A2 · Elementary Level

English Verbs

Essential verbs for everyday communication — actions, states, and everyday routines.
Five exercises on one page · Lesson + Quiz · Listen & Type · Scrambled Sentences · Shadowing · Listen, Read & Understand
Each section has its own Finish & Send button. Complete the exercises in any order.

① Quick Lesson — English Verbs

Quick Lesson — English Verbs

Action Verbs · State Verbs · Common Irregular Verbs · Present & Past Tense

Everyday Action Verbs

Verbs for Common Daily Actions

These verbs describe actions people do every day. They are used in the simple present tense to talk about routines and habits.

Verb	Example Sentence	Spanish Translation
eat	I eat breakfast at seven.	Yo desayuno a las siete.
walk	She walks to school every day.	Ella camina a la escuela todos los días.
study	He studies English in the evening.	Él estudia inglés por la tarde.
work	They work at the language center.	Ellos trabajan en el centro de idiomas.
sleep	My brother sleeps eight hours a night.	Mi hermano duerme ocho horas por noche.

State & Feeling Verbs

Verbs That Describe States and Feelings

These verbs express how something is, feels, or seems. They are often called stative verbs and are not used in the continuous form.

Verb	Example Sentence	Spanish Translation
like	She likes fresh fruit and coffee.	A ella le gusta la fruta fresca y el café.
know	I know three words in French.	Yo sé tres palabras en francés.
need	He needs a pen to write the answer.	Él necesita un bolígrafo para escribir la respuesta.
want	We want to speak English better.	Queremos hablar inglés mejor.
have	She has a new notebook on her desk.	Ella tiene un cuaderno nuevo en su escritorio.

Communication Verbs

Verbs for Talking and Communicating

Use these verbs when describing how people share information, ask questions, or respond to others.

Verb	Example Sentence	Spanish Translation
ask	The teacher asks a question.	El maestro hace una pregunta.
answer	She answers in a clear voice.	Ella responde con una voz clara.
say	He says good morning to everyone.	Él dice buenos días a todos.
listen	Please listen carefully to the audio.	Por favor escucha con cuidado el audio.
repeat	We repeat each sentence two times.	Repetimos cada oración dos veces.

Common Irregular Verbs

Irregular Verbs — Present and Simple Past

Irregular verbs do not add -ed in the simple past. You need to learn each past form separately.

Base Form	Simple Past	Example (Past)
go	went	She went to the market yesterday.
come	came	He came to class on time.
buy	bought	They bought bread at the store.
write	wrote	She wrote the answer on the board.
read	read	He read the instructions twice.

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Use the present simple for habits and facts. Use the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) for actions happening right now.

Present Simple (Habit)	Present Continuous (Now)	Spanish Notes
I study every evening.	I am studying right now.	Yo estudio / Estoy estudiando ahora.
She walks to work.	She is walking to class.	Ella camina / Ella está caminando.
He reads the newspaper.	He is reading a story.	Él lee / Él está leyendo.
They speak Spanish at home.	They are speaking English now.	Ellos hablan / Ellos están hablando.

📝 Quick Quiz — English Verbs

20 questions · Multiple choice · Auto-graded

Score: 0 / 20

15:00

Submit any time — your answers and score will be sent to your teacher.

② Listen & Type

Listening Exercise | Verbs

Listen & Type — English Verbs

15 verb sentences • Level A2

Sentence 1 of 15 0 / 15 correct

50%

100%

Word-by-word hint

Submit any time — unfinished sentences will be recorded.

③ Scrambled Sentences

English Verbs — Scrambled Sentences

🔀 Put the sentences in order | Verbs in Context | Level A2

Volume

50%

Speed

1.0×

PronounVerb ★Article AdjectivePrepositionNoun Adverband / or / please

④ Shadowing

🎤 Shadowing — English Verbs

Listen · Repeat · Practice — 30 verb sentences with usage notes

🔊 Volume50%

⚡ Speed1.0×

Press Start to begin

30 verb sentences — A2 English

🇲🇽 Spanish translation will appear here

Repeat

▶

Repeat again

Shadowing is a practice exercise — press Finish & Send to record your participation.

⑤ Listen, Read & Understand

Listen, Read & Understand — English Verbs

Read the story · listen along · answer the quiz · send your results

Ana is a student at the English/Spanish Language Center. Every morning, she wakes up at seven, gets dressed quickly, and eats a small breakfast. She walks to the center because she likes the fresh air.

When she arrives, she sits at her usual desk and opens her notebook. The teacher stands at the front and writes a new verb on the board. "Today we practice action verbs," he says. He asks the students to repeat each word clearly.

During the break, Ana and her classmate Marco talk about the lesson. Marco tells her that he always forgets irregular verbs. Ana laughs and shows him a small card where she writes the forms. "I carry this card everywhere," she says. Marco reads the card carefully and decides to make one too.

After the break, the teacher gives the class a short exercise. He plays an audio clip and asks the students to listen and write the verbs they hear. Ana listens carefully and answers every question. The teacher smiles and says, "Great work — you are really improving!"

Language Notes — Verbs in the Story:

🔵 "wakes, gets, eats, walks" → Present simple action verbs describing Ana's morning routine — they show regular, repeated habits.

🔵 "arrives, sits, opens" → More action verbs in the present simple, showing a sequence of actions at the classroom.

🟢 "stands, writes, says, asks, repeat" → Verbs the teacher uses during the lesson — notice 'stand → stood' is irregular in the past.

🟢 "talk, tells, forgets, laughs, shows, carries" → Verbs used during break — 'tells,' 'forgets,' and 'carries' follow third-person -s spelling rules.

🔴 "gives, plays, listens, answers, hears" → Verbs in the final exercise — 'give → gave' and 'hear → heard' are irregular in the past.

🟡 "improving" → Present continuous (is + verb-ing) — used here to show an action in progress. Compare: "You improve" (habit) vs. "You are improving" (right now).

Score: 0 / 10

📝 Comprehension & Language Quiz — English Verbs

When you're done, press Finish & Send to submit your results.