1. It took us long to put up a tent. (to put up = воздвигать, поднимать)
2. Let’s put ahead the date of our meeting. (to put ahead = менять дату на более ранний срок)
3. “Put your textbooks aside
and listen to me,” the teacher said. (to put aside = отложить на время)
4. I phoned you yesterday but couldn’t put through. (to put through – соединять по телефону)
5. We can’t put ahead his carelessness. (to put ahead – способствовать развитию)
6. They’ve put about the
prices on oil. (to put about = беспокоиться, волноваться )
7. We are going to put up some
pictures on the wall. (to put up = повесить, прикрепить)
8. They decided to put off
their guests because of the illness of their child. (put off =
отложить на более поздний срок)