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.
add
allow
bake
bang
call
chase
damage
drop
end
escape
fasten
fix
gather
grab
hang
hug
imagine
itch
jog
jump
kick
knit
land
lock
march
mix
name
notice
obey
open
pass
promise
question
reach
rinse
scatter
stay
talk
turn
untie
use
vanish
visit
walk
work
yawn
yell
zip
zoom

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:
may
might
must
be
being
been
am
are
is
was
were
do
does
did
should
could
would
have
had
has
will
can
shall

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:
am
are
are
being
appear
be
become
feel
get
grow
have/has been
is
lie
look
might be
might have been
prove
remain
seem
sit
smell
sound
stay
taste
turn
were

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/bitten
choose/chose/chosen
eat/ate/eaten
fall/fell/fallen
hurt/hurt/hurt
go/went/gone
lay/laid/laid
ring/rang/rung
send/sent/sent
teach/taught/taught
write/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 1,000,000
1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 31 thirty-one
2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 40 forty
3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 50 fifty
4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 60 sixty
5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 70 seventy
6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 80 eighty
7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 90 ninety
8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 100 a/one hundred
9 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 ten
1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty
2,001 - 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 hundred
2,100 - two thousand, one hundred
Thousands and Millions
Use 1,000 and 1,000,000 always with 'a' or 'one'.
1,000 - a thousand / one thousand
201,000 - 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 Euros
several 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 Euros
thousands of light years
Table of Ordinal Numbers
Ordinal Numbers from 1 through 1,000,000
1 st first 11 th eleventh 21 st twenty-first 31 st thirty-first
2 nd second 12 th twelfth 22 nd twenty-second 40 th fortieth
3 rd third 13 th thirteenth 23 rd twenty-third 50 th fiftieth
4 th fourth 14 th fourteenth 24 th twenty-fourth 60 th sixtieth
5 th fifth 15 th fifteenth 25 th twenty-fifth 70 th seventieth
6 th sixth 16 th sixteenth 26 th twenty-sixth 80 th eightieth
7 th seventh 17 th seventeenth 27 th twenty-seventh 90 th ninetieth
8 th eighth 18 th eighteenth 28 th twenty-eighth 100 th one hundredth
9 th ninth 19 th nineteenth 29 th twenty-ninth 1,000 th one thousandth
10 th tenth 20 th twentieth 30 th thirtieth 1,000,000 th 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 Verbs
Irregular 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 List
This is a list of some irregular verbs in English. Of course, there are many
others, but these are the more common irregular verbs.
V1
Base Form
V2
Past Simple
V3
Past 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 List
There 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
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
branch
breathe
bruise
brush
bubble
bump
burn
bury
buzz

calculate
call
camp
care
carry
carve
choke
chop
claim
clap
clean
clear
compare
compete
complain
complete
concentrate
concern
cough
count
cover
crack
crash
crawl
cause
challenge
change
charge
chase
cheat
check
cheer
chew
clip
close
coach
coil
collect
colour
comb
command
communicate
confess
confuse
connect
consider
consist
contain
continue
copy
correct
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
matter
measure
milk
mine
move
muddle
march
mark
marry
match
mate
meddle
melt
memorise
mend
mess up
miss
mix
moan
moor
mourn
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
refuse
regret
reign
reject
rejoice
remove
repair
repeat
replace
reply
rhyme
rinse
risk
rob
rock
realise
receive
recognise
record
reduce
reflect
relax
release
rely
remain
remember
remind
report
reproduce
request
rescue
retire
return
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
thaw
tick
tickle
tie
time
tip
tire
touch
tour
trace
trade
train
transport
trap
travel
treat
tremble
trick
trot
trouble
trust
try
tug
tumble
turn
twist
thank tow trip 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