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. |

