To pour is to make a liquid flow from a container, often into another one.
The idea
Use pour water into a glass for the liquid and destination, or pour tea from the pot into a cup to include the source. The regular past is poured.
Examples
- She poured water into a glass.
- Please pour the juice slowly.
- He poured tea from the pot into a cup.
- We poured the mixture into a bowl.
- Can you pour some water for the guests?
- They poured the remaining milk into a bottle.
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Watch out
Pour describes movement of liquid; it does not by itself say the receiving container becomes full.
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Choose the preposition before the receiving container. She poured water ___ a glass. (into / from)
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into
Into introduces the receiving container.
Choose the preposition before the source container. He poured tea ___ the pot into a cup. (from / into)
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from
From introduces the source container.
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday they ___ the milk into a bottle. (poured / pour)
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poured
Poured is the regular past form.
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Choose the preposition before the receiving container. She poured water ___ a glass. (into / from)
Choose the preposition before the source container. He poured tea ___ the pot into a cup. (from / into)
Choose the past form for yesterday. Yesterday they ___ the milk into a bottle. (poured / pour)
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Describe what you pour, where it comes from and where it goes.