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Grammar fix

spend quality time

good time together

to spend meaningful and enjoyable time with someone, giving them your full attention.

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Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • I try to spend quality time with my children every weekend.daily life
  • In my opinion, it's important to spend quality time with friends because it helps strengthen relationships and reduces stress.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: spend quality time (with someone)

WrongI want to spend quality time to my family.

RightI want to spend quality time with my family.

'Quality time WITH' someone — not 'to'.

Patternspend quality time (with someone)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff I devote meaningful, undistracted time to my children.

Natural I spend quality time with my kids.

'Quality time' is the set phrase for focused time together; the formal version is overwritten.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • spend quality time + with
    with the kidswith familytogetheras a couple

Don't confuse it

'Spend time' can mean any time together, but 'spend quality time' means the time is special or important.

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