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PHRASAL VERBS : COUNT ON, DEPEND ON, RELY ON

NOTE: These phrasal verbs phrase may come up in the key word transformation part (use of English part 4) of the B2 First and C1 Advanced exams.

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1. counton dependon
todependonsomeoneorexpectsth:
I’mcountingongettingapayrise
nextyear.
Youcanalwayscountonhimfor
goodadvice.
Fewpeoplecancountonhavingajob
forlife.
Icancountonmyparentstohelpme.
usedforsayingthatyouknow
someonewillbehaveinaparticularway
Youcancountonhertobelate.
tohopeorexpectthatsomethingwill
happenorthatsomebodywilldosth
(oftenusedwithcan/cannot/could/couldnot)
Shehadn’tcountedonitraining.
IknewIcouldcountonyoutobeon
time.
tobeinfluencedordeterminedbysthelse
Doesthequalityofteachingdependon
classsize?
toneedthesupportofsb/sth:
Theyoungbirdsdependontheirparents
forfoodforseveralweeks.
TheanimalsalldependonMrJacksonto
feedthem.
torelyonsb/sthandbeabletotrustthem
(oftenusedwithcan/cannot/could/couldnot)
Youcandependonustocarryoutthe
workontime.
IknewIcoulddependonyou.
Asifsomeone’slifedependedonit(phrase):
withasmucheffortaspossible
Theywentatthejobasiftheirlivesdependedonit.
relyon
toneedordependonsb/sth
Asbabies,werelyentirelyonothersforfood.
She’dneverwantedtorelyonamanformoney.
Thesedayswerelyheavilyoncomputerstoorganizeourwork.
Theindustryreliesonthepriceofrawmaterialsremaininglow.
totrustorhavefaithinsb/sth(usedespeciallywithcan/cannot/could/couldnotandshould/shouldnot)
Youshouldrelyonyourownjudgement./Youcanrelyonmetokeepyoursecret.
Britishweathercanneverbereliedon-it'salwayschanging.
Our success depends on us doing our job
efficiently.