Leave can mean go away from a place, either temporarily or permanently.
The idea
Say leave the station when naming the place or leave early without naming it. The past and past participle are left.
Examples
- The train leaves at six.
- She left the library after lunch.
- We need to leave early tomorrow.
- He left the room through the side door.
- What time did they leave the station?
- I left home at eight and returned at noon.
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Watch out
The place follows leave directly. Leaving a place does not itself say whether the person will return.
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Choose the past form. Yesterday she ___ the library after lunch. (left / leaved)
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left
Left is the irregular past of leave.
Choose the direct-object pattern. Name the place being departed from as a direct object: (leave the station / leave at the station)
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leave the station
The place station follows leave directly.
Decide what departure alone tells us. She left the room. Does that alone tell us whether she will return? (no / yes)
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no
Departure alone does not specify a return.
Practice round
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Choose the past form. Yesterday she ___ the library after lunch. (left / leaved)
Choose the direct-object pattern. Name the place being departed from as a direct object: (leave the station / leave at the station)
Decide what departure alone tells us. She left the room. Does that alone tell us whether she will return? (no / yes)
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 when you left a place and whether you returned, if known.