KEY ENGLISH VERBS
PAST TENSE

1. TO BE (INFINITIVE)
a. EXISTENCE
b. HELPING VERB (auxiliary)

Sample sentences:

I was tired after work. You were a assistant yesterday.

We were all wearing coats yesterday because the weather was cold.

2. TO DO (INFINITIVE)
a. ACTION

(Please note: the form of the verb is the same in each case!)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	DID	WE	DID
YOU	DID	YOU	DID
HE	DID	THEY	DID
SHE	DID
IT	DID
Singular nouns	DID	Plural nouns	DID

Sample sentences:

I did the laundry. Did you do the laundry? We both did the laundry.
She does the laundry on Wednesday. He did the laundry on Saturday.

3. TO GO (INFINITIVE)
a. MOVEMENT

(Please note: the form of the verb is the same in each case!)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	WENT	WE	WENT
YOU	WENT	YOU	WENT
HE	WENT	THEY	WENT
SHE	WENT
IT	WENT
Singular nouns	WENT	Plural nouns	WENT

Sample sentences:

I went shopping last week. He went shopping yesterday. They went shopping together.
We all went shopping together on Sunday.

4. TO HAVE (INFINITIVE)
a. POSSESSION
b. HELPING VERB (auxiliary)

(Please note: the form of the verb is the same in each case!)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	HAD	WE	HAD
YOU	HAD	YOU	HAD
HE	HAD	THEY	HAD
SHE	HAD
IT	HAD
Singular nouns	HAD	Plural nouns	HAD

Sample sentences:

I had a job but I was laid off. She had a job that paid well.
They had a job in a machine factory for 3 years.

5. TO COME (INFINITIVE)

a. MOVEMENT TO (TOWARDS)
b. TO COME BACK = TO RETURN

(Please note: the form of the verb is the same in each case!)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	CAME	WE	CAME
YOU	CAME	YOU	CAME
HE	CAME	THEY	CAME
SHE	CAME
IT	CAME
Singular nouns	CAME	Plural nouns	CAME

Sample sentences:

I came home from work yesterday. She came home from her trip on Monday.

We all came home from work on Friday.

6. TO MAKE (INFINITIVE)
a. CREATE

(Please note: the form of the verb is the same in each case!)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	MADE	WE	MADE
YOU	MADE	YOU	MADE
HE	MADE	THEY	MADE
SHE	MADE
IT	MADE
Singular nouns	MADE	Plural nouns	MADE

Sample sentences:

You made me laugh. She made you cry. That movie made me smile.
We all made mistakes on the test.

7. TO FEEL (INFINITIVE) Past Tense = FELT

SENSES
a. TO TOUCH, Past Tense = TOUCHED
b. TO SEE, Past Tense = SAW
c. TO HEAR, Past Tense = HEARD
d. TO TASTE, Past Tense = TASTED
e. TO SPEAK, Past Tense = SPOKE

(Please note: the form of the verb is the same in each case!)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	TOUCHED	WE	TOUCHED
YOU	TOUCHED	YOU	TOUCHED
HE	TOUCHED	THEY	TOUCHED
SHE	TOUCHED
IT	TOUCHED
Singular nouns	TOUCHED	Plural nouns	TOUCHED

Sample sentences:

I felt happy yesterday. She felt sad yesterday. The cake tasted good. I saw the car. He saw the car, too. The sun felt warm on Friday. They heard the boards singing. She heard the birds singing. He spoke Russian to his friend. She spoke English. We all spoke English together. I touched my chin. He touched his chin. She touched her chin.

8. TO PUT (INFINITIVE)

a. To PLACE 

b. To INVEST 

c. To GIVE

(Please note: the form of the verb is the same in each case!)

Sample sentences:

He puts the car in the garage every day. The children put away the toys.

9. TO GIVE (INFINITIVE)
a. PROVIDE

(Please note: the form of the verb is the same in each case!)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	GAVE	WE	GAVE
YOU	GAVE	YOU	GAVE
HE	GAVE	THEY	GAVE
SHE	GAVE
IT	GAVE
Singular nouns	GAVE	Plural nouns	GAVE

Sample sentences:

He gave her a ring. Children gave us pleasure.
They gave money last year.

10. TO GET (INFINITIVE)

a. HOLD
b. BUY
c. WIN
d. CARRY
e. UNDERSTAND

(Please note: the form of the verb is the same in each case!)

 

Singular	Singular	Plural	Plural
I	GOT	WE	GOT
YOU	GOT	YOU	GOT
HE	GOT	THEY	GOT
SHE	GOT
IT	GOT
Singular nouns	GOT	Plural nouns	GOT

Sample sentences:

You got paid for your work. Last year, we got paid every week on Fridays.
All of us got paid for working hark.

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