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Vincent Teo Posted 14 years ago
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filled up with
Can I say,
(a ) The man filled up / in petrol in the car.
(b) The man filled up with petrol into / in his car.
(c) The man is filling his car (with petrol).
(a ) The man filled up / in petrol in the car.
(b) The man filled up with petrol into / in his car.
(c) The man is filling his car (with petrol).
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(a ) The man filled up his car with petrol. (b) The man filled up with petrol. (c) The man is filling his tank with petrol.
- (a ) The man filled up his car with petrol.
- (b) The man filled up with petrol.
- (c) The man is filling his tank with petrol.
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(a ) The man filled up his car with petrol.
(b) The man filled up with petrol.
(c) The man is filling his tank with petrol.
(b) The man filled up with petrol.
(c) The man is filling his tank with petrol.
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Hi,
In Canada, we would commonly use slang,
eg 'The man gassed up his car.
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Clive
In Canada, we would commonly use slang,
eg 'The man gassed up his car.
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Clive
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In the US, we don't use the word "petrol" although it would typically be understood.Colloquially, we would probably just say, "The man fueled-up his car."
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