List of Irregular Verbs with Infinitive, Past, and Past Participle Forms

Infinitive Past Past Participle

be was been

bear bore born

beat beat beaten

become became become

begin began begun

bite bit bitten

blow blew blown

break broke broken

bring brought brought

build built built

burn burnt burnt

burst burst burst

buy bought bought

can could

catch caught caught

choose chose chosen

come came come

cost cost cost

cut cut cut

deal dealt dealt

dig dug dug

do did done

draw drew drawn

dream dreamt dreamt

drink drank drunk

drive drove driven

eat ate eaten

fall fell fallen

feed fed fed

feel felt fought

find

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Financial Vocabulary and Passive Voice Practice

Financial Vocabulary

  • budget: presupuesto
  • cash: dinero en efectivo
  • discount: descuento
  • expenses: gastos
  • fee: tarifa
  • note: nota
  • old jobs: viejos trabajos
  • pocket money: dinero en bolsillo
  • profit: ganancia
  • queue: cola
  • savings account: cuenta de ahorros
  • salary: salario
  • stuff: cosas
  • on the house: en la casa
  • pay someone back: devolver dinero
  • shop around: dar una vuelta
  • short of money: sin dinero
  • splash out: salpicar
  • afford: poder pagar
  • borrow: tomar prestado
  • charge: cargar
  • lend: prestar
  • owe: deberes
  • purchase: compra
  • rent: renta
  • request:
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Satirical Comedy in Victorian Theatre

William Wycherley (1641 – 1716): The Country Wife (1675)

Upper-class town rake Horner

  • Wants to seduce as many ladies as possible.
  • Claims to be impotent
  • Opportunity to be alone with married wives.
  • Sexual intercourse is assumed to take place
  • Repeatedly off stage
  • Play is driven by succession of near discoveries of the truth about Horne’s sexual activities
  • Saves himself by quick thinking and good luck
  • Never becomes a reformed character
  • Keeps his secret till the end.
  • His competition seems to go on beyond the
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Vocabulary and Grammar Exercises for English Learners

Vocabulary

1. Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

  1. Some people think that the wide, flared trousers popular in the 1970s will make a comeback one day.
  2. The 1950s film star James Dean became iconic after his death in a car crash, aged just 24.
  3. If I pass tomorrow’s maths exam, it will be a huge accomplishment.
  4. The gadget was just a fad, however, its popularity lasted just a matter of months.
  5. The clothes my parents are wearing in photos of them when they were my age look so outdated.
  6. It
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Leon Air Base: A Positive Work Environment and Entertaining Place to Live

I am submitting this mail in order to give you an appropriate view of the Leon Air Base. If you were posted with us, I am confident about you would enjoy the place.

Positive Work Environment

On the one hand, the work environment is so positive. We have in our team a group of skilled technicians which are able to solve any breakdown or failure we have to face in our daily routines. The consequence is our aircraft fleet is ready every single day.

Entertaining Place to Live

On the other hand, Leon is an

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WWOOF: Working on Organic Farms in Australia

What does WWOOF mean, and how does it work?

Willing Workers On Organic Farms.

You can work on different spots no more than 4 hours and the boss give you where to stay at.

Chapter 1

1. What were Daniel’s travel plans in Australia?

He wants to surf on Byron Bay, visit the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree forest.

He also wants to go to Darwin, Adelaide and Melbourne.

2. Who did Daniel meet on the plane and what did he learn about her past?

He met an aborigine woman, she talked to him about how much her family

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