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Essential English Irregular Verbs List

Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Spanish Meaning

• Be | Was, Were | Been | Ser, Estar
• Become | Became | Become | Convertirse en
• Begin | Began | Begun | Empezar
• Bite | Bit | Bitten | Morder
• Bleed | Bled | Bled | Sangrar
• Blow | Blew | Blown | Soplar
• Break | Broke | Broken | Romper
• Bring | Brought | Brought | Traer
• Build | Built | Built | Construir
• Burn | Burnt | Burnt | Quemar
• Buy | Bought | Bought | Comprar
• Can | Could | (N/A) | Poder (Modal)
• Catch | Caught | Caught | Coger
• Choose | Chose | Chosen | Elegir
• Come | Came | Come | Venir
• Cost | Cost | Cost | Costar, Valer
• Cut | Cut | Cut | Cortar
• Deal | Dealt | Dealt | Tratar
• Do | Did | Done | Hacer
• Draw | Drew | Drawn | Dibujar
• Dream | Dreamt | Dreamt | Soñar
• Drink | Drank

English Grammar Exercises and Solutions

1. Choose the Correct Answers

Many people who live in Mumbai, India are homeless. If families had the money, they would send their children to school. But they haven't got money, so they must send their children to work. However, in 1998, a project called the Doorstep School-on-Wheels was created to bring education to some of the children. Every day, a school bus parks in the areas of the city where large numbers of homeless children live. This bus does not transport the children to a local school; instead, the children are given lessons on the bus in language, math, science, music, and art. Since the Doorstep School-on-Wheels program started, it has helped hundreds of children. Some of the students want... Continue reading "English Grammar Exercises and Solutions: A Comprehensive Guide" »

Infinitive

Past Simple

Past Participle

Spanish

rise

rose

risen

alzarse, subir

run

ran

run

correr

say

said

said

decir

see

saw

seen

ver

sell

sold

sold

vender

send

sent

sent

enviar

set

set

set

colocar

show

showed

shown

mostrar

shut

shut

shut

cerrar

sing

sang

sung

cantar

sink

sank

sunk

hundirse

sit

sat

sat

sentarse

sleep

slept

slept

dormir

speak

spoke

spoken

hablar

spend

spent

spent

gastar dinero, pasar tiempo

steal

stole

stolen

robar

swim

swam

swum

nadar

take

took

taken

tomar, llevar

teach

taught

taught

enseñar

This mock examination covers key areas of English language proficiency, including verb forms, vocabulary definitions, translation skills, and advanced sentence structure correction.

1. Verb Forms: Write the Past Participle

Provide the Past Participle form for each irregular verb listed below:

• Bring: brought
• Wear: worn (Original input was 'wore', which is Past Simple)
• Go: gone
• Send: sent
• Buy: bought
• Freeze: frozen
• Know: known
• Sit: sat
• Meet: met
• Fall: fallen
• Win: won
• Fight: fought
• Steal: stolen
• Get: got / gotten

2. Vocabulary Matching: Terms and Definitions

Match the term (A-J) with its correct definition:

1. PROFITABLE (Rentable): Beneficial or useful.
2. SLIPPER: Comfortable shoes to wear in the house.
3. SLOT: Place or position, as in a sequence or series.
4. BOTH: One and

Introduction

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Microphone

The microphone was created to address larger groups of people by amplifying the human voice. The official inventor of the microphone is David Edward Hughes in the 1870s. It was initially a carbon microphone, unlike the models we have today. Hughes, born in London in 1831, also invented the first printing telegraph. Besides his passion for physics, he was a musician, like his family, and played the piano. To use a microphone, you simply speak into it, and your voice will be amplified.

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The Lion Sleeps Tonight Lyrics

Lala kahle [Sleep well]

In the jungle, the mighty jungle

The lion sleeps tonight

In the jungle, the mighty jungle

The lion sleeps tonight

Imbube

Ingonyama ifile [The lion's in peace]

Ingonyama ilele [The lion sleeps]

Thula [Hush]

Near the village, the peaceful village

The lion sleeps tonight

Near the village, the peaceful village

The lion sleeps tonight

Imbube

Ingonyama ilele [The lion sleeps]

Hush my darling, don't fear my darling

The lion sleeps tonight

Hush my darling, don't fear my darling

The lion sleeps tonight

He, ha helelemama [He, ha helelemama]

Ohi'mbube [lion]