Stay here meaning in English
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Definition
Stay here (while I use the toilet): Don't move, remain in this place, don't go anywhere (while I use the toilet)
(I want) to stay here: (I want) to remain in this place, not to leave this place
Examples
- "I like very much your village and I would like to stay here forever and ever."
- "Stay here and I will be back."
- "I want to stay here in my warm manure pile."
- "Philip : Well I can't stay here drinking coffee all day."
- "We can't stay here!"
- "If you just stay here for a minute, the doctor'll be in shortly."
- "Philip : Listen ladies, I know how you love to chit chat all day long, but I can't stay here."
- "This is very hard for me to say, but I have decided to stay here, at the monastery... with Chuk-Chuk!"
- "This is very hard for me to say, but I have decided to stay here."
Exercise 1
During this conversation, the hotel clerk asks: "How many nights will you be staying with us?"
On that topic, let's look at the difference between the verbs rest and stay.
Choose the appropriate verb for the sentences below:
When I went to India, I with my cousin for 2 weeks.
here, I'll be back in 5 minutes.
After my operation, the doctor told me I needed to my back.
The shops open until 10 PM on Christmas day.
Where are you while you're in New York? I have an extra bed if you need it.
On that topic, let's look at the difference between the verbs rest and stay.
Choose the appropriate verb for the sentences below:
When I went to India, I with my cousin for 2 weeks.
here, I'll be back in 5 minutes.
After my operation, the doctor told me I needed to my back.
The shops open until 10 PM on Christmas day.
Where are you while you're in New York? I have an extra bed if you need it.
During this conversation, the hotel clerk asks: "How many nights will you be staying with us?"
On that topic, let's look at the difference between the verbs rest and stay.
Choose the appropriate verb for the sentences below:
When I went to India, I stayed 1 with my cousin for 2 weeks.
Stay 2 here, I'll be back in 5 minutes.
After my operation, the doctor told me I needed to rest 3 my back.
The shops stay 4 open until 10 PM on Christmas day.
Where are you staying 5 while you're in New York? I have an extra bed if you need it.
On that topic, let's look at the difference between the verbs rest and stay.
Choose the appropriate verb for the sentences below:
When I went to India, I stayed 1 with my cousin for 2 weeks.
Stay 2 here, I'll be back in 5 minutes.
After my operation, the doctor told me I needed to rest 3 my back.
The shops stay 4 open until 10 PM on Christmas day.
Where are you staying 5 while you're in New York? I have an extra bed if you need it.
1 stayed: This is the correct answer. Here the verb "to stay" is used in the same context as in the conversation, meaning to live somewhere temporarily (as a visitor or a guest). When the clerk asks "How many nights will you be staying with us?" she wants to know how many nights Bruno and Donna will be sleeping at the hotel.
1 rested: We do not use "rested" in this context. In English the verb "to rest" generally expresses the sense of relaxation or repose. The verb is rarely used to express the duration of a stay or the act of staying somewhere.
2 Stay: This is correct. The expression "stay here" is a request or command to remain in the same place or not to move. The verb "to stay" is used here to describe remaining in one place or simply being stationary. For example "I stayed there for 3 hours, but my date didn't come". Note that when the clerk asks "How many nights will you be staying with us?" she is using "stay" in a different context: she wants to know how many nights Bruno and Donna will be sleeping at the hotel.
2 Rest: We cannot use "rest" in this context. In English the verb "to rest" generally expresses the sense of relaxation or repose. The verb is rarely used to express the duration of a stay or the act of staying somewhere.
3 rest: This is correct. In this context "to rest" means to stop work (or activity) in order to recover, relax or gain strength. In this example, the doctor's advice to the patient is to stop working so that he can recover and his back will heal.
3 stay: We cannot use "to stay" in this context. The verb "to stay" has many uses in English, however it can't be used to describe the act of recovering or relaxing after an injury or illness. In another context, we might say "the doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days" which would mean that the doctor instructed me to remain in bed.
4 stay: This is correct. In this context, the verb "to stay" means to continue doing (something). More specifically this sentence indicates that shops are open or continue to do business on Christmas day. It also implies that it is not normal or customary for certain shops to do business on this day. Note that when the clerk asks "How many nights will you be staying with us?" she wants to know how many nights Bruno and Donna will be sleeping at the hotel.
4 rest: We cannot use "rest" in this context. In English the verb "to rest" generally expresses the sense of relaxation or repose.
