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Is there an English verb that is more useful than “to give”? It’s hard to say, but “give” is among the most commonly used, and among the first verbs that new learners first acquire. Not only is the word used a lot independently, but also as part of phrasal verbs such as “give up” and…
Take in the past tense can be a little tricky for students to learn as it does change form quite dramatically even for an irregular English verb. We have the full guide further below to help you understand these changes and the quite bite sized answer right below if you are just doing a quick check….
The verb “get” in English is one of the most versatile and commonly used. In general, it refers to the action of acquiring something or coming into possession of something, but can also be used in more casual expressions to mean “understand.” The past tense of “get” is “got” while the past participle is also…
When we’re learning any language, we can broadly divide the major skills into four areas: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. This is something we can understand easily enough, but things get a lot more complicated when we start to think about which of these is the most important when learning English. Determining the most important…
There has been a lot in the media about how ChatGPT will affect Education and the vast majority of those are tales of woe and calamity. However, we take a difference view and think just like other technologies that have come before it and most certainly will come after it, ChatGPT is just another tool…
Sink is a very versatile verb in English, and can be used to mean a number of different things. Broadly speaking, the word “sink” refers to the downward movement of something from a higher position to a lower one, and is very often associated with objects moving through water. The simple past tense of “sink”…
In its verb form, the English word “begin” refers to the action of starting something, or undertaking the first section or part of something. It is not to be confused with its noun form “beginning.” The simple past tense form of begin is “began” and its past participle is “begun.” Besides its more formal and…
The English verb “bear” has multiple meanings but is invariably connected with carrying or shouldering a burden or responsibility, as well as enduring some sort of hardship or difficulty. It can be used in a literal or physical sense, and also in a more abstract sense. Bear is something of an irregular verb when it…
The English verb “to freeze” might be most closely associated with the coldest season of the year, but of course it carries a wealth of different meanings, some of which we will explore below. While the infinitive is “freeze,” the simple past tense is “froze” and the past participle is “frozen.” The present participle is…
The verb “to bite” in English can have a variety of meanings, ranging from a literal sense relating to the action of clamping down on something with one’s teeth or mouth, to a more figurative sense where we use it to describe pain felt at the onset of things like sharp winter winds. The simple…
