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The Verb
(infinitive
form)

The Meaning and the pattern

An example
( Simple Past Tense)

The police arrested the

To arrest

man on suspicion of
murder.
She baked the bread
To bake

fresh every morning.
They built the new
To build

houses near the town.
The porter carried her
To carry

bags to her room.
The cleaner cleaned the
To clean

office yesterday.
The chef cooked a
To cook

beautiful meal.
The doctor cured his
To cure

headache.
The postman delivered
To deliver

my birthday cards.
They engineered the new
To engineer

building to the highest
specifications.
The dentist extracted the
To extract

rotten tooth.
The carpenter fixed my
To fix

broken chair.
The scientist invented a
To invent

new drug.
The judge judged him
To judge

guilty.
He managed the whole
To manage
()
department very well.
I worked for a company
To make

that made garden
furniture.
The electrician mended
To mend

my old computer.
The nurse nursed the
To nurse

patient.
The surgeon operated on
To operate

the leg to save it from
amputation.
The representative
To phone

phoned his customer.
He photographed the
To photograph

murder scene.

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The plumber repaired my

Regular
sink.
She served the customer
Regular
his beer.
The barber shaved him
Regular
very quickly.
The secretary typed the
Regular
report.
The welder welded the
Regular
pipes together.
The architect designed
Regular
the new inn.
The bus driver drove
Irregular
very carelessly
The butcher cut the meat
Irregular
With a knife
The carpenter sawed the
Regular
Board.
The painter painted my
Regular
Old house.

To repair

To serve

To shave

To type

To weld

To design

To drive

To cut

To saw

To paint

? Have you ever + past participle

? Would you please +verb1
? Do you + verb1
? Did you +verb1
). (can't, shouldn't . I should +verb1 I can +verb1

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to be +past participle :
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to be baked: to be arrested : To be painted :
The police arrested the murder.
the murder was arrested by the police.