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SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE – SENA
CIDT - BARRANCABERMEJA
COMPRENDER TEXTOS EN INGLES EN FORMA ESCRITA Y AUDITIVA
INSTRUCTOR: GENER SANTIAGO ORTEGA
Student Name:____________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________________
THE 100 MOST USED VERBS IN ENGLISH
English Past Past participle
Present
participle
Spanish Example
Teach Taught Taught Teaching Enseñar
My father taught me to
drive.
Think Thought Thought Thinking Pensar
I know what you are
thinking.
Bring Brought Brought Bringing Traer
Bring some bottles of beer
with you to the party.
Buy Bought Bought Buying Comprar
If you go to the
supermarket, buy some red
wine.
Drink Drank Drunk Drinking Beber
It is importantto drink
water.
Sing Sang Sung Singing Cantar She sings very well.
Begin Began Begun Bigining
Iniciar
Comenzar
Empezar
The county says it's hired
privatecontractors to
begin the clean-up work
after the firstof the year.
Swim Swam Swum Swimming Nadar
I learnt to swim when i was
8.
Run Ran Run Running Correr
His goal is to run a
marathon.
Put Put Put Putting Poner
She put the bunch of
flowers in a vase.
Cut Cut Cut Cutting Cortar
Cut the meat with a very
sharp knife.
Shut Shut Shut Shutting Cerrar Shut the window, please
Fit Fit Fit Fitting
Caber, ajustar,
encajar
This ringdoesn't fit on my
finger.
Need Needed Needed Needing Necesitar
If you need help, ask your
doctor for advice.
Succeed Succeeded Succeeded Succeeding Tener éxito
If at firstyou don't
succeed, try again.

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English Past
Past
participle
Present
participle
Spanish Example
Want Wanted Wanted Wanting
Querer -
desear
I want to travel around
the world.
Start Started Started Starting Comenzar
Spanish courses start
every monday.
Count Counted Counted Counting Contar
If you get angry, count to
ten before reacting.
Wait Waited Waited Waiting Esperar
We had to wait 6 hours
for her.
Accept Accepted Accepted Accepting Aceptar
If the other person does
not acceptresponsibility
for the accident,look for
witnesses.
Speak Spoke Spoken Speaking Hablar
How many languages do
you speak?
Break Broke Broken Breaking Romper She has broken her arm.
Wake up
Waked up
Woke up
Waked up
Woken up
Waking up Despertar
I normally wake up at
7:45.
Give Gave Given Giving Dar
What present are you
going to give your
mother?
Drive Drove Driven Driving Conducir
Why do they drive on the
left in England?
Write Wrote Written Writing Escribir
It took him 10 years to
write the book.
Send Sent Sent Sending Enviar
It is better to send the
document by fax.
Spend Spent Spent Spending Gastar
They are tryingnot to
spend much money.
Lend Lent Lent Lending Prestar Can you lend me a pen?
Get Got Got Getting
Obtener
Conseguir
He's gone down to the
corner shop to get some
milk
Forget Forgot
Forgot
Forgotten
Forgetting Olvidar
I have forgotten your
name.
Lose Lost Lost Losing Perder
Federer lostthe match 2-
6, 6-2, 3-6.
Hurt Hurt Hurt Hurting Dañar / herir
If I say no, I will hurther
feelings.
Turn on Turned on Turned on Turning on Encender
There is a button to turn
on the TV.
Turn off Turned off Turn off Turning off Apagar
Before closingthe door,
turn off all the lights.
Sit Sat Sat Sitting Sentarse
Pleasesitdown and stop
talking.
Have Had Had Having Tener
She has two brothers and
three sisters.

3. 3
English Past
Past
participle
Present
participle
Spanish Example
Go Went Gone Going Ir
What time do you go to
English class?
Do Did Done Doing Hacer
They are free to do as
they please
Find Found Found Finding Encontrar
Where did you find your
keys?
Can Could Been able N/a Poder
If you want, we can play
chess.
Be able
Was/were
able
Been able Being able Ser capaz
I don't want her to wake
up in a strangeroom and
not be ableto find us.
Sell Sold Sold Selling Vender
They are selling their
house in London to
move to los Angeles.
Tell Told Told Telling Decir
She promised to tell the
truth.
Know Knew Known Knowing
Saber /
conocer
How many words do you
know?
Fly Flew Flown Flying Volar
A bird flies ata speed of
5m/s.
Draw Drew Drawn Drawing Dibujar
One player draws a
picture, whilethe others
try to guess the word.
Comb Combed Combed Combing Peinar
Use a comb to comb
your hair.
Smoke Smoked Smoked Smoking Fumar I don't smoke any more.
Believe Belivied Believed Believing Creer
Atheists do not believe
in god.
Change Changed Changed Changing Cambiar
It is necessary to change
a lot of things in this
country.
Try Tried Tried Trying Intentar
He tries not to worry too
much about his
daughter.
Allow Allowed Allowed Allowing
Permitir /
dejar
The house was
demolished to allowfor
road widening
Borrow Borrowed Borrowed Borrowing
Pedir
presstador
Lower interest rates will
make itcheaper for
individualsto borrow
Travel Traveled Traveled Traveling Viajar
She travels a lotwith her
job.
Use Used Used Using Utilizar / usar
Use a broom to sweep
the floor.
Close Closed Closed Closing Cerrar
Before you go out, close
all the windows.
Organize Organized Organized Organizing Organizar
We are organizing a partyfor
the team.

