Action verbs tell about something a person, animal, force of nature or thing can do or be.
Can you cry,
march, rinse, or turn? Can the wind blow or a cup fall? Yes, those are all actions. Use this list to think of other action verbs. add allow bake bang call chase damage drop end escape fasten fix gather grab hang hug imagine itch jog jump kick knit land lock march mix name notice obey open pass promise question reach rinse scatter stay talk turn untie use vanish visit walk work yawn yell zip zoom
Verbs also use special rules for telling when something happened - in the past, the present, or the future. Here is a list of examples for each verb tense using the verb break. Try putting other verbs in the place of break. Present tense I/you/we/they break, he/she/it breaks Past Tense I/you/he/she/it/we/they broke Future Tense - I/you/he/she/it/we/they will break Present Perfect Tense I/you/he/she/it/we/they have broken Past Perfect Tense I/you/he/she/it/we/they had broken Future Perfect Tense I/you/he/she/it/we/they will have broken
Being Verbs tell about something in a state of being. A noun or pronoun does not always take action. Sometime, it just is. For that purpose, you use a being verb. Here are the being verbs in all the past, present, and future tenses. Present tense - I am, you are, he/she/it is, we are, they are Past Tense - I was, you were, he/she/it, was, we were, they were Future Tense - I will be, you will be, he/she/it will be, we will be, they will be Present Perfect Tense - I have been, you have been, he/she/it has been, we have been, they have been Past Perfect Tense -I had been, you had been, he/she/it had been, we had been, they had been Future Perfect Tense - I will have been, you will have been, he/she/it will have been, we will have been, they will have been Helping verbs do not stand alone or express action. They are part of verb phrases that "help" the main verb. Helping verbs define the tense (past, present, future) or change the meaning of the main verb. Consider these examples: Do you need a tissue? We are helping the third-grade class. Hank might have been driving the wrong way. This list has commonly-used helping verbs: may might must be being been am are is was were do does did should could would have had has will can shall
Linking verbs do not show action. Instead, they connect nouns and pronouns to other information in the sentence. Here are some examples: My sister is smart. The picture appeared blurry. Your supper smells delicious. The most common linking verbs are listed here: am are are being appear be become feel get grow have/has been is lie look might be might have been prove remain seem sit smell sound stay taste turn were
Irregular Verbs are verbs that don't follow the rules for changing tense. The best way to understand irregular verbs is to practice and memorize them. Here are some common examples shown in the present/past/past participle: The dog wants to bite me. The dog bit me. The dog has bitten me. My arm hurts. I hurt my arm yesterday. I have hurt my arm before. bite/bit/bitten choose/chose/chosen eat/ate/eaten fall/fell/fallen hurt/hurt/hurt go/went/gone lay/laid/laid ring/rang/rung send/sent/sent teach/taught/taught write/wrote/written
Verbs do a lot of work in the English language. Some are busy action verbs; others are modest helping or linking verbs. No matter what kind they are, verbs keep the English language movin' and shakin'.
Table of Cardinal Numbers Carcinal numbers from 1 through 1,000,000 1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 31 thirty-one 2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 40 forty 3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 50 fifty 4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 60 sixty 5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 70 seventy 6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 80 eighty 7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 90 ninety 8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 100 a/one hundred 9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine 1,000 a/one thousand 10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 1,000,000 a/one million Separation between hundreds and tens Hundreds and tens are usually separated by 'and' (in American English 'and' is not necessary). 110 - one hundred and ten 1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty 2,001 - two thousand and one Hundreds Use 100 always with 'a' or 'one'. 100 - a hundred / one hundred 'a' can only stand at the beginning of a number. 100 - a hundred / one hundred 2,100 - two thousand, one hundred Thousands and Millions Use 1,000 and 1,000,000 always with 'a' or 'one'. 1,000 - a thousand / one thousand 201,000 - two hundred and one thousand Use commas as a separator. 57,458,302 The Number 1,000,000,000 In English this number is a billion. This is very tricky for nations where 'a billion' has 12 zeros. 1,000,000,000,000 in English, however, is a trillion. But don't worry, these numbers are even a bit problematic for native speakers: for a long time the British 'billion' had 12 zeros (a number with 9 zeros was called 'a thousand million'). Now, however, also in British English 'a billion' has 9 zeros. But from time to time this number still causes confusion (just like this paragraph, I'm afraid). ;o) Singular or Plural? Numbers are usually written in singular. two hundred Euros several thousand light years The plural is only used with dozen, hundred, thousand, million, billion, if they are not modified by another number or expression (e.g. a few / several). hundreds of Euros thousands of light years Table of Ordinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000 1 st first 11 th eleventh 21 st twenty-first 31 st thirty-first 2 nd second 12 th twelfth 22 nd twenty-second 40 th fortieth 3 rd third 13 th thirteenth 23 rd twenty-third 50 th fiftieth 4 th fourth 14 th fourteenth 24 th twenty-fourth 60 th sixtieth 5 th fifth 15 th fifteenth 25 th twenty-fifth 70 th seventieth 6 th sixth 16 th sixteenth 26 th twenty-sixth 80 th eightieth 7 th seventh 17 th seventeenth 27 th twenty-seventh 90 th ninetieth 8 th eighth 18 th eighteenth 28 th twenty-eighth 100 th one hundredth 9 th ninth 19 th nineteenth 29 th twenty-ninth 1,000 th one thousandth 10 th tenth 20 th twentieth 30 th thirtieth 1,000,000 th one millionth
