See 3 forms. What is the difference between see, look and watch? So how to determine whether a verb is correct or not?

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In English, there is a rule according to which verbs of sensory perception and verbs expressing mental activity are not used in continuous tenses. But special mention should be made about the verbs think and see.

Verb think

The verb think can be used in both the Simple and Continuous tenses, depending on its meaning.

• Verb think in meaning " to believe, to have an opinion about something » not used in the days of the Continuous group, since once we have formed an opinion about something, we tend to stick to it for some time. I think she is quite clever. - I think she's pretty smart.
  What do you think of her new boyfriend? – What do you think about her new boyfriend?
  I don’t think he’ll help you with money. Don’t even ask him, it’s just wasting time. “I don’t think he will help you with money.” Don't even ask him, it's just a waste of time.
  Do you think these curtains will match my furniture? – Do you think these curtains will match my furniture?
• think in meaning " think, ponder" used in the times of the group Continuous, as it denotes a temporary thought process: Jim is thinking of moving into a new house - Jim is thinking about moving to a new house.
  What are you thinking about? — About my holiday. - What are you thinking about? - About my vacation.
  Jane is thinking about starting her own business. Jane is thinking about starting her own business.
  I was thinking about you when I got this message. “I was just thinking about you when I received this message.”

Verb see

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The verb see is also used in various meanings.

• If see means " see - visually perceive information" , then this verb not used during the time of the group Continuous Can you see the cat in that tree? Isn’t it your Grandma’s? – Do you see the cat on that tree? Isn't this your grandmother's cat?
  I see a very nice park in the photo. – In the photograph I see a beautiful park.
  It's too dark here, I cannot see anything. “It’s too dark here, I can’t see anything.”
  I looked for her but couldn’t see her in the crowd. “I looked for her, but couldn’t see her among the crowd.
• If see means " meet, have a meeting (with someone)" , then this verb used in during the time of the group Continuous I am seeing my accountant tomorrow. – I’m meeting with my accountant tomorrow.
  We are seeing at the cafe, then going to the cinema. – We meet in a cafe and then go to the cinema.
  What are you doing tonight? – I am seeing my friends at 8. – What are you going to do this evening? – I meet my friends at 8.

Irregular Verbs in English, these are verbs that have special forms (Past Simple) and (Past Participle). Among them there are both very common ones (feel - to feel, speak - to speak) and rare ones (cleave - to cut, forswear - to renounce). The tables below show common irregular verbs.

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Despite the fact that irregular verbs change in a special way, they still have some regularity. In the table below, the verbs are given with translation and transcription and are distributed based on the coincidence of forms:

1. Verbs AAA - all three forms are the same (cut - cut - cut, cut).
2. ABA verbs – the 1st and 3rd forms coincide (run – ran – run, run).
3. Verbs ABC – the 2nd and 3rd forms coincide (teach – taught – taught, teach).
4. ABC verbs – all forms are different (know – knew – known, know).

Inside the table, words are distributed not alphabetically, but by frequency, i.e. the higher the word, the more often it is used. Attached to the tables pdf files– you can print them out, stick them on cardboard and cut out cards for learning words.

Pay attention to the words read And wind. In the 2nd and 3rd forms read is read as . And the verb wind - to twist, should not be confused with the noun wind - wind.

The ten most basic irregular verbs

Among the commonly used irregular verbs we can distinguish the most basic. You need to know them first. Start learning verbs from them, and not in alphabetical order. You can learn them in literally 5 – 10 minutes.

These verbs need to be learned first

Notes:

1. Over time, some verbs have almost turned from irregular to regular. For example, even in not very old textbooks it is written that the verb to work– irregular, it has the forms: work – wrought – wrought. Now the form wrought is hardly used except in established expressions like “wrought iron,” so I have not included it in this table.
2. Verbs to learn(learn), to lean(lean) are also more often used as correct: learned, leaned, especially in the USA.
3. Pay attention to the forms read – read – read. The word is written the same, but read differently.
4. Don't confuse the verb wind(twist) and noun wind- wind. They are spelled the same, but have different pronunciation and meanings.
5. In the British version the verbs sew pronounced like

I’ll tell you a secret: regular and irregular verbs of the English language are the most “favorite” topic of teachers and students when studying English grammar. Fate would have it that the most popular and frequently used words in English speech were incorrect. For example, the famous phrase “to be or not to be” also contains an irregular verb. And that's the beauty of the British :)

Just take a second and imagine how wonderful it would be to add an ending -ed to main verbs and get the past tense. And now all English students are destined to take part in an exciting attraction - memorizing a convenient table of irregular verbs in the English language with translation and transcription.

