most common regular verbs inEnglish
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
brake
branch
breathe
bruise
brush
bubble
bump
burn
bury
buzz
calculate
call
camp
care
carry
carve
cause
challenge
change
charge
chase
cheat
check
cheer
chew
choke
chop
claim
clap
clean
clear
clip
close
coach
coil
collect
colour
comb
command
communicate
compare
compete
complain
complete
concentrate
concern
confess
confuse
connect
consider
consist
contain
continue
copy
correct
cough
count
cover
crack
crash
crawl
cross
crush
cry
cure
curl
curve
cycle
dam
damage
dance
dare
decay
deceive
decide
decorate
delay
delight
deliver
depend
describe
desert
deserve
destroy
detect
develop
disagree
disappear
disapprove
disarm
discover
dislike
divide
double
doubt
drag
drain
dream
dress
drip
drop
drown
drum
dry
dust
earn
educate
embarrass
employ
empty
encourage
end
enjoy
enter
entertain
escape
examine
excite
excuse
exercise
exist
expand
expect
explain
explode
extend
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
gather
gaze
glow
glue
grab
grate
grease
greet
grin
grip
groan
guarantee
guard
guess
guide
hammer
hand
handle
hang
happen
harass
harm
hate
haunt
head
heal
heap
heat
help
hook
hop
hope
hover
hug
hum
hunt
hurry
identify
ignore
imagine
impress
improve
include
increase
influence
inform
inject
injure
instruct
intend
interest
interfere
interrupt
introduce
invent
invite
irritate
itch
jail
jam
jog
join
joke
judge
juggle
jump
kick
kill
kiss
kneel
knit
knock
knot
label
land
last
laugh
launch
learn
level
license
lick
lie
lighten
like
list
listen
live
load
lock
long
look
love
man
manage
march
mark
marry
match
mate
matter
measure
meddle
melt
memorise
mend
mess up
milk
mine
miss
mix
moan
moor
mourn
move
muddle
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
question
queue
race
radiate
rain
raise
reach
realise
receive
recognise
record
reduce
reflect
refuse
regret
reign
reject
rejoice
relax
release
rely
remain
remember
remind
remove
repair
repeat
replace
reply
report
reproduce
request
rescue
retire
return
rhyme
rinse
risk
rob
rock
roll
rot
rub
ruin
rule
rush
sack
sail
satisfy
save
saw
scare
scatter
scold
scorch
scrape
scratch
scream
screw
scribble
scrub
seal
search
separate
serve
settle
shade
share
shave
shelter
shiver
shock
shop
shrug
sigh
sign
signal
sin
sip
ski
skip
slap
slip
slow
smash
smell
smile
smoke
snatch
sneeze
sniff
snore
snow
soak
soothe
sound
spare
spark
sparkle
spell
spill
spoil
spot
spray
sprout
squash
squeak
squeal
squeeze
stain
stamp
stare
start
stay
steer
step
stir
stitch
stop
store
strap
strengthen
stretch
strip
stroke
stuff
subtract
succeed
suck
suffer
suggest
suit
supply
support
suppose
surprise
surround
suspect
suspend
switch
talk
tame
tap
taste
tease
telephone
tempt
terrify
test
thank
thaw
tick
tickle
tie
time
tip
tire
touch
tour
tow
trace
trade
train
transport
trap
travel
treat
tremble
trick
trip
trot
trouble
trust
try
tug
tumble
turn
twist
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
x-ray
yawn
yell
zip
zoom
Irregular verbs list
Monday, July 27, 2009
verbs
There are mainly two types of verbs in English - ordinary verbs and auxiliary verbs.
Such verbs as do,come,go,read,write,speak,give,take,understand,bring,drink are ordinary verbs denoting daytoday actions .It would be diffcult to make a complete list of all ordinary verbs here.
Auxiliary verbs
There are many auxiliary verbs in English, the primary auxiliary verbs are to be and to have ,(am, is, are,) other major auxiliary verbs are shall, will, may,might can, could, must, shall, should, will, would, has, have, having, had, do, does, did, ought(to), get, got, gotten,ought, used and dare .
Such verbs as do,come,go,read,write,speak,give,take,understand,bring,drink are ordinary verbs denoting daytoday actions .It would be diffcult to make a complete list of all ordinary verbs here.
Auxiliary verbs
There are many auxiliary verbs in English, the primary auxiliary verbs are to be and to have ,(am, is, are,) other major auxiliary verbs are shall, will, may,might can, could, must, shall, should, will, would, has, have, having, had, do, does, did, ought(to), get, got, gotten,ought, used and dare .
Friday, July 24, 2009
phrasal verbs
1. cheat on p.v. When you cheat on your sexual partner, you have sex or a romantic relationship with another person.
Sarah filed for divorce after she caught George cheating on her. Can you believe it? She was cheating on me with my best friend!
