Theme four
Bring brought, bringing, brings
I brought my daughter to the office.
This broadcast was brought to you (= paid for) by Burger King.
That music brings to mind our first date (= makes me remember it).
Build built, building, builder, building, builds
The bridge is built of steel and aluminum..
We’ll build the dam here with logs and stones.
The birds built their nest in the small fir tree. .
We must build on our reputation to expand the business.
Carry carried, carrying, carries, carrier
This bus can carry forty passengers.
Underground cables carry electricity to all parts of the city.
Malaria is a disease carried by mosquitoes.
Check checked, checking, checks
The doctor will call next week to check on your progress.
She wrote me a check for $120.
Climb climbed, climbing, climbs, climber, climbing
They climbed the hill (=went up it using their legs) with great difficulty.
It got hotter and hotter as the sun climbed higher and higher.
come came, come, coming, comes
Come and see what I’ve done.
Her hair comes to her shoulders.
Do – does – did – doing – doer –doers
I do my homework everyday .
She always does her work.
They did their work early last week
Draw drew, drawn, drawing, draws
The child drew a picture of a do
As we drew near, a dog started to bark.
End ended, ending, ends, endless, endlessly
I’ll pay you at the end of next month.
I didn’t meet him until the end of the course.
They live at the other end of the street.
Feel felt, feeling, feels, feeling
You shouldn’t feel embarrassed about making a mistake.
I felt a sharp pain in my side when I stood up.
Do you feel strongly (= have strong opinions) about it?
Find found, finding, finds
I can’t find my glasses and I’ve looked everywhere.
I found a ten-dollar bill in my pocket.
I hope I can find a place to live near work.
Get got, gotten, got, getting, gets
How much did he get for his car (= How much money did he sell it for)?
When did you get the news about Sam?
What did you get for your birthday?
Come on, let’s get this show on the road or we’ll be late.
Give gave, given, giving, gives, giver, givers,
They never gave me a choice.
I’m nearly ready – just give me a couple of minutes.
Go went, gone, going, goes, goner
I’d love to go to America.
We went into the house.
Are you going by train?
Leave left, leaving, leaves
I’ll be leaving at five o’clock tomorrow.
Hey, you’ve left your keys (=you’ve forgotten your keys).
I left the decision up to her.
Life lifetime, lifeless, live, lively,
Life’s too short to worry about money!
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient evidence
I ran ‘for dear life’ when I saw the tiger. (desperately or urgently)
Look looked, looking, looks
They looked at the picture and laughed.
Look at all this rubbish on the floor.
She looked up from her book and smiled at me.
Make made, making, makes
Shall I make some coffee?
She makes all her own clothes.
The photograph makes me look about 80!
Meet met, meeting, meets
They meet each other for lunch once a month.
Do you think we will be able to meet our deadline?
A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream.
Move moved, moving, moves, movement, movements
I’m so cold I can’t move my fingers.
I hate the way my boss watches my every move (= watches everything I do).
He made a sudden movement and frightened the bird away.
Point pointed, ,
She pointed her finger at me.
Put putting, puts
He put my groceries in the bag.
She put the blame on me.
Put it in your own words.
Run ran, run, running, runs, runner
They ran for the bus and got there just in time.
I’ve got to run now (= hurry away) because I’m late for my appointment.
Running is a very popular form of exercise.
Say said, saying, says
Small children find it difficult to say long words.
She said goodbye to all her friends and left.
Send sent, sending, sends, sender
Could you send a reply to them as quickly as possible.
The news report was sent by satellite.
They sent her flowers for her birthday.
Start started, starting, starts, starter
When do you start your course/your new job?
We’ll be starting (the session) at six o’clock.
Can you start (= begin a new job) on Monday?
Stop stopped, stopping, stops, stoppage, stopper,
Once I start eating chocolate, I can’t stop.
I couldn’t stop laughing.
My watch must have stopped.
I stopped seeing him last year.
He stopped the hole in the tire with a patch.
Take taker, took, taken, taking, takes, takeover, taker
Here’s your pen, I took it by mistake.
Do you take milk in your tea?
Tell told, telling, tells
He told us of his extraordinary childhood.
Did you tell anyone you were coming to see me?
I’m leaving you, she told him.
I told her to go home.
Walk walked, walking, walks, walker
I walked home.
A cat was walking along the top of the fence.
He walks two kilometers to work every morning.
He offered to walk her to the station.
I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
Want wanted, wanting, wants
I want some chocolate.
She wants a word with you.
What do you want to eat?
Do you want me to take you to the station?
Appear appeared, appearing, appears, appearance
She appears to be the girl’s sister.
We have to appear in court next week.
Character ,, characterize, characterization, characterless, characters
It’s not in her character to be jealous (= she would not usually be jealous).
To find a man’s true character, play golf with him.
Politeness is traditionally part of the British character.
Literature literary, literarily,
I specialized in nineteenth-century literature at university.
Scientific literature is usually incomprehensible to the lay reader. .
Moral morals, moralist, moralists
It’s her moral obligation to tell the police what she knows.
Story storied, stories, storyteller, storytelling
She reads stories to the children every night.
My daughter won’t go to bed without hearing a bedtime story.
Did he tell you the same story about why he was late?
Translate translated, translating, translates, translation, translator
The instructions had been translated from Japanese. To Arabic .
He is a translator at the UN.
I need to translate these words from English to Arabic .
Write wrote, written, writing, writes
When you fill in the form, please write clearly/legibly in black ink.
I hope to see you next Saturday, she wrote.
Why not write (down) your ideas on a piece of paper before you start?
Listen listened, listening, listens, listener, listeners
What kind of music do you listen to?
She does all the talking – I just sit and listen.
You haven’t listened to a word I’ve said!
We listened in silence as the names of the dead were read out. .
Comedy comedic, comedies, comedian, comic
She’s a director well known for serious films but her latest is a comedy.
A lot of Shakespeare’s plays are comedies.
Tragedy tragic, tragically, tragedies, tragical
His life was touched by hardship and personal tragedy.
The bomb explosion resulted in a tragic loss of life.
History historian, historic, historical, historically, histories, historians
I studied modern European history at college.
The voice of history is often little more than the organ of hatred or flattery.
Kill killed, killing, kills, killer
Sunday’s bomb killed 19 people.
Their son was killed in a road accident.
Dad will kill me for being late.
Play played, playing, plays, player, playable, play-like, playful, playfully,
You play tennis, don’t you Sam?
Two of the team weren’t playing because they were injured.
Tim was playing the piano.
Plot plotted, plotting, plots, plotter, plotters
They’re plotting to take over the company.
The police have foiled a plot to assassinate the president.
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