50 Most Common Irregular Verbs These are the most common fifty irregular verbs in the English language. This does not in
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50 Most Common Irregular Verbs These are the most common fifty irregular verbs in the English language. This does not include the auxiliary verbs "do" and "have". Just by learning these fifty, your students will have prepared themselves for 87% of irregular verb use in English!
Rank
Base Form
Past Tense Form
Past Participle
1
say
said
said
2
make
made
made
3
go
went
gone
4
take
took
taken
5
come
came
come
6
see
saw
seen
7
know
knew
known
8
get
got
got/gotten (US)
9
give
gave
given
10
find
found
found
11
think
thought
thought
12
tell
told
told
13
become
became
become
14
show
showed
shown
15
leave
left
left
16
feel
felt
felt
17
put
put
put
18
bring
brought
brought
19
begin
began
begun
20
keep
kept
kept
21
hold
held
held
22
write
wrote
written
23
stand
stood
stood
24
hear
heard
heard
25
let
let
let
26
mean
meant
meant
27
set
set
set
28
meet
met
met
29
run
ran
run
30
pay
paid
paid
31
sit
sat
sat
32
speak
spoke
spoken
33
lie
lay
lain
34
lead
led
led
35
read
read
read
36
grow
grew
grown
37
lose
lost
lost
38
fall
fell
fallen
39
send
sent
sent
40
build
built
built
41
understand
understood
understood
42
draw
drew
drawn
43
break
broke
broken
44
spend
spent
spent
45
cut
cut
cut
46
rise
rose
risen
47
drive
drove
driven
48
buy
bought
bought
49
wear
wore
worn
50
choose
chose
chosen
Source: http://www.esl-lounge.com/reference/grammar-reference-most-commonirregular-verb-list.php
What is an Adverb of Frequency Adverb of frequency is a word that defines how regularly something occurs or happens, either in definite or indefinite terms. Adverbs can also be used to describe adjectives and other adverbs. There are two types: adverbs of definite frequency and adverbs of indefinite frequency. The point of an adverb in a sentence tells whether it is an adverb of definite or indefinite frequency. Adverbs of Definite Frequency: An adverb that labels definite frequency is one such as weekly, hourly, monthly, daily, or yearly. Adverbs of definite frequency occur at the beginning or the end of a sentence. Other ones are once a month, every month, and every other month. Any exact number of times that happen in a given time period are also adverbs of definite frequency: twice a week, three times a month, twice a year, once every five years, four times a year and so on. Examples: Some staffs go out for lunch every day. The sales director gets new e-mail hourly. Every day, some organisations go out for lunch. Payroll must be done every three weeks.
Adverbs of Frequency List The list of adverbs of frequency are as below:
Annually
Generally
Normally
Soon
Yesterday
Always
Hourly
Now and then
Seldom
Yet
Almost never
Hardly ever
Nearly always
Sometimes
Typically
Often
Scarcely ever
Almost always Infrequently Continually
Intermittently Occasionally
Today
Constantly
Later
Once in a while Then
Daily
Monthly
Periodically
Tonight
Eventually
Never
Quarterly
Usually
Ever
Next
Regularly
Weekly
Frequently
Nightly
Rarely
Yearly
Adverbs of Indefinite Frequency: An adverb describing indefinite frequency doesn’t specify an exact time frame. Adverbs of indefinite frequency include always, once in a while, hardly ever, often, usually, never, very often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, repeatedly, typically and occasionally.
We use some adverbs to describe how frequently we do an activity. These are called adverbs of frequency and include:
Frequency Adverb of Frequency Example 100%
always
I always go to bed before 9pm.
90%
usually
I usually have proteins for breakfast.
80%
normally / generally
I normally go to the gym.
70%
often* / frequently
I often surf the internet.
50%
sometimes
I sometimes forget my wife's birthday.
30%
occasionally
I occasionally eat junk food.
10%
seldom
I seldom read the newspaper.
5%
hardly ever / rarely
I hardly ever drink alcohol.
0%
never
I never swim in the sea.
Examples of Adverbs of Frequency 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29.
Leann often takes notes during the Skype sessions. I often go to the PVR cinemas. He is often late for work. We seldom see Jonathan. We occasionally go for a drive on a Saturday. We take a vacation at least once annually. I go to the cinema once in a while. I always eat breakfast in the morning, even when I am late for school. She sometimes visits me at home. I usually shop for groceries on Sunday afternoons. We usually drink coffee. The incubator turns each egg hourly. She drinks wine every now and again. My dentist told me I should floss twice daily. From time to time I visit my mother. Annie doesn't usually smoke. I go to the cinema once a week. I take a dance class on Wednesdays. I visit my parents twice a month. She likes dancing. She always goes to the night club to dance. I meet him several times a year. You normally see them best in September or March. They usually quarrel. I rarely see them in good terms with each other. I change the sheets once a fortnight. OK, sorry. I’m not always right either. Usually, but not always! She takes these tablets three times a day. I never go to the supermarket with my mother. I relax on Saturdays. I don't mind going to the theater. I sometimes go with my husband.
Source: http://english.edurite.com/english-grammar/adverb-of-frequency.html#