Basic Verbs Mike 2017-10-15T08:31:24+00:00

Basic English Verbs

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