1. IRREGULAR VERBS

Meet their royal majesty irregular verbs. You won’t have to rant about them for a long time. You just need to accept it and remember that each verb has its own forms. And it is almost impossible to detect any logical connection. All that remains is to put the table in front of you and learn, just as you once memorized the English alphabet.

It’s good that there are verbs where all three forms coincide and are pronounced the same (put-put-put). But there are especially harmful forms that are written as twins, but are pronounced differently (read - read - read). Just as only the best tea leaves of the best varieties are selected for a royal tea party, we have collected the most commonly used irregular verbs, arranged them alphabetically, visually conveniently arranged them in a table - we did everything to make you smile and... teach. In general, only conscientious cramming will save humanity from ignorance of English irregular verbs.

And to make memorization not so boring, you can create your own algorithms. For example, to begin with, write down all the verbs where the three forms coincide. Then those where the two forms coincide (these are the majority, by the way). Or, let’s say, today you learn words starting with the letter “b” (don’t think anything bad), and tomorrow - a different word. No limits to imagination for those in love with English!

And without leaving the cash register, we suggest you take a test on your knowledge of irregular verbs.

Table of irregular verbs in English with transcription and translation:

After this video you will love learning irregular verbs! Yo! :) ...for those who are impatient, it is advisable to watch from 38 seconds

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2. REGULAR VERBS

When the most difficult part in the form of irregular verbs is mastered (we want to believe that this is the case), you can crack the regular verbs of the English language like nuts. They are called so because they form the past tense form and participle II in exactly the same way. In order not to overload your brain once again, we’ll simply designate them as form 2 and form 3. And both of them are obtained using the ending - ed.

For example: look - looked,work - worked

2.1 And for those who like to get to the bottom of everything, you can conduct a brief educational program about the mysterious term “participle II”. Firstly, why participle? Because how else can we designate a three-headed dragon, which has the characteristics of 3 parts of speech at once: verb, adjective and adverb. Accordingly, such a form is always found WITH PARTS (at once with three).

Secondly, why II? Because there is also I . Quite logical  Only participle I has an ending -ing, and participle II has the ending -ed in regular verbs, and any ending in irregular ones ( written , built , come ).

2.2 And everything would be fine, but there are some nuances.

If the verb ends in -y, then you need an ending -ied(study - studied).
. If the verb consists of one syllable and ends in a consonant, then it is doubled (stop - stopped).
. The final consonant l is always doubled (travel -travelled)
. If the verb ends in -e, then you only need to add -d(translate - translated)

For those who are especially picky and attentive, you can also add pronunciation features. For example, after voiceless consonants the ending is pronounced “t”, after voiced consonants - “d”, after vowels “id”.

Perhaps you have heard/invented/read/seen a method that allows you to reduce effort to a minimum and maximize the efficiency of memorizing irregular verbs, but for some reason we don’t know it yet. Share not only your smile, but also your cramming options to please each other with something interesting

In the past tense, the verb after any pronoun comes in the same form - with the ending - ed - or completely changes its shape. In the first case, we are dealing with regular verbs whose endings are - ed . In the second case, we are faced with irregular verbs.

You cannot add to them - E.D. , because in the past tense these verbs change completely.

This is exactly what we are seeing with do. It's not in the past tense done (as it should be according to the rule), and did , because do is an irregular verb.

So how do you determine whether a verb is regular or not?

A little “female” logic will help us here: you just need to learn the table of irregular verbs and their translation. Those not on this list are correct. But the catch is that there are about 200 irregular verbs! And multiply this number by 3 (an irregular verb has 3 forms: one is the present tense, the second is the past tense, the third is the participle). However, the list of verbs necessary in everyday life is not so extensive - almost 2 times less. You need to know them first of all.

How to remember irregular verbs?

Repeat out loud 3 forms of each verb, so they are perfectly remembered - like a rhyme! Or print out a book to quickly memorize irregular verbs ().

Table of irregular verbs with translations

Table. Irregular verbs with translation