Housework · Home and routines
vacuum
clean with a vacuum
To clean floors or carpets with a vacuum cleaner.
This vs that
I vacuum the carpet.
I clean up the carpet.
Hear it in real life
Have you vacuumed upstairs yet?
Not yet. I'll do it after lunch.
I vacuum the living room every Saturday because the cat sheds everywhere.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Native speakers commonly use 'vacuum' as a verb.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I need to vacuum the dust from the carpet.
Say: I need to vacuum the carpet.
Use 'vacuum' directly with the floor or carpet being cleaned.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
vacuum the floor/carpet; vacuum downstairs
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about housework.
put the washing on
I’ll put the washing on before we go out.
give it a wipe
Give the kitchen table a wipe after breakfast.
Housework words
Home and routines · Housework: the words around “vacuum”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I need to vacuum the floor.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
vacuum
clean with a vacuum
“I vacuum the living room every Saturday because the cat sheds everywhere.”
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