Verbs Home  The Groups represent the order of
importance. |
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| ONE | TWO | ||||
| Every day I ... | Yesterday I ... | Today I have ... | |||
be (am/is/are) begin come do get go have make mean meet pay run say see speak tell think understand write |
was/were began came did got went had made meant met paid ran said saw spoke told thought understood wrote |
been begun come done got gone had made meant met paid run said seen spoken told thought understood written |
become bring buy catch choose drink drive eat find give hear know leave lose put read shut sit sleep spend stand steal take teach wake |
became brought bought caught chose drank drove ate found gave heard knew left lost put read shut sat slept spent stood stole took taught woke |
become brought bought caught chosen drunk driven eaten found given heard known left lost put read shut sat slept spent stood stolen taken taught woken |
| THREE | FOUR | ||||
break cut draw fall feel fly freeze grow hang hide hit hold hurt keep lead lend let light ride ring sell send set shake shoot show sing stick wear win |
broke cut drew fell felt flew froze grew hung hid hit held hurt kept led lent let lit rode rang sold sent set shook shot showed sang stuck wore won |
broken cut drawn fallen felt flown frozen grown hung hidden hit held hurt kept led lent let lit ridden rung sold sent set shaken shot shown sung stuck worn won |
abide arise awake bear beat bend bind bite bleed blow build burn creep dig dream fight forbid grind rise seek strike |
abode arose awoke bore beat bent bound bit bled blew built burnt crept dug dreamt fought forbade ground rose sought struck |
abidden arisen awoken born beaten bent bound bitten bled blown built burnt crept dug dreamt fought forbidden ground risen sought struck |
† or "been" if the
meaning is
"gone and come back"
or "visited"; e.g. "I have been to Paris."
Practise like this:
Every day I drink 2 cups of coffee.
Yesterday I drank 2 cups of coffee.
Today I have drunk 2 cups of coffee.