Form Spelling of Ordinal Numbers Just add th to the cardinal number: four - fourth eleven - eleventh Exceptions: one - first two - second three - third five - fifth eight - eighth nine - ninth twelve - twelfth In compound ordinal numbers, note that only the last figure is written as an ordinal number: 421st = four hundred and twenty-first 5,111th = five thousand, one hundred and eleventh Figures When expressed as figures, the last two letters of the written word are added to the ordinal number: first = 1st second = 2nd third = 3rd fourth = 4th twenty-sixth = 26th hundred and first = 101st Titles In names for kings and queens, ordinal numbers are written in Roman numbers. In spoken English, the definite article is used before the ordinal number: Charles II - Charles the Second Edward VI - Edward the Sixth Henry VIII - Henry the Eighth
Irregular Verbs Irregular verbs are an important feature of English. We use irregular verbs a lot when speaking, less when writing. Of course, the most famous English verb of all, the verb "to be", is irregular. What is the difference between regular verbs and irregular verbs? Base Form Past Simple Past Participle With regular verbs, the rule is simple... The past simple and past participle always end in -ed: finish finished finished stop stopped stopped work worked worked But with irregular verbs, there is no rule... Sometimes the verb changes completely: sing sang sung Sometimes there is "half" a change: buy bought bought Sometimes there is no change: cut cut cut One good way to learn irregular verbs is to try sorting them into groups, as above. Irregular Verbs List This is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many others, but these are the more common irregular verbs. V1 Base Form V2 Past Simple V3 Past Participle awake awoke awoken be was, were been beat beat beaten become became become begin began begun bend bent bent bet bet bet bid bid bid bite bit bitten blow blew blown break broke broken bring brought brought broadcast broadcast broadcast build built built burn burned/burnt burned/burnt buy bought bought catch caught caught choose chose chosen come came come cost cost cost cut cut cut dig dug dug do did done draw drew drawn dream dreamed/dreamt dreamed/dreamt drive drove driven drink drank drunk eat ate eaten fall fell fallen feel felt felt fight fought fought find found found fly flew flown forget forgot forgotten forgive forgave forgiven freeze froze frozen get got got (sometimes gotten) give gave given go went gone grow grew grown hang hung hung have had had hear heard heard hide hid hidden hit hit hit hold held held hurt hurt hurt keep kept kept know knew known lay laid laid lead led led learn learned/learnt learned/learnt leave left left lend lent lent let let let lie lay lain lose lost lost make made made mean meant meant meet met met pay paid paid put put put read read read ride rode ridden ring rang rung rise rose risen run ran run say said said see saw seen sell sold sold send sent sent show showed showed/shown shut shut shut sing sang sung sit sat sat sleep slept slept speak spoke spoken spend spent spent stand stood stood swim swam swum take took taken teach taught taught tear tore torn tell told told think thought thought throw threw thrown understand understood understood wake woke woken wear wore worn win won won write wrote written
Regular Verbs List There are thousands of regular verbs in English. This is a list of 600 of the more common regular verbs. Note that there are some spelling variations in American English (for example, "practise" becomes "practice" in American English). accept add admire admit advise afford agree alert allow amuse analyse announce annoy answer apologise appear applaud appreciate approve argue arrange arrest arrive ask attach attack attempt attend attract avoid
back bake balance ban bang bare bat bathe battle beam beg behave belong bleach bless blind blink blot blush boast boil bolt bomb book bore borrow bounce bow box brake branch breathe bruise brush bubble bump burn bury buzz
face fade fail fancy fasten fax fear fence fetch file fill film fire fit fix flap flash float flood flow flower fold follow fool force form found frame frighten fry
label land last laugh launch learn level license lick lie lighten like list listen live load lock long look love
man manage matter measure milk mine move muddle march mark marry match mate meddle melt memorise mend mess up miss mix moan moor mourn mug multiply murder
nail name need nest nod note notice number
obey object observe obtain occur offend offer open order overflow owe own
pack paddle paint park part pass paste pat pause peck pedal peel peep perform permit phone pick pinch pine place plan plant play please plug point poke polish pop possess post pour practise pray preach precede prefer prepare present preserve press pretend prevent prick print produce program promise protect provide pull pump punch puncture punish push
talk tame tap taste tease telephone tempt terrify test thaw tick tickle tie time tip tire touch tour trace trade train transport trap travel treat tremble trick trot trouble trust try tug tumble turn twist thank tow trip type
undress unfasten unite unlock unpack untidy use
vanish visit
wail wait walk wander want warm warn wash waste watch water wave weigh welcome whine whip whirl whisper whistle wink wipe wish wobble wonder work worry wrap wreck wrestle wriggle