Essential English Verbs 1
| ask May I ask a question? | to askMay I ask a question? | |
| begin When will the class begin? | to beginWhen will the class begin? | |
| believe I believe you are right. | to believeI believe you are right. | |
| break Be careful, don’t break it. | to breakBe careful, don’t break it. | |
| buy I will buy new shoes. | to buyI will buy new shoes. | |
| call Can you call me later? | to callCan you call me later? | |
| carry Can you carry this to the car? | to carryCan you carry this to the car? | |
| choose Choose any seat you like. | to chooseChoose any seat you like. | |
| clean I clean my room every day. | to cleanI clean my room every day. | |
| close Close the door, please. | to closeClose the door, please. | |
| collect Should I collect you from the airport tomorrow? | to collectShould I collect you from the airport tomorrow? | |
| come Come over for dinner tonight! | to comeCome over for dinner tonight! | |
| cry The baby cries loudly. | to cryThe baby cries loudly. | |
| disappear Did the cat disappear again? | to disappearDid the cat disappear again? | |
| drive He drives to work daily. | to driveHe drives to work daily. | |
| enjoy Do you enjoy reading? | to enjoyDo you enjoy reading? | |
| explain Can you explain that again? | to explainCan you explain that again? | |
| fall Be careful not to fall down! | to fallBe careful not to fall down! | |
| feel I feel happy today. | to feelI feel happy today. | |
| find I can’t find my keys. | to findI can’t find my keys. | |
| finish Did you finish your homework? | to finishDid you finish your homework? | |
| fix He fixed the broken chair. | to fixHe fixed the broken chair. | |
| forget Did you forget about the meeting today? | to forgetDid you forget about the meeting today? | |
| forgive I will never forgive you for lying. | to forgiveI will never forgive you for lying. | |
| give I will give her a gift. | to giveI will give her a gift. | |
| guess Can you guess the answer? | to guessCan you guess the answer? | |
| happen What happened here? | to happenWhat happened here? | |
| hate I hate cold weather. | to hateI hate cold weather. | |
| hear I can’t hear you, please speak louder. | to hearI can’t hear you; please speak louder. | |
| help Will you help me? | to helpWill you help me? | |
| hope I hope you feel better soon. | to hopeI hope you feel better soon. | |
| improve He improves every day. | to improveHe improves every day. | |
| invite Did you invite him? | to inviteDid you invite him? | |
| know I know the answer. | to knowI know the answer. | |
| like I like chocolate ice cream. | to likeI like chocolate ice cream. | |
| look Look at the stars! | to lookLook at the stars! | |
| lose Did you lose your keys? | to loseDid you lose your keys? | |
| meet Let’s meet after school. | to meetLet’s meet after school. | |
| need Do you need any help? | to needDo you need any help? | |
| open Can you open the window, please? | to openCan you open the window, please? | |
| practice Do you practice every day? | to practiceDo you practice every day? | |
| prepare I prepared a snack for us. | to prepareI prepared a snack for us. | |
| remember Do you remember his name? | to rememberDo you remember his name? | |
| ride Did you ride a horse at the farm? | to rideDid you ride a horse at the farm? | |
| worry Don’t worry about it! | to worryDon’t worry about it! |

