Hello everyone,
How are you today?
I bet you have read the article by my colleague Sarah
about “make” and “do”.
English learners usually get confused with these verbs.
Two other verbs that tend to be confusing are “miss” and “lose”.
Sometimes, I hear my students saying:
“I was late and I lost the bus….” (Lost is the past tense of lose)
And I then reply:
´Oh really? How did you lose it? It’s very big… and was it your bus?´
Because they have not lost the bus… they have missed it.
You lose something when you do not know where it is.
Like my best friend Sally who doesn’t lose her head because it is attached to her body… :-S
However you miss something when you are late and it has passed or it is over
I was late and I missed the plane.
Also, you can miss things, places and people when they are far away….
Like me…. I miss my hometown.
Yet, I love Barcelona and my students so that makes me feel much better when I get nostalgic missing Brighton….
Take care and have a nice day….
Marta
Hello teacher!!!
Good explanation about the main diferences between “miss” and “lose”, now I will never say: “I lost the bus.” kkkkkkk… funny post, I love it!!!
Thank you so much teacher.
I’m happy to hear Marta’s explanation was helpful to you! Remember, don’t worry about making mistakes…they help us learn more.
Thanks for writing…take care and keep practicing your English!
Hello Marta!
How are you?
Thanks for your explanation.
Have a nice weekend.
Bye!
Belinda
oh I do not want to be rude, but really I have no time to answer elblog Marta, excuse teachers …… Thanks for everything you do. Mirian
Hello Marta, I hope you are fine. Good explanation, about difference between make/do or lose and to miss. Indead sometime is confuse. Thank you so much and have a nice day.