751 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 02:20:45 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14751 I drop my guests from many countries at the station nearest my hotel and drive them there almost everyday! I enjoy to talk to them in English in the car. I drove Chineses guests to the station right now!

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By: CHUN YUNG https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14680 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:30:17 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14680 In reply to Jeff.

Understood. Thanks

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14656 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:14:07 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14656 In reply to Roberta.

A few edits for you. “I have the habit to” can become “I am in the habit of” + -ing verb. Second, we don’t say “recyclable trash” but instead “recycling” or “recycling bins.” So you can say: “I’m in the habit of dropping plastic off in the recycling.” You can say this about a bin near your house or a huge receptacle that accepts plastic and other recyclables.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14644 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:06:15 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14644 In reply to Gustavo.

Yes, I think you’ve got it right. Using “would” is another way of describing a past habit, just like used to. “I would stay up all night talking with my friends” = “I used to stay up all night talking to my friends.” You are correct that it’s not a specific thing that happened at a point in time. You can say, “One time, I stayed up all night talking with friends” if it happened just once.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14641 Tue, 27 Feb 2024 23:04:46 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14641 In reply to CHUN YUNG.

Great example of “drop off.” A few edits on other parts of your sentence:

Instead of “we had check-in process” you can say, “We checked in and dropped off our luggage at the counter”

“Luggage” is a noun like “sand” and “water” – it’s not countable and so by itself it refers to all your bags. So you would say “dropped our luggage off” and “picked it up again after arrival”

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By: Roberta https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14622 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:39:25 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14622 I have the habit to drop plastic off in the recyclable trash.

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By: Gustavo https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14609 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 22:03:08 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14609 Is there a difference when you say something that occurred in the past using “would” or in the past tense? It seems to me that “would” is something that happened in the past like a habit. It used to happen but you’re not talking about a specific date. As for the past tense, you may refer to a certain date. Am I correct? Tks

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By: CHUN YUNG https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14606 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 15:25:11 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14606 I traveled Japan 2 weeks ago with my family during chinese lunar year. Before bording the airplan, we had check-in process and dropped luggages off at the counter, and picked them up after arrival. We took taxi to the hotel and the driver dropped us off at the corner near the hotel.

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By: Jeff https://plainenglish.com/expressions/drop-off-leave-object-person/#comment-14600 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 02:24:02 +0000 https://plainenglish.com/?post_type=expressions&p=21049#comment-14600 In reply to Claudio.

Perfect example! Love this one. Just say, “at an authorized dealership.”

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