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Common verbs

Everyday verbs you will use all the time.

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to runto move quickly on foot, faster than walking

to eatto put food in your mouth and swallow it

to sleepto rest with your eyes closed, not awake

to buyto get something by paying money for it

to writeto put words on paper or a screen

to listento pay attention to a sound in order to hear it

to walkto move on foot at a normal speed

to jumpto push yourself off the ground with your legs

to sitto rest your body on a chair or the ground

to standto be on your feet in an upright position

to opento move something so it is no longer closed

to closeto move something so it is no longer open

to pushto use force to move something away from you

to pullto use force to move something toward you

to throwto send something through the air with your hand

to catchto grab something that is moving through the air

to cutto divide something using a sharp tool

to carryto hold and move something from one place to another

to cryto produce tears because you are sad or hurt

to laughto make a sound showing you think something is funny

to climbto move up something using your hands and feet

to swimto move through water using your arms and legs

to danceto move your body to music

to singto make music with your voice

to drawto make a picture using a pencil or pen

to paintto make a picture or cover a surface using paint

to countto say numbers in order

to rideto travel on a bicycle, horse, or vehicle

to flyto move through the air

to driveto control a car or other vehicle

to cookto prepare food using heat

to washto clean something with water

to cleanto remove dirt from something

to kickto hit something with your foot

to liftto pick something up and raise it

to breakto cause something to separate into pieces

to fixto repair something that is broken

to buildto make something by putting parts together

to dropto let something fall by accident

to holdto have something in your hand or arms

to waitto stay in a place until something happens

to helpto make it easier for someone to do something

to shareto let someone use or have part of what you have

to hideto put something where it cannot be seen

to lookto turn your eyes toward something

to watchto look at something for a period of time

to wearto have clothes or accessories on your body

to speakto say words out loud

to askto say something to get information from someone

to answerto say or write something in reply to a question

to learnto gain knowledge or a skill through study or experience

to teachto help someone learn something

to playto do an activity for fun

to goto move from one place to another

to cometo move toward the person who is speaking

to seeto notice something with your eyes

to hearto notice a sound with your ears

to knowto have information or understanding about something

to thinkto use your mind to consider something

to wantto wish to have or do something

to needto require something because it is necessary

to liketo enjoy or feel positive about something

to loveto have a very strong, positive feeling for someone or something

to feelto experience an emotion or physical sensation

to giveto hand something to someone

to taketo reach for and hold something

to maketo create or produce something

to findto discover where something is

to loseto no longer have something because you cannot find it

to winto succeed in a game, race, or competition

to startto begin doing something

to stopto no longer continue an action or movement

to finishto complete something

to leaveto go away from a place

to arriveto reach a place after traveling

to stayto remain in a place

to liveto have your home in a place

to growto become bigger over time

to changeto become different or make something different

to moveto change position or location

to turnto move so you are facing a different direction

to touchto put your hand on something

to smileto move your mouth to show you are happy

to shoutto say something very loudly

to whisperto speak very quietly

to sellto give something to someone in exchange for money

to payto give money for something

to spendto use money to buy things

to saveto keep money instead of spending it

to sendto make something go to another place or person

to callto speak to someone by phone

to visitto go see a person or place

to travelto go from one place to another, often far away

to rememberto keep information in your mind or bring it back to mind

to forgetto fail to remember something

to dreamto imagine things while you sleep

to hugto put your arms around someone to show affection

to kissto touch someone with your lips to show love

to explainto make something clear so someone understands it

to agreeto have the same opinion as someone else

to readto look at and understand written words

to talkto say things to another person in a conversation

to workto do a job or task

to worryto feel anxious about a problem

to followto go after someone or something, or to do what instructions say

to understandto know the meaning of something

to meetto see and talk to someone for the first time, or to get together with someone

to studyto spend time learning about a subject

to tryto attempt to do something

to decideto choose something after thinking about it

to believeto think that something is true

to tellto give someone information by speaking

to keepto continue having or doing something

to letto allow someone to do something

to putto move something to a place

to setto put something in place, or to decide on a time

to showto let someone see something

to bringto carry something with you to a place

to wonderto think about something you are curious about

to hopeto want something to happen

to planto decide what you will do in the future

to offerto say you are willing to give or do something

to continueto keep doing something without stopping

to receiveto get something that is given or sent to you

to chooseto decide which one you want from two or more options

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