LEARN AND USE THE TOP THIRTY IRREGULAR VERB
INFINITIVE | PAST SIMPLE | EXAMPLE |
be (am / is / are) | was / were | Where were you at 9.00? |
I was in the supermarket. | ||
break | broke | He broke his leg last week. |
buy | bought | We bought them some flowers. |
can | could | Sorry, I couldn’t come to your party. |
come | came | You came office very late this morning! |
do | did | We did our home work after class |
drive | drove | He drove to India in a new BMW. |
find | found | I found a wallet in the street. |
get | got | They got a taxi home at midnight. |
give | gave | She gave him a leather belts. |
go | went | We went to swimming pool yesterday. |
have | had | She had breakfast in a café. |
hear | heard | I heard a noise outside the window. |
leave | left | I left my notebooks at home. |
lose | lost | I lost my glasses last weekend. |
make | made | He made a big mistake. |
meet | met | They met an old friend on Tuesday |
put | put | She put her purse on her bag. |
read | read | I read a women's magazine last month. |
run | ran | He ran to the ticket train. |
say | said | I said something wrong. |
see | saw | We saw as awful film on Cinema. |
send | sent | She sent me a lovely letter. |
speak | spoke | I spoke to the manager this morning. |
spend | spent | We spent a lot of money in Paris. |
take | took | I took my car to the garage on Monday. |
think | thought | I thought you were ill. |
tell | told | He told me a funny story. |
wake up | woke up | I woke up at 4.00 a.m. |
write | wrote | She wrote a monthly report. |
LEARN THE VERB PATTERN
Verb + preposition | Example |
agree with | I don't agree with you. |
go to | They go to the beach a lot |
listen to | Don't listen to her. |
look at | Look at this picture |
look for | I'm looking for room service. |
speak/talk to | I want to speak/ talk to you. |
think of | What do you think of the story? |
wait for | Wait for me, please! |
write to | Please write to her! |
Verb + Infinitive | Example |
need to | I need to learn English for my job. |
want to | We want to go to Makka next Year. |
like to | would you like to have dinner with us? |
Verb + verb) - ing | Example |
hate | I hate shopping. |
like | She doesn't like flying. |
love | He loves cooking. |