2. cheat on p.v. When you do something dishonest so that you can do better on a test, you cheat on the test.
The teacher caught Ali cheating on the exam.
If I didn't cheat on the tests, I'd never pass any of my classes.
go after
go after & goes after going after went after gone after
1. go after p.v. When you chase and try to physically stop or to attack people, you go after them.
A policeman saw him stealing the car and went after him.
Captain Morgan was ordered to go after the enemy soldiers.
2. go after p.v. When law enforcement officials try to prosecute people through a legal procedure, they go after them.
Federal prosecutors are now going after the top drug dealers.
The senator introduced a bill designed to go after deadbeat dads.
3. go after p.v. When a business tries to increase its profits by trying to increase its market share or its number of customers, it goes after them.
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The tobacco company denied going after the teenage market.
The CEO said he wanted to go after new customers in China.
4. go after p.v. When you go after something, you try to obtain it even though it may be difficult to do.
Sofia went after a degree in accounting.
Todd trained for a year before going after the record in the 100-yard dash.
Infinitive
present tense -ing form past tense past participle
look up
look up & looks up looking up looked up looked up
1. look... up p.v. When you get information from a reference book, such as a word from a dictionary or a telephone number from a telephone book, you look the word or number up.
The teacher told the students to look the new words up in a dictionary.
I looked up his number, but it's not in the phone book.
2. look... up p.v. When you locate and visit people you have not seen for a long time, you look them up.
/ was in Dallas on business, and I looked up Dan Jones, my old college roommate.
If you're ever in Kempton, look me up.
3. look up p.v. When a situation is looking up or starting to look up, it is improving.
Business was pretty bad for a while, but things are starting to look up. I'm much happier than I was last year. Things are looking up.
pay for
pay for & pays for paying for paid for paid for
1. pay... for p.v. When you give someone money in exchange for something, you pay for it or pay someone for it.
Can I pay for this stuff with a credit card?
Alfonso paid the waiter for his dinner.
paid for part.adj. After you have paid for something, it is paid for. My car is old, but at least it's paid for.
2. pay for p.v. When you are punished for something, you pay for what you have done.
I caught the guy who's spreading these false rumors about me, and he paid for ruining my reputation. Young people think that drugs are harmless, but they'll pay for their foolishness someday.
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Infinitive
present tense -ing form past tense past participle
plan for
plan for & plans for planning for planned for planned for
1. plan for p.v. When you make preparations for something in the future, you plan for it.
The festival was a disaster because they didn't plan for such a huge crowd.
It's never to early too start planning for retirement.
point to
point to & points to pointing to pointed to pointed to
1. point to p.v. When you indicate people or things with your hand or a finger, you point to them. When an arrow or a sign indicates something, it points to it.
The waitress couldn't hear me, so I pointed to my empty glass and she understood. The prosecutor asked, "Can you point to the man you saw carrying the gun?"
2. point to p.v. When a situation or occurrence causes you to consider something else, it points to that thing.
These terrible test scores point to a need for some major changes in our educational system.
The fact that all the people with food poisoning ate tuna salad sandwiches pointed to contaminated mayonnaise as the source of the illness.
put to
put to & puts to putting to put to put to
1. put... to p.v. When you confront people with a difficult or thought-provoking question, accusation, or proposition, you put it to them.
He didn't want to tell me the truth, but I really put it to him, and he finally told me the whole story.
When Prof. Kline put his theory to me like that, I realized what he was talking about.
2. put... to p.v. When you put people to trouble or put them to an expense, you cause them to do extra work or to spend money.
Thanks for helping me with my flat tire. I'm sorry to put you to so much trouble.
I know my father would pay my dental bill if I asked him, but I hate to put him to such an expense.
3. put ...to p.v. When you put part of your body or something in your hand to something, you touch or press it to something.
The neighbors were arguing again, so we put our ears to the wall to try to hear what they were saying.
When he put a gun to my head, I realized he wasn't joking.
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Sarah filed for divorce after she caught George cheating on her. Can you believe it? She was cheating on me with my best friend!
2. cheat on p.v. When you do something dishonest so that you can do better on a test, you cheat on the test.
The teacher caught Ali cheating on the exam.
If I didn't cheat on the tests, I'd never pass any of my classes.
go after
go after & goes after going after went after gone after
1. go after p.v. When you chase and try to physically stop or to attack people, you go after them.
A policeman saw him stealing the car and went after him.
Captain Morgan was ordered to go after the enemy soldiers.
2. go after p.v. When law enforcement officials try to prosecute people through a legal procedure, they go after them.
Federal prosecutors are now going after the top drug dealers.
The senator introduced a bill designed to go after deadbeat dads.
3. go after p.v. When a business tries to increase its profits by trying to increase its market share or its number of customers, it goes after them.
