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difference between "kept" and "put" Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:05 am  difference between "kept" and "put"
 

HI

what is the difference between " I kept the book on the table "

and " I put the book on the table "

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difference between "kept" and "put" Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:51 pm  difference between "kept" and "put"
 

If you put the book on the table, you place it on the table. This is a movement. You move the book from one place to another.
If you keep the book on the table, you don't move it anywhere.
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