The verb “take” is one of the most commonly used verbs in the English language. Today we will show you how to use this word correctly. Irregular verb forms need to be memorized, and unfortunately the verb “take” is one of those irregular verbs. TAKE verb forms Infinitive Past Tense Past Participle Take /teɪk/ Took… Continue reading TAKE: simple past tense, past participle and perfect
‘Speak’ and ‘talk’ both mean ‚to communicate something’. However ‘speak’ is more formal, we use ‘speak’ in more serious situations. ‘Talk’ is the usual word we use in informal communication. Are they completely interchangeable then? Let’s see. SPEAK We usually use the verb ‘speak’ to express our feelings; therefore the focus is mainly on the… Continue reading Speak vs Talk
I see and hear mistakes in the use of these two words almost daily. We all know that these expressions have something to do with speaking. However, they are not synonyms. So what is the difference between them and what does each of them really mean? SAY We use the verb SAY to mean ‘to… Continue reading Difference between say and tell (said and told)
The difference between DO and DOES can be tricky, especially for beginners. The verb ‘to do’ is used in multiple ways in English and as such can be easily used wrong. Let’s have a look at specific examples of how to use it correctly and what the difference between DO and DOES is (DO vs DOES). Continue reading DO vs DOES – the difference between DO and DOES
In our database, you can find the irregular verb ‘dive’ and we also prepared this simple image and PDF: This verb has both an irregular and regular form. You can use both and both are correct. Speakers in North America use dove while the British seem to prefer dived. “Dived” is the traditional past tense… Continue reading Dove or Dived – what is correct and how to use it
In our database, you can find the irregular verb ‘spell’ and we also prepared this simple image and PDF: This verb has both an irregular and regular form. You can use both and both are correct. Speakers in North America and Canada use spelled while the rest of the English-speaking world seems to prefer spelt… Continue reading Spelled or Spelt – what is correct and how to use it
In our database, you can find the irregular verb ‘spill’ and we also prepared this simple image and PDF: This verb has both an irregular and regular form. You can use both and both are correct. Speakers in North America and Canada use spilled while the rest of the English-speaking world seems to prefer spilt. Spilt and Spilled are also adjectives. A very… Continue reading Spilt or Spilled – what is correct and how to use it
In our database, you can find the irregular verb ‘learn’ and we also prepared this simple image and PDF: This verb has both an irregular and regular form. You can use both and both are correct. Speakers in North America and Canada use learned while the rest of the English-speaking world seems to prefer learnt. Learned… Continue reading Learnt or (vs) Learned – what is correct and how to use it
Do all the different English verb forms look too complicated to you? They don’t have to! In fact, it’s not that difficult. Look at the simple system of English verb forms in our article. In English, there are just five most common forms of verbs: Infinitive (the base form) Past tense Past participle The continuous… Continue reading Forms of verbs and list of most common verbs
Here is the list of Top 50 Regular verbs. We also prepared lists of the Top 5, 10, 20, 25, 30, and 100 regular verbs. Each row contains infinitive first, followed by the simple past (V2) form and the past participle (V3) form. For more detail just click on the verb in the infinite form. Regular verbs… Continue reading TOP 50 Regular verbs
