Baixe Common Verbs - Complete .pdf e outras Exercícios em PDF para Literatura Inglesa, somente na Docsity!
Common Verbs
Verbs are words that show actions, states, or occurrences. They are essential in every sentence because they tell us what the subject is doing or what is happening.
1. What Are Common Verbs?
Common verbs are verbs that appear frequently in everyday English conversations and writing. They are basic, versatile, and used in many different contexts.
2. Categories of Common Verbs
a) Action Verbs
These verbs express physical or mental actions.
● Examples:
○ run
○ eat
○ write
○ think
○ play
b) State Verbs
These verbs describe a state, condition, or feeling rather than an action.
● Examples:
○ be
○ have
○ know
○ like
○ believe
c) Auxiliary (Helping) Verbs
These verbs help form different tenses, moods, or voices of main verbs.
● Examples:
○ be (am, is, are)
○ have (has, have)
○ do (does, did)
○ Modal verbs: can, will, must, should
3. List of Common Verbs
Verb Meaning/Use Example Sentence
be To exist, or to describe She is happy.
have To own or possess I have a car.
do To perform an action They do their homework.
say To speak or express words He said hello to me.
go To move from one place to another
We go to school by bus.
get To receive or obtain I got a gift for my birthday.
make To create or build She made a cake.
● She has three cats.
● We do our homework after school.
● They say the movie is good.
● He goes to the gym every morning.
● I get up early on weekdays.
● She makes delicious food.
● We know each other well.
● I think it will rain.
● He takes a lot of photos.
6. Practice Tip
Try to memorize common verbs with their base form, past tense, and past participle (especially irregular verbs), as this helps in forming sentences correctly. For example:
● go – went – gone
● see – saw – seen
● make – made – made
