STAND - STOOD – STOOD. STAY – STAYED – STAYED. LEAVE – LEFT – LEFT

The verbs STAND / STAY / LEAVE / REMAIN

STAND - STOOD – STOOD

1. «стоять»

We came up to the man, standing on the corner, and asked him the way.

Time seemed to stand still.

Don’t stand in my way.

You’re standing in my light.

2. «выносить, терпеть»

It’s so hot here and I can’t stand heat.

3. to stand for – «означать, символизировать»

- What do the letters «MP» stand for?

- They stand for «Member of Parliament».

The fifty stars on the American flag stand for the fifty states.

STAY – STAYED – STAYED

1. «оставаться»

а) о месте

She stayed at home, for it was raining heavily/hard.

The doctor recommended him to stay away from school and stay in bed.

Stay with me, please.

b) о состоянии

The customs officer/official seemed to stay calm/cool/cool as a cucumber.

2. to stay with – «гостить, останавливаться, оставаться у…»

When in Sydney, Sasha and Olga stayed with an Australian family.

3. to stay up – «не ложиться спать, бодрствовать»

On New Year’s Eve many people stay up all night.

LEAVE – LEFT – LEFT

1. «покидать, оставлять, уходить, уезжать»

He left the room without saying a word.

They left Russia two years ago.

She has just left Moscow for New York.

When do you leave home for work?

When are you leaving for London?

Leave me alone, please!

The film/book/work leaves much to be desired.

On/upon leaving school one can enter a university.

2. «оставлять, забывать»

It was raining heavily/hard and we got wet to the skin/wet through, for we left our umbrellas at home.

Having left our luggage/baggage at the train station, we went to see our friends.

3. «оставаться» (об оставшемся количестве) в Passive Voice

Today there are few true Aborigines left.

There was little time left and we had to hurry.

Unfortunately, we have only a few days left in Australia.

Do we have any cheese left?