1863 problem verbs ix rob and steal

Rob and Steal

It means to take something illegally
from a place, organization or person.
We are more concerned with the
place or the person than with the thing
that was taken.
Pattern: to rob sb (of sth)

It means to take something that
belongs to someone else. We are
more concerned with the thing that
was taken, or simply with the action.
Pattern: to steal sth (from sb)

.
The terrorists financed themselves by
robbing banks.

A burglar broke into Mary’s flat and
stole all her valuable jewels.

Complete the following sentences with rob or steal
in the correct form and tense.
1. The bank in our town ………………………. twice this year.
2. A pickpocket ……………….. Mrs Jones’s handbag in full daylight.
3. The thieves …………… £ 560 from the grocer’s yesterday.
4. My wallet's gone! I've been ……………!
5. £ 5,000 ……………. from the bank last night.
6. The boys were charged with ………….. bikes from a house in Summer Rd.
7. Some employees ……………. the company of £2 million, so it went

bankrupt.
8. They were so hungry they had to ……………in order to eat.
9. Poor Annie ……………… of her last penny when she went to the market.
10. If you look wealthy, you’re likely to be ………………


ANSWER KEY
1. has been robbed
2. stole
3. stole
4. robbed
5. were stolen
6. stealing
7. robbed
8. steal
9. was robbed
10. robbed