Pets and garden · Home and routines
walk the dog
exercise a dog
To take a dog outside so that it can walk and exercise.
This vs that
I'll walk the dog.
The vet may put the dog to sleep.
Hear it in real life
Have you fed the dog?
Yes, and I'll walk the dog after dinner.
I walk the dog before breakfast, even when it's raining.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
Pet owners normally use this simple collocation; the stiff version sounds like an instruction manual.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I make a walk with the dog every evening.
Say: I walk the dog every evening.
English uses the verb 'walk' directly for taking a dog out.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
walk the dog after ___
I'll walk the dog after I've finished this email.
We usually walk the dog after dinner.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about pets and garden.
take the dog for a walk
I’ll take the dog for a walk after dinner.
water the plants
Could you water the plants while we’re away?
Pets and garden words
Home and routines · Pets and garden: the words around “walk the dog”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'll walk the dog after dinner.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
walk the dog
exercise a dog
“I walk the dog before breakfast, even when it's raining.”
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