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Expression Exercises

( Free Online English Grammar Lessons )

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An expression is a word or group of words used in a particular situation or by particular people.

In English an expression doesn't always have a particular grammar structure but is commonly used in spoken English.

Examples :

OK!
Oh my god!
See you later!
What’s up?
How’s it going?
How are things?
How about you?
Pretty good.
Same as always.
Could be better.
Can't complain.
No problem.
No worries.
My pleasure.
Anytime.
Anyway, ...
I have no idea.
Exactly.
Absolutely.
That’s for sure.
I couldn’t agree more.
You’re telling me!
I’ll say!
I suppose so.
That’s great!
Poor you.
Sorry!
Alright!
What a day!
Fancy meeting you here!

Expression example sentences
And turn the top and the bottom grills on, please.	Allume les grills du haut et du bas aussi, s'il te plaît.
That's okay, can we do it first thing, please?	C'est bon, on peut le faire d'abord s'il te plaît?
Umm, my first choice would be Camden Lock, I guess.	Heu, mon premier choix serait Camden Lock, j'imagine.
Umm... That's right, how did I forget that? How stupid I am...	Hum... C'est vrai, comment ai-je pu oublier ça? Je suis si stupide...
You're welcome!	De rien !
Finally, you've got your precious rice, congratulations!	Finalement, tu as ton précieux riz, félicitations!
See you at the station at 5.	À plus tard à la station à cinq heures.
And I need to change my clothes, of course.	Et je dois me changer, bien sûr.
Can you pass me the cutting board and the knife, please?	Tu peux me passer la planche à découper et un couteau s'il te plaît?
No, I'm okay, thanks.	Non, ça va aller merci.
Well done, very clever!	Bien joué !
It seems we have to, in any case...	Il semble que nous le devons, dans tous les cas...
We have to preheat the oven, can you turn it on, please?	On doit préchauffer le four, tu peux l'allumer, s'il te plaît?
Then I missed my appointment at 11:00, of course.	Ensuite j'ai raté mon rendez-vous à 11h00, bien sûr.
Alright! See you, bye.	Très bien ! Au revoir, bye.
To be more realistic, of course!	Pour être plus réaliste, bien sûr !
I don't know, maybe, I suppose so.	Je ne sais pas, peut-être.
What about this one behind Iceland?	Et celle-ci derrière l'Islande?
I'll have a glass of white wine, too, please.	Moi, je voudrais un verre de vin blanc aussi, s'il-vous-plait.
What's up guys, how is it going?	Salut, ça va les gars?