Relationships
be there when it counts
help at an important moment
If someone is there when it counts, they are present or helpful when they are most needed.
Hear it in real life
Who helped you after the accident?
Tom was there when it counted and took me to hospital.
My sister always stays calm and is there when it counts.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: My sister is always there when it count.
Say: My sister is always there when it counts.
With singular “it,” the present-tense verb in “when it counts” takes -s.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be there when it counts; be there for someone when it counts
Your turn: say it out loud
My sister always stays calm and is there when it counts.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be there when it counts
help at an important moment
“My sister always stays calm and is there when it counts.”
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