4. 4
English Past
Past
participle
Present
participle
Spanish Example
Rain Rained Rained Raining Llover
It rained for 40 days and
40 nights.
Clean Cleaned Cleaned Cleaning Limpiar
You should clean your
room after school.
Talk Talked Talked Talking Hablar
We should talk about
politics.
Play Played Played Playing Jugar I likeplaying tennis.
Pay Paid Paid Paying Pagar
They pay her 10 euros
an hour.
Say Said Said Saying Decir
The boys said they
hadn't seen anyone.
Fill Filled Filled Filling Llenar
If you fill thebottle with
water from the
fountain,you won't be
thirsty.
See Saw Seen Seeing Ver Let's see if it's true.
Dance Danced Danced Dancing Bailar
Would you liketo dance
with me?
Make Made Made Making Hacer
You must make your
bed and tidy your room.
Eat Ate Eaten Eating Comer
Vegetarians don't eat
meat.
Look Looked Looked Looking Mirar
The mechanic looked
under the car to see if
there was a leak.
Explain Explained Explained Explaining Explicar
We have a legal
document which
explains our policy.
Understand Understood Understood Understanding Entender
It was really difficultto
understand him.
Stand Stood Stood Standing
Ponerse de
pie
Stand up and be
counted!
Leave Left Left Leaving
Salir /
marcharse
When leaving the
house, don't forget to
closethe door.
Take Took Taken Taking Tomar
To get to the chapel,it
is necessary to take a
taxi.
Open Opened Opened Opening Abrir
Use a corkscrewto
open the bottle of wine.
Reply Replied Replied Replying Responder
Pleasedo not reply to
this message.
Watch Wathed Watched Watching Mirar Watch me carefully.
Complain Complained Complained Complaining Quejarse
There is nothing much
to complain about.

5. 5
English Past
Past
participle
Present
participle
Spanish Example
Sign Signed Signed Signing Firmar
Don't forget to sign the
letter.
Ask Asked Asked Asking Preguntar
Journalistsalways ask
me the same thing.
Live Lived Lived Living Vivir
If you lead a healthy life,
you will livelonger.
Fix Fixed Fixed Fixing Reparar
I must fix my car: the
brakelights don'twork.
Listen Listened Listened Listening Escuchar
To begin with, we
should listen carefully to
what they say.
Cough Coughed Coughed Coughing Toser
Cover your mouth
whenever you cough.
Work Worked Worked Working Trabajar
They work 12 hours a
day.
Finish Finished Finished Finishing Terminar
I finished paintingthe
house lastnight.
Study Studied Studied Studying Estudiar
You have to study hard
to be a lawyer.
Translate Translated Translated Translating Traducir
How would you
translate"siesta"into
English?
Cancel Canceled Canceled Canceling Cancelar
The concert has been
cancelled.
Spell
Spelled
Spelt (aus)
Spelled
Spelt (aus)
Spelling Deletrear
How do you spell your
name?
Worry Worried Worried Worrying Preocuparse
Don't worry, your
mother will come soon.
Type Typed Typed Typing
Escribir a
máquina
She can type faster than
him.
Come Came Come Coming Venir Come here, let me do it.
Read Read Read Reading Leer
A lotof people usually
read the newspaper in
the morning.
Fall Fell Fallen Falling Caerse
An old man fell down a
ravine.
Sleep Slept Slept Sleeping Dormir
How many hours do you
sleep each night?
Learn
Learned
Learnt
Learned
Learnt
Learning Aprender
I have decided to learn
French.
Hear Heard Heard Hearing Oir
You must speak louder: I
can'thear you.
Be Was / Were Been being Ser o Estar I want to be free