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Hearing Irregular Verbs
Practice with the 42 most commonly used irregular verbs. Audio and text: past, present, and future tenses.
Verb Set 1
Say - a report must be published
Make - omlettes, pancakes, with a gas stove during an earthquake
Go - to work, to meetings, expenses and invoices
Take - computers, books, and pens, oh my!
Come - breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as a dog
See - meteor showers, telescopes, and the aurora
Verb Set 2
Know - how to give our dog a bath
Get - apples, pies, and junkmail
Give - advice, reasons, and lemonade
Find - jellyfish, driftwood, starfish, and seaweed
Think - the app is reliable or buggy, fast or slow
Tell - which road to take before we get lost
Verb Set 3
Become - upset and resentful about a decision
Show - a prototype robot and what it can do
Leave - the office, car, and keys
Feel - anxious but good about a vaccination
Put - fish on the grill, chips on the table, sauce in a bowl
Bring - games and equipment on a camping trip
Verb Set 4
Begin - a round of golf
Keep - cash, receipts, and records
Hold - without bail, or maybe a meeting
Write - a list for shopping
Stand - in line to vote
Hear - good things or complaints
Verb Set 5
Buy - chocolate
Mean - to call, to leave, and don't forget business
Spend - too much money
Meet - in chess club or at the tournament
Cut - tomatoes, cake, cloth, paper, wood, and corners
Pay - less, cash, dividends, and attention
Verb Set 6
Sit - on the porch, in a chair, all afternoon
Speak - with your doctor!
Wear - sandals, sneakers, hat and coat
Lead - people, projects, and the market
Read - email, webpages, a warranty, between the lines
Grow - seedlings, vegetables, and flowers
Verb Set 7
Lose - keys, weight, and market share
Fall - people, rain, all kinds of things
Send - emails, attachments, everyday stuff
Build - projects around the house
Break - furniture, appliances; we break a lot of stuff
Drive - trips to the store, the seashore, even Toronto
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