Speak: use a language or talk
Use speak for a language, a person or a topic, and learn the irregular forms spoke and spoken.
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English: Verbs and their patterns
English: Connect verb meanings to their forms and complements through original sentences and explained practice.
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English: Verbs and their patterns
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Say: put words into speech
Use say for words and greetings, ask for repetition and learn the irregular past said.
Read and practiseVisit: go to see a person or place
Use visit with a person or place, describe an occasion and form the regular past visited.
Read and practiseHear: perceive a sound
Use hear for noticing sound, contrast it with listening and learn the irregular past heard.
Read and practiseSmiling at people and for photos
A friendly expression can greet a neighbour or make a photograph warmer; describe both moments in English.
Read and practiseFinish: complete an activity
Use finish for completing work or an activity ending, including finish followed by an -ing form.
Read and practiseWatch: observe over time
Use watch for paying visual attention over time, including moving events and programmes on a screen.
Read and practiseLook: direct your eyes or describe appearance
Learn look at for directing attention and look with an adjective to describe an appearance.
Read and practiseStanding in a place
An upright position beside a gate or near a counter helps describe where someone stands.
Read and practiseSwimming in different places
A pool, a river or the sea gives you a setting for describing movement through water.
Read and practiseTravelling to places by different means
A train to the coast or a boat to an island lets you describe a journey and how it is made.
Read and practiseAchieving a goal through effort
A target reached after hard work is an achievement: express goals and results with this useful English verb.
Read and practiseConsider: possibilities and judgments
Use consider with a possibility or an -ing action, and describe a judgment about a person or thing.
Read and practiseAdmitting a fact or action
A mistake acknowledged honestly: express facts and actions someone accepts as true with this English verb.
Read and practiseGiving guidance with advise
A doctor’s recommendation or a warning against a choice: express both kinds of guidance in English.
Read and practiseSuggest: offering ideas and actions
Use suggest with a noun, an -ing action or a that-clause when offering an idea.
Read and practiseAfford: money, time and choices
A bicycle within your budget or a day you can spare: express whether a purchase or action is possible.
Read and practiseAnnouncing news and decisions
A public result, a new plan or a change of hours: describe how information reaches an audience.
Read and practiseExplain: making meaning clear
Use explain with a thing, a recipient introduced by to or a clause giving a reason.
Read and practiseApologizing to someone
A late arrival or a mistake can call for an apology: identify the person and the reason in English.
Read and practiseApplying for work or study
A job, a course or a place at college: describe what you request and which organization receives it.
Read and practiseCompare: similarities and differences
Use compare to examine options, results or prices and connect the things being compared.
Read and practiseArguing with people or giving reasons
A disagreement over a route or reasons for a claim: distinguish two ways of describing an argument.
Read and practiseAttending an event or class
A meeting, course or concert can bring people together: describe being present using the English verb for attendance.
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