4 اصطلاح با keep

Hey guys

in this video

we’re going to talk about the verb ‘keep”.

let’s get started!

The basic definition of keep

is to own something

or to hold something.

And here are the conjugation for the verb:

present tense

keep

keeps

past tense

kept

past participle tense

kept

progressive tense

keeping

Now let’s use the word keep in different ways.

4 common expressions with “keep”

Number 1

Keep at it

You’re doing such a great job with your artwork.

I love your paintings!

Keep at it!

What does it mean?

It means:

continue doing it

and don’t stop!

I really liked taking French classes

so I decided to keep at it.

You’re right, we should keep at it!

No, I should keep at it.

You’re right, we should keep at it!

No, I should keep at it.

Number 2

keep out

keep out means:

do not enter

We use it to prevent something or someone

from entering a place.

If you tell someone to keep out of your room

you do not want them in your room.

The sign on the door said keep out.

This argument doesn’t involve you.

So you should just keep out of it.

You keep out of this.

Number 3

keep it to yourself

When you say keep it to yourself it means:

don’t tell other people.

It’s private.

We could also say:

keep it between you and me.

keep it a secret.

or keep it dark.

As you can see keep is used a lot.

Whatever you’re thinking just keep it to yourself.

And number 4

keep up

What does this one mean?

I was running with my friend in the park

I couldn’t keep up.

So to keep up with someone or to keep up

means:

to meet the same level.

It’s often used in competitions and it means:

with the same speed.

You can also use it in other ways:

I was listening to a speech in French

but my French is not very good.

I couldn’t keep up.

I couldn’t keep up with what she was saying.

It means she was going very fast

and I couldn’t match her speech

and understand everything.

No no

We just can’t keep up with all the anniversaries.

So, this is it.

You’ve learned some phrasal verbs with keep.

Now I want you to do this exercise.