ESL - English as a Second Language - Verbs

a QuickStudy Digital Reference Guide

Misa Lindberg, MEd, TESOL

• Publisher: QuickStudy Reference Guides
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN: 9781423238676
• eBook ISBN: 9781423243281
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: English Language
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Verbs are one of the most difficult aspects of English, especially for language leaners. This tool is designed to find answers fast. Best if used during or after a course, training, or tutoring of the English language, even if being taught by friends or family. All content is in English. Every facet of verb use is covered including examples and tables. This digital guide is handy enough to go anywhere as a cheat sheet reference for speaking English. As a new student of the language this is a must-have, as the learner progresses the guide offers quick access answers for practice until the guide becomes less and less necessary.
Digital guide includes:

• English Verbs
• Past Tense of Regular Verbs
• Informal/Slang Verb Forms
• The Gerund
• Verb Tenses
• 100 Most Common Verbs
• Conjugation of To Be, To Have & To Do
• Used To
• Verb Categories
• Contractions
• Conditional Sentences
• Subjunctive
• Expressing Preference
• Polite Requests
• Active & Passive Forms
• Modals
• Modal Summary
• Phrasal Verbs
• Wishes
• Direct Speech & Reported Speech
• Some Irregular Verbs

Some Irregular Verbs

Past tense for some irregular verbs is not formed by adding -ed; instead, their irregular forms need to be memorized.

Base Form	Past Tense	Past Participle
arise	arose	arisen
be	was, were	been
become	became	become
begin	began	begun
bite	bit	bitten
blow	blew	blown
break	broke	broken
bring	brought	brought
broadcast	broadcast	broadcast
build	built	built
buy	bought	bought
catch	caught	caught
choose	chose	chosen
come	came	come
cost	cost	cost
creep	crept	crept
cut	cut	cut
deal	dealt	dealt
dig	dug	dug
do	did	done
draw	drew	drawn
drink	drank	drunk
eat	ate	eaten
fall	fell	fallen
feed	fed	fed
feel	felt	felt
find	found	found
flee	fled	fled
fly	flew	flown
forbid	forbade	forbidden
forget	forgot	forgotten
forgive	forgave	forgiven
forsake	forsook	forsaken
freeze	froze	frozen
get	got	gotten
give	gave	given
go	went	gone
grow	grew	grown
hang	hung	hung
have	had	had
hear	heard	heard
hide	hid	hidden
hold	held	held
keep	kept	kept
know	knew	known
lay	laid	laid
lead	led	led
leave	left	left
lend	lent	lent
let	let	let
lie	lay	lain
light	lit/lighted	lit/lighted
lose	lost	lost
make	made	made
meet	met	met
mistake	mistook	mistaken
pay	pai	d paid
put	put	put
quit	quit	quit
read	read	read
ride	rode	ridden
ring	rang	rung
run	ran	run
say	said	said
see	saw	seen
sell	sold	sold
send	sent	sent
set	set	set
shake	shook	shaken
shoot	shot	shot
show	showed	shown/showed
shut	shut	shut
sing	sang	sung
sit	sat	sat
sleep	slept	slept
speak	spoke	spoken
spin	spun	spun
spit	spit/spat	spit/spat
split	split	split
spread	spread	spread
spring	sprang/sprung	sprung
stand	stood	stood
steal	stole	stolen
stick	stuck	stuck
sting	stung	stung
strike	struck	struck/stricken
swear	swore	sworn
sweep	swept	swept
swim	swam	swum
swing	swung	swung
take	took	taken
teach	taught	taught
tear	tore	torn
tell	told	told
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Table of contents

• English Verbs
• Past Tense Of Regular Verbs
• The Gerund
• Verb Tenses
• Informal/Slang Verb Forms
• 100 Most Common Verbs
• Conjugation Of To Be, To Have & To Do
• Used To
• Verb Categories
• Contractions
• Conditional Sentences
• Subjunctive
• Expressing Preference
• Polite Requests
• Active & Passive Forms
• Modals
• Modal Summary
• Phrasal Verbs
• Wishes
• Direct Speech & Reported Speech
• Some Irregular Verbs