To repair something is to restore a damaged or faulty object to working condition.
The idea
Repair normally takes the object directly: repair a bicycle. Its past is repaired, and its present participle is repairing.
Examples
- They repaired the broken chair.
- Can someone repair this bicycle?
- She repairs phones at work.
- We need to repair the roof.
- The mechanic repaired my car yesterday.
- He is repairing the window now.
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Repair refers to fixing damage; replace means putting another item in its place.
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Choose the direct object. They repaired the ___. (chair / carefully)
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chair
The object chair follows repaired directly.
Choose the past form for yesterday. The mechanic ___ my car yesterday. (repaired / repairs)
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repaired
Repaired is the regular past form for yesterday.
Choose the form for an action happening now. He is ___ the window now. (repairing / repaired)
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repairing
After is, use repairing for an action happening now.
Practice round
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Choose the direct object. They repaired the ___. (chair / carefully)
Choose the past form for yesterday. The mechanic ___ my car yesterday. (repaired / repairs)
Choose the form for an action happening now. He is ___ the window now. (repairing / repaired)
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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Name something that needs repair and say who can repair it.