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    A Guide to English Irregular Verbs for ESL Learners: Using English Irregular Verbs Correctly Every Time
    A Guide to English Irregular Verbs for ESL Learners: Using English Irregular Verbs Correctly Every Time
    A Guide to English Irregular Verbs for ESL Learners: Using English Irregular Verbs Correctly Every Time
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    A Guide to English Irregular Verbs for ESL Learners: Using English Irregular Verbs Correctly Every Time

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    Revised and updated. For high-beginner through advanced English learners. This book is designed for students who want fast, concise answers about English irregular verbs. The Quick-Find menu system and Index allow the student to find irregular verbs of interest quickly. Explanations are clear and concise and are followed by plenty of real-life English examples. Learn how to use English irregular verbs correctly every time! A stepping stone to English fluency.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Celentano
    Release dateOct 6, 2020
    ISBN9781005803384
    A Guide to English Irregular Verbs for ESL Learners: Using English Irregular Verbs Correctly Every Time
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    Thomas Celentano

    Thomas Celentano has published seven books and multiple articles about English grammar for English students worldwide. His 810-page "The Big Book of English Grammar" is a culmination of his work. He is also the novelist behind R. Cameron Bryce's "When Pigs and Horses Fly" ("Under the Giant Mimosa") and "Killing Tony, Excerpts from My Diary." He has taught English as a second language for more than 20 years and has held directorships in various ESL schools over his career. A magna cum laude graduate of the University of Hawaii, at Manoa, he holds degrees in foreign language studies and anthropology. An avid surfer, sailor and adventurer, he has spent years crisscrossing the South Pacific Ocean on his 8.3 meter sailboat, Carrie Ann, capturing, on film and in audio recordings, the sights and sounds of island communities there.

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    A Guide to English Irregular Verbs for ESL Learners - Thomas Celentano

    Focus on English

    ESL Reference Series

    A Guide to English Irregular Verbs for ESL Learners

    Using English Irregular Verbs Correctly Every Time

    by

    Thomas Celentano

    © Copyright 2012 by Thomas Celentano

    Revised: 2020

    All rights reserved.

    No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the express written permission of the copyright holder.

    For all inquiries, please contact us via our website: www.foebooks.com:

    About the Author

    Thomas Celentano has published seven books about English grammar for English students worldwide, has taught English as a second language for more than 17 years to students from all over the world, and has held directorships in various ESL schools over his career. He is also the author of two novels, under the pen name, R. Cameron Bryce. He holds university degrees in foreign language studies and anthropology from the University of Hawaii, at Manoa.

    Dedication

    To my students everywhere

    Forward

    English irregular verbs seem to make absolutely no sense. The correct use of English irregular verbs in English communication can sometimes be difficult because of their unpredictable nature. This text was written as a quick reference guide, and primer, to help students quickly find and correct problem areas. The book was written for high-beginner, intermediate and advanced learners.

    Introduction

    Focus on English© Mini Series Books

    Making the difficult parts of learning English easy

    A Guide to English Irregular Verbs for ESL Learners; Using English Irregular Verbs Correctly Every Time

    This is a book about English irregular verbs. This is for low-intermediate through advanced ESL learners as well as other English learners wanting to improve their grammar. It is a guide to the correct use of the English irregular verbs, in a wide variety of real-life English sentence contexts. In addition to complete and clear explanations of the correct way to use irregular verbs, there are many examples of correct usage and self reviews throughout the book.

    Each chapter is followed by a practice and review section, which is designed to help the student reinforce the lessons from the previous chapter.

    The student is encouraged to use this book in three ways:

    - As a quick reference resource. The book layout and design make it easy for the student to quickly search for words or phrases of interest.

    - As a learn-by-example text. Every step of the way there are many clear examples of usage, making it easy for the student to understand how English speakers use irregular verbs in everyday communication.

    - As a grammar text. This book was designed to help the student internalize the subject matter. The student is continuously challenged to generate, on his or her own, communication based on the lesson at hand. Reviews at the end of each chapter help the student to reinforce his or her new knowledge.

    A note to students

    Students are encouraged to use this text in groups, when possible. In a group, the student can practice using English irregular verbs by listening and speaking, as well as reading, which should make learning easier, faster and more fun.

    Quick-Find Menu

    Introduction

    A Note to Students

    Verbs are listed in alphabetical order.

    Chapter 1: Irregular verbs beginning with the letters A, B, and C

    Irregular verbs beginning with A

    Arise

    Awake

    Irregular verbs beginning with B

    Be

    Beat

    Become

    Begin

    Bend

    Bet

    Bleed

    Bite

    Blow

    Burst

    Break

    Bring

    Build

    Burn

    Buy

    Irregular verbs beginning with C

    Catch

    Choose

    Come

    Cost

    Cling

    Creep

    Cut

    Chapter 1 Review

    Chapter 2: Irregular verbs beginning with the letters D, E and F

    Irregular verbs beginning with D

    Dig

    Dive

    Do

    Deal

    Draw

    Dream

    Drink

    Drive

    Irregular verbs beginning with E

    Eat

    Irregular verbs beginning with F

    Fall

    Feed

    Feel

    Fight

    Fit

    Find

    Flee

    Fling

    Fly

    Forbid

    Forget

    Forgive

    Freeze

    Chapter 2 Review

    Chapter 3: Irregular verbs beginning with the letters G, H and K

    Irregular verbs beginning with G

    Get

    Go

    Grind

    Grow

    Give

    Irregular verbs beginning with H

    Hang

    Have

    Hear

    Hide

    Hit

    Hold

    Hurt

    Irregular verbs beginning with K

    Keep

    Kneel

    Knit

    Know

    Chapter 3 Review

    Chapter 4: Irregular verbs beginning with the letters L, M and Q

    Irregular verbs beginning with L

    Lay

    Lie

    Lead

    Leap

    Lend

    Let

    Light

    Lose

    Irregular verbs beginning with M

    Make

    Mean

    Meet

    Irregular verbs beginning with P

    Pay

    Prove

    Put

    Irregular verbs beginning with Q

    Quit

    Chapter 4 Review

    Chapter 5: Irregular verbs beginning with the letters R and S

    Irregular verbs beginning with R

    Read

    Ride

    Rise

    Run

    Irregular verbs beginning with S

    Say

    See

    Seek

    Sell

    Send

    Set

    Sew

    Shake

    Shave

    Shine

    Shoot

    Show

    Shrink

    Shut

    Sing

    Sink

    Sit

    Sleep

    Slide

    Speak

    Speed

    Spend

    Spill

    Spin

    Spit

    Split

    Spread

    Spring

    Stand

    Steal

    Stick

    Stink

    Sting

    Strike

    Swear

    Sweep

    Swim

    Swing

    Chapter 5 Review

    Chapter 6: Irregular verbs beginning with the letters T, U, and W

    Irregular verbs beginning with T

    Take

    Teach

    Tear

    Tell

    Think

    Throw

    Irregular verbs beginning with U

    Understand

    Upset

    Irregular verbs beginning with W

    Wake

    Wear

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