BASIC / COMMON VERBS (KATA KERJA) – Handout 1A

USED INUPSR PAPER 014 SECTION C

(Specially for Beginners)

Base words/root words Meanings (in Malay) Past Tense Form

1 togo to pergi Ali went to…

2 towalk berjalan Ali walked…

3 todrive memandu Ali drove…

4 tocycle berbasikal Ali cycled…

5 tohave mempunyai/ mengadakan Ali had a picnic

6 tovisit melawat Ali visited…

7 tolook at melihat Ali looked at…

8 tosee ternampak/nampak Ali saw…

9 totalk with/about bercakapdengan../tentang... Ali talked with/about..

There is a/an Terdapat.. (satu) There was a/an…

10 There are some/many Terdapat (beberapa/banyak) There were some/many…

11 tosit duduk Ali sat…

12 toshout menjerit Ali shouted…

13 tohear terdengar Ali heard…

14 torun lari Ali ran…

15 tohappen terjadi/berlaku The accidenthappened…

16 toeat makan Ali ate…

17 todrink minum Ali drank..

18 tobuy membeli Ali bought…

19 tobring membawa Ali brought…

20 totake mengambil Ali took…

21 toprepare menyediakan Ali prepared…

22 to use menggunakan Ali used…

23 to make membuat Ali made…

24 to pick up mengutip Ali picked up…

25 to collect mengumpulkan Ali collected…

26 to throw membaling/ membuang Ali threw…

27 to call memanggil / menghubungi Ali called…

28 to show menunjukkan Ali showed…

29 to search for mencari Ali searched for…

30 to find menjumpai Ali found…

31 to wait for menunggu Ali waited for…

32 to ride on menaiki / menunggang Ali rode on…

33 to sell menjual Ali sold…

34 to pay membayar Ali paid…

35 to catch fire terbakar The housecaught fire

36 to invite menjemput Ali invited..

37 to put meletakkan Ali put…

38 to start mula Ali started…

39 to stop berhenti Ali stopped…

40 to end berakhir The partyended…

41 to tell memberitahu Ali told…

42 to arrive at tiba/sampai Ali arrived at…

43 to open membuka Ali opened…

44 to close menutup Ali closed…

45 to catch menangkap Ali caught…

46 to hit memukul / melanggar Ali hit… / The carhit…

47 to fall down jatuh Ali fell down…

48 to give memberi Ali gave…

49 to scold memarahi Ali scolded…

50 tohelp __O__ to __(verb)__ menolong/ membantu… Alihelp __O__ to __(verb)__...

51 do not _____ tidak ______ Ali did not _____...

to apologise to.. / memintamaaf Ali apologised to… /

52 to say ‘sorry’ Ali said ‘sorry’…

53 to thank mengucapkanterimakasih Ali thanked…

54 to feel happy/sad/afraid berasagembira/sedih/takut Ali felt happy/sad/afraid

55 to be in pain dalamkesakitan Ali was in pain