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# House

## Verb + house

build a house

share a house

demolish a house

renovate a house

break into a house

move house

## Common expressions

live in a house

stay at someone's house

pass someone's house

lock yourself out of the house

## Exercises

### Verb + house

1. My son is at university. He **lives** in a house with five other students.
2. **Sharing a** house can be very stressful for some people.
3. It looks very old. Do you know when the house was **built**?
4. Someone **broke** into our house last night and stole the television.
5. We like buying really old houses and **renovating** them.
6. The house I was born in is no longer standing. It was **demolished** 10 years ago.

### Common expressions

1. We've lived in the same house for over thirty years.
2. If you're ever passing our house, why don't you drop in for a cup of tea?
3. I locked myself out of the house, I had to climb in the bedroom window.
4. If you can't find a room in a hotel, you're welcome to stay at our house.