
Basic Verbs
The tricky thing with verbs is how they change. I could include lots of examples of each form of the verb but I’ve chosen to show the three main ones that come up in my classes.
- Add two and two and you get four.
- aim / aimed / have aimed
- answer / answered / have answered
- argue / argued / have argued
- ask / answer
- ask / asked / have asked
- barbecue / barbecued / have barbecued
- believe / believed / have believed
- borrow / borrowed / have borrowed
- break / broke / have broken
- brush / brushed / have brushed
- burn / burned – burnt / have burned – burnt
- catch / caught / have caught
- cheat / cheated / have cheated
- cheer / cheered / have cheered
- clean / cleaned / have cleaned
- climb / climbed / have climbed
- comb / combed / have combed
- compare / compared / have compared
- cook / cooked / have cooked
- cost / cost / have cost
- count / counted / have counted
- cry / cried / have cried
- cut / cut / have cut
- dance / danced / have danced
- die / died / have died
- dive / dived – dove / have dived
- draw / drew / have drawn
- dream / dreamed – dreamt / have dreamed – have dreamt
- drink / drank / have drunk
- drive / drove / have driven
- eat / ate / have eaten
- echo / echoed / have echoed
- enter / entered / have entered
- fall / fell / have fallen
- feed / fed / have fed
- fight / fought / have fought
- fit / fit / have fit
- fly / flew / have flown
- gain / gained / have gained
- give / gave / have given
- go / went / have gone
- guess / guessed / have guessed
- hear / heard / have heard
- help / helped / have helped
- hide / hid / have hidden
- hit / hit / have hit
- hurt / hurt / have hurt
- imagine / imagined / have imagined
- jump / jumped / have jumped
- kick / kicked / have kicked
- kill / killed / have killed
- kiss / kissed / have kissed
- knock / knocked / have knocked
- laugh / laughed / have laughed
- leave / left / have left
- lend / lent / have lent
- This card is great for comparing lend and borrow.
- listen / listened / have listened
- live / lived / have lived
- lose / lost / have lost
- match / matched / have matched
- miss / missed / have missed
- miss / missed / have missed
- move / moved / have moved
- multiply / multiplied / have multiplied
- pay / paid / have paid
- peek / peeked / have peeked
- pick / picked / have picked
- pierce / pierced / have pierced
- point / pointed / have pointed
- pull / pulled / have pulled
- punch / punched / have punched
- push / pushed / have pushed
- read / read / have read
- rent / rented / have rented
- reserve / reserved / have reserved
- ride / rode / have ridden
- ring / rang / have rung
- ring / rang / have rung
- rip / ripped / have ripped
- run / ran / have run
- scream / screamed / have screamed
- separate / separated / have separated
- shave / shaved / have shaved
- shoot / shot / have shot
- sign / signed / have signed
- sing / sang / have sung
- sit / sat / have sat
- sleep / slept / have slept
- slip / slipped / have slipped
- smell / smelled / have smelled
- smoke / smoked / have smoked
- speak / spoke / have spoken
- stop / stopped / have stopped
- study / studied / have studied
- sweat / sweat – sweated / have sweat – have sweated
- sweep / swept / have swept
- swim / swam / have swum
- tear / tore / have torn
- tell / told / have told
- thank / thanked / have thanked
- think / thought / have thought
- throw / threw / have thrown
- touch / touched / have touched
- train / trained / have trained
- travel / travelled / have travelled
- trip / tripped / have tripped
- try / tried / have tried
- turn / turned / have turned
- type / typed / have typed
- understand / understood / have understood
- use / used / have used
- visit / visited / have visited
- Subtract three from five and you get two.
- vote / voted / have voted
- wait / waited / have waited
- walk / walked / have walked
- want / wanted / have wanted
- warn / warned / have warned
- wash / washed / have washed
- watch / watched / have watched
- wear / wore / have worn
- win / won / have won
- wish / wished / have wished
- wonder / wondered / have wondered
- work / worked / have worked
- worry / worried / have worried
- write / wrote / have written