5 staying: This is correct. It is common to ask someone where they are "staying" while visiting a place such as New York. In this context, the verb "to stay" expresses the sense of sleeping or living somewhere (at a hotel, or with a friend, for example)
5 resting: The verb "to rest" can't be used in this context. In English the verb "to rest" generally expresses the sense of relaxation or repose.
Exercise 2
During this conversation, the hotel clerk asks: "How many nights will you be staying with us?"
On that topic, let's look at the difference between the verbs rest and stay.
Choose the appropriate verb for the sentences below:
When I went to India, I with my cousin for 2 weeks.
here, I'll be back in 5 minutes.
After my operation, the doctor told me I needed to my back.
The shops open until 10 PM on Christmas day.
Where are you while you're in New York? I have an extra bed if you need it.
On that topic, let's look at the difference between the verbs rest and stay.
Choose the appropriate verb for the sentences below:
When I went to India, I with my cousin for 2 weeks.
here, I'll be back in 5 minutes.
After my operation, the doctor told me I needed to my back.
The shops open until 10 PM on Christmas day.
Where are you while you're in New York? I have an extra bed if you need it.
During this conversation, the hotel clerk asks: "How many nights will you be staying with us?"
On that topic, let's look at the difference between the verbs rest and stay.
Choose the appropriate verb for the sentences below:
When I went to India, I stayed 1 with my cousin for 2 weeks.
Stay 2 here, I'll be back in 5 minutes.
After my operation, the doctor told me I needed to rest 3 my back.
The shops stay 4 open until 10 PM on Christmas day.
Where are you staying 5 while you're in New York? I have an extra bed if you need it.
On that topic, let's look at the difference between the verbs rest and stay.
Choose the appropriate verb for the sentences below:
When I went to India, I stayed 1 with my cousin for 2 weeks.
Stay 2 here, I'll be back in 5 minutes.
After my operation, the doctor told me I needed to rest 3 my back.
The shops stay 4 open until 10 PM on Christmas day.
Where are you staying 5 while you're in New York? I have an extra bed if you need it.
1 stayed: This is the correct answer. Here the verb "to stay" is used in the same context as in the conversation, meaning to live somewhere temporarily (as a visitor or a guest). When the clerk asks "How many nights will you be staying with us?" she wants to know how many nights Bruno and Donna will be sleeping at the hotel.
1 rested: We do not use "rested" in this context. In English the verb "to rest" generally expresses the sense of relaxation or repose. The verb is rarely used to express the duration of a stay or the act of staying somewhere.
2 Stay: This is correct. The expression "stay here" is a request or command to remain in the same place or not to move. The verb "to stay" is used here to describe remaining in one place or simply being stationary. For example "I stayed there for 3 hours, but my date didn't come". Note that when the clerk asks "How many nights will you be staying with us?" she is using "stay" in a different context: she wants to know how many nights Bruno and Donna will be sleeping at the hotel.
2 Rest: We cannot use "rest" in this context. In English the verb "to rest" generally expresses the sense of relaxation or repose. The verb is rarely used to express the duration of a stay or the act of staying somewhere.
3 rest: This is correct. In this context "to rest" means to stop work (or activity) in order to recover, relax or gain strength. In this example, the doctor's advice to the patient is to stop working so that he can recover and his back will heal.
3 stay: We cannot use "to stay" in this context. The verb "to stay" has many uses in English, however it can't be used to describe the act of recovering or relaxing after an injury or illness. In another context, we might say "the doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days" which would mean that the doctor instructed me to remain in bed.
4 stay: This is correct. In this context, the verb "to stay" means to continue doing (something). More specifically this sentence indicates that shops are open or continue to do business on Christmas day. It also implies that it is not normal or customary for certain shops to do business on this day. Note that when the clerk asks "How many nights will you be staying with us?" she wants to know how many nights Bruno and Donna will be sleeping at the hotel.
4 rest: We cannot use "rest" in this context. In English the verb "to rest" generally expresses the sense of relaxation or repose.
5 staying: This is correct. It is common to ask someone where they are "staying" while visiting a place such as New York. In this context, the verb "to stay" expresses the sense of sleeping or living somewhere (at a hotel, or with a friend, for example)
5 resting: The verb "to rest" can't be used in this context. In English the verb "to rest" generally expresses the sense of relaxation or repose.
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