Delivery takes goods or food to a person or place.
The idea
Use deliver with the goods as its object and to before the recipient or destination. Its past is delivered.
Examples
- The courier delivered a parcel to our office.
- This café delivers lunch to local shops.
- They will deliver the flowers tomorrow.
- Please deliver the package to the front desk.
- The bakery delivered our bread before breakfast.
- Can the restaurant deliver dinner to your home?
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Watch out
Do not confuse sending with delivery: deliver focuses on bringing something to its destination.
Try it yourself
Choose the correct answer. The driver delivered the parcel ___ the customer. (to / at)
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to
to introduces the customer receiving the parcel.
Choose the correct answer. The shop ___ our meal yesterday. (delivered / delivers)
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delivered
delivered places the completed delivery yesterday.
Choose the correct answer. Can you ___ these groceries to my flat? (deliver / delivered)
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deliver
deliver follows the modal can in its base form.
Practice round
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Choose the correct answer. The driver delivered the parcel ___ the customer. (to / at)
Choose the correct answer. The shop ___ our meal yesterday. (delivered / delivers)
Choose the correct answer. Can you ___ these groceries to my flat? (deliver / delivered)
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Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe a meal or parcel delivered to someone.