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The tobacco company denied going after the teenage market.
The CEO said he wanted to go after new customers in China.
4. go after p.v. When you go after something, you try to obtain it even though it may be difficult to do.
Sofia went after a degree in accounting.
Todd trained for a year before going after the record in the 100-yard dash.
Infinitive
present tense -ing form past tense past participle
look up
look up & looks up looking up looked up looked up
1. look... up p.v. When you get information from a reference book, such as a word from a dictionary or a telephone number from a telephone book, you look the word or number up.
The teacher told the students to look the new words up in a dictionary.
I looked up his number, but it's not in the phone book.
2. look... up p.v. When you locate and visit people you have not seen for a long time, you look them up.
/ was in Dallas on business, and I looked up Dan Jones, my old college roommate.
If you're ever in Kempton, look me up.
3. look up p.v. When a situation is looking up or starting to look up, it is improving.
Business was pretty bad for a while, but things are starting to look up. I'm much happier than I was last year. Things are looking up.
pay for
pay for & pays for paying for paid for paid for
1. pay... for p.v. When you give someone money in exchange for something, you pay for it or pay someone for it.
Can I pay for this stuff with a credit card?
Alfonso paid the waiter for his dinner.
paid for part.adj. After you have paid for something, it is paid for. My car is old, but at least it's paid for.
2. pay for p.v. When you are punished for something, you pay for what you have done.
I caught the guy who's spreading these false rumors about me, and he paid for ruining my reputation. Young people think that drugs are harmless, but they'll pay for their foolishness someday.
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Infinitive
present tense -ing form past tense past participle
plan for
plan for & plans for planning for planned for planned for
1. plan for p.v. When you make preparations for something in the future, you plan for it.
The festival was a disaster because they didn't plan for such a huge crowd.
It's never to early too start planning for retirement.
point to
point to & points to pointing to pointed to pointed to
1. point to p.v. When you indicate people or things with your hand or a finger, you point to them. When an arrow or a sign indicates something, it points to it.
The waitress couldn't hear me, so I pointed to my empty glass and she understood. The prosecutor asked, "Can you point to the man you saw carrying the gun?"
2. point to p.v. When a situation or occurrence causes you to consider something else, it points to that thing.
These terrible test scores point to a need for some major changes in our educational system.
The fact that all the people with food poisoning ate tuna salad sandwiches pointed to contaminated mayonnaise as the source of the illness.
put to
put to & puts to putting to put to put to
1. put... to p.v. When you confront people with a difficult or thought-provoking question, accusation, or proposition, you put it to them.
He didn't want to tell me the truth, but I really put it to him, and he finally told me the whole story.
When Prof. Kline put his theory to me like that, I realized what he was talking about.
2. put... to p.v. When you put people to trouble or put them to an expense, you cause them to do extra work or to spend money.
Thanks for helping me with my flat tire. I'm sorry to put you to so much trouble.
I know my father would pay my dental bill if I asked him, but I hate to put him to such an expense.
3. put ...to p.v. When you put part of your body or something in your hand to something, you touch or press it to something.
The neighbors were arguing again, so we put our ears to the wall to try to hear what they were saying.
When he put a gun to my head, I realized he wasn't joking.
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Monday, July 20, 2009
parts of speech
parts of speech are eight in number.They are Noun,Pronoun,Adjective,verb,Adverb,Preposition,conjunction and interjection.
Noun
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Nouns come in these varieties: common
nouns, proper nouns, compound nouns, and collective nouns.
1. Common nouns name any one of a class of person, place, or thing.
girl, city ,food ,boy etc
2. Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
Babu New York City ,New Delhi
3. Compound nouns are two or more nouns that function as a single unit. A compound noun
can be two individual words, words joined by a hyphen, or two words combined.
Individual words: time capsule
Hyphenated words: great-uncle
Combined words: basketball
4. Collective nouns name groups of people or things.
audience, family ,herd, crowd,etc
Noun
A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing. Nouns come in these varieties: common
nouns, proper nouns, compound nouns, and collective nouns.
1. Common nouns name any one of a class of person, place, or thing.
girl, city ,food ,boy etc
2. Proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
Babu New York City ,New Delhi
3. Compound nouns are two or more nouns that function as a single unit. A compound noun
can be two individual words, words joined by a hyphen, or two words combined.
Individual words: time capsule
Hyphenated words: great-uncle
Combined words: basketball
4. Collective nouns name groups of people or things.
audience, family ,herd, crowd,etc
svoca
what is SVOCA?
SUBJECT,VERB,OBJECT,COMPLEMENT AND ADVERBIAL.
These are the five elements that go to make up a sentence.
SUBJECT,VERB,OBJECT,COMPLEMENT AND ADVERBIAL.
These are the five elements that go to make up a sentence.
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