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Did you know that the eighth most used words verbs in English are all
irregular verbs? Irregular verbs.
Now we won't learn a long list like you probably did in middle school (au collège): Ah, you know go-went-gone,
take-took-taken, do-did-done.
No..No..No..
No.
We are going to revise the 8 most frequently used irregular verbs in English that are absolutely essential
in a story. You ready?
To help you learn these verbs and to use just like that, we will put them in context.
After all, no one ever says: Yesterday, I go-went-gone ... went to the movies with a friend.
It's better to just tell a little story in the simple past, right? Ya
So we will forget about that the 3 column table for the moment, and just concentrate on the preterit the past simple.
So, Here they are the Top 8 irregular verbs in a little story just for you:
was/were
Sorry I was absent yesterday. Désolée, j’étais absente hier. Sorry I was absent yesterday.
had
I had a problem with my car. J’ai eu un problème avec ma voiture. I had a problem with my car.
did
I did everything I could. J’ai fait tout ce que j’ai pu. I did everything I could.
went
But in the end, I went to a garage. Mais, au final, je suis allée dans un garage.In the end, I went to a garage.
Said
The mechanic said he wanted to see my car. Le mécanicien a dit qu’il voulait voir ma voiture.
The mechanic said he wanted to see my car.
saw
He saw it and he immediately laughed. Il l’a regardé et il a toute de suite rit. He saw my car and he immediately laughed. It must be simple.
took
It took me a minute to understand why. J’ai mis un petit moment pour comprendre pourquoi. It took me a minute to understand why.
got
But..
then I got what was so funny.
Mais après, j’ai compris ce qui était si drôle. But then I got what was so funny.
can
I could see that the problem was easy to solve. Je pouvais voir que le problème était facile à résoudre.
I could see that the problem was easy to solve.
I needed to fill up
the gas tank.
J’avais besoin de remplir le reservoir. I needed to fill up the gas tank.
And, If we put all of that together and we make a little story. Yes, We tell the story that i just taught you.
Sorry I was absent yesterday. I had a problem with my Car and, I did everything I could.
But in the end, I just went to a garage.
And the mechanic said he wanted to see my car. And he saw and he immediately laughed.
It took me a minute to understand why. But then I got what was so funny.
I could see that the problem was easy to solve. Because I just needed to fill up the gas tank.
So there's my Top 8 list of irregular English verbs, told in it more or less nice little story!
Now really, it's not MY list, but a list from a study by researchers at Harvard University (pas n’importe qui!).
And if you say “Mais, Christina, ça serait chouette si on pouvait les imprimer et les coller sur le miroir dans
la salle de bains pour les réviser tous les jours.”
Oh, you're in luck! T’as de la chance!You're in luck!
Because just below the video, you will find a link to download a list and a little activity so that you can tell us your own story.
It's Easy as pie! C’est du gateau! Easy as pie!
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