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.

addallowbakebangcallchasedamage

dropendescapefastenfixgathergrab

hanghugimagineitchjogjumpkick

knitlandlockmarchmixnamenotice

obeyopenpasspromisequestionreachrinse

scatterstaytalkturnuntieusevanish

visitwalkworkyawnyellzipzoom

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:

maymightmustbe

beingbeenamare

iswasweredo

doesdidshouldcould

wouldhavehadhas

willcanshall

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:

amarearebeingappear

bebecomefeelgetgrow

have/has beenislielookmight be

might have beenproveremainseemsit

smellsoundstaytasteturnwere

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/bittenchoose/chose/choseneat/ate/eatenfall/fell/fallenhurt/hurt/hurt

go/went/gonelay/laid/laidring/rang/rungsend/sent/sentteach/taught/taughtwrite/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 1,000,0001 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 31 thirty-one2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 40 forty3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 50 fifty4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 60 sixty5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 70 seventy6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 80 eighty

7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 90 ninety8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 100 a/one hundred9 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 ten1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty2,001 - 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 hundred2,100 - two thousand, one hundred

Thousands and Millions

Use 1,000 and 1,000,000 always with 'a' or 'one'.

1,000 - a thousand / one thousand201,000 - 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 Eurosseveral 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 Eurosthousands of light years

Table of Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000

1st first 11th eleventh 21st twenty-first 31st thirty-first

2nd second 12th twelfth 22nd twenty-second 40th fortieth

3rd third 13th thirteenth 23rd twenty-third 50th fiftieth

4th fourth 14th fourteenth 24th twenty-fourth 60th sixtieth

5th fifth 15th fifteenth 25th twenty-fifth 70th seventieth

6th sixth 16th sixteenth 26th twenty-sixth 80th eightieth

7th seventh 17th seventeenth 27th twenty-seventh 90th ninetieth

8th eighth 18th eighteenth 28th twenty-eighth 100th one hundredth

9th ninth 19th nineteenth 29th twenty-ninth 1,000th one thousandth

10th tenth 20th twentieth 30th thirtieth 1,000,000th 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 VerbsIrregular 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 ListThis is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many others, but these are the more common irregular verbs.

V1Base Form

V2Past Simple

V3Past 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 ListThere 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 allow applaud attach

add admire admit advise afford agree alert

amuse analyse announce annoy answer apologise appear

appreciate approve argue arrange arrest arrive ask

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

 

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

deliver depend describe desert deserve destroy detect

disapprove disarm discover dislike divide double doubt

dress drip drop drown drum dry

decorate delay delight

develop disagree disappear

drag drain dream

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

increase influence inform inject injure

intend interest interfere interrupt introduce

invite irritate itch

include instruct invent

 

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

permit phone pick pinch

pop possess post pour

prevent prick print produce

part pass paste pat pause peck pedal peel peep perform

pine place plan plant play please plug point poke polish

practise pray preach precede prefer prepare present preserve press pretend

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

shiver shock shop shrug sigh sign signal sin sip ski skip slap slip slow smash smell smile

soothe sound spare spark sparkle spell spill spoil spot spray sprout squash squeak squeal squeeze stain stamp

stop store strap strengthen stretch strip stroke stuff subtract succeed suck suffer suggest suit supply support suppose

separate serve settle shade share shave shelter

smoke snatch sneeze sniff snore snow soak

stare start stay steer step stir stitch

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