KEEP UP

Mar 2, 2017

Study box. Read these sentences carefully.

1. He was walking very fast and I almost had to run to keep up.
2. Slow down! I can’t keep up.
3. The car behind went through a red light to keep up with us.
4. Jack was walking fast, but I kept up with him.
Use the sentences in the study box to help you do these exercises.
- Which one of the following is the best explanation of this meaning of ‘keep up’?
  - to move at the same rate or speed as somebody or something
  - to move more slowly than somebody or something
  - to move faster than somebody or something
- Which of the following are grammatically possible?
  - I couldn’t keep up.
  - I couldn’t keep up him.
  - I couldn’t keep up with him.
  - He couldn’t be kept up with.
Complete these sentences in a suitable way, using the verb ‘keep up’:
- Hurry up! Please try with us!
- You’re walking too fast! I can’t with you!
- We forgot that little Joe would have difficulty with us.
Keep up or catch up?
- He’s too far ahead now. You’ll never . . .
  catch up
  with him.
  - catch up
  - keep up
- Let’s wait here until the others . . .
  catch up
  .
  - catch up
  - keep up
- We walked along together, Jim almost running to . . .
  keep up
  with me.
  - catch up
  - keep up