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28 / 473 verbs
Infinitif / Present
Preterite form(s)
Past Participle form(s)
Meaning

B

be(am, is, are)

being

was - were
been
To exist. Used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it.

buy

buying

bought
bought
To obtain something in exchange for money or goods.

C

choose

choosing

chose
chosen
To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

come

coming

came
come
To move from further away to nearer to.

D

do

doing

did
done
To perform, to execute.

drink

drinking

drank
drunk
To consume a liquid.

E

eat

eating

ate
eaten
To ingest.

F

find

finding

found
found
To discover.

G

get

getting

got
gotten, got
To obtain, to acquire.

give

giving

gave
given
To make a present or gift. To transfer one's possession to someone else.

go

going

went
gone
To move, to travel, to navigate.

H

have

having

had
had
To possess, own, hold.

hear

hearing

heard
heard
To perceive sounds through the ear.

K

know

knowing

knew
known
To have knowledge, to have information, to be informed.

L

learn

learning

learnt - learned
learnt, learned
To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something.

M

make

making

made
made
To build, construct, or produce.

meet

meeting

met
met
To make contact with someone while in proximity.

R

read

reading

read
read
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.

S

say

saying

said
said
To pronounce. To tell, either verbally or in writing.

see

seeing

saw
seen
To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight.

sit

sitting

sat
sat
To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.

sleep

sleeping

slept
slept
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

T

take

taking

took
taken
To seize, to capture, to catch.

teach

teaching

taught
taught
To pass on knowledge.

tell

telling

told
told
To say to someone.

think

thinking

thought
thought
To plan, to consider, to judge.

U

understand

understanding

understood
understood
To know something, to be familiar with a concept.

W

write

writing

wrote
written
To form letters, words or symbols to communicate.