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kept
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/kɛpt/
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/kɛpt/
kept around
kept around
kept at
kept at
kept back
kept back
kept down
kept down
kept in
kept in
kept off
kept off
kept on
kept on
kept out
kept out
kept up
kept up
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Explain how “kept” works as the past tense and past participle of “keep.”
Compare “kept” in “kept calm,” “kept a diary,” and “kept walking.”
Explain why “a beautifully kept collection” means “a well-maintained collection,” and give similar examples.
Show how the patterns “keep + adjective,” “keep + -ing,” and “keep + object” differ.
Compare “keep,” “hold,” “maintain,” and “preserve” with examples.
Explain the uncommon meaning of “a kept man/woman” and its connotations.
Give me a B2 exercise on choosing the right meaning and form of “keep.”
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