Telling stories · Talking
ran into
met unexpectedly
Met someone by chance when you were not expecting to see them.
This vs that
I ran into Ben at the station.
I met Ben at the station.
Hear it in real life
How do you know the woman by the door?
I ran into her at a conference last year.
I ran into an old colleague at the supermarket yesterday.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
This phrasal verb is the natural everyday choice for an accidental meeting.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I ran in to my old teacher yesterday.
Say: I ran into my old teacher yesterday.
Here 'ran into' is a phrasal verb written as two words.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
ran intoperson; run intoperson
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about telling stories.
Before I knew it
Before I knew it, everyone was dancing in the kitchen.
I ended up ___
I ended up staying at my sister's for the weekend.
Telling stories words
Talking · Telling stories: the words around “ran into”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I ran into an old colleague yesterday.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
ran into
met unexpectedly
“I ran into an old colleague at the supermarket yesterday.”
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