INTERMEDIATE I VOCABULARY LESSONS

Lesson 1 My Life Experiences

Life experiences vocabulary and language:

Ive been to Its boring. Ive tried

I havent been to... Ive seen I havent tried
for/since I havent seen Its relaxing.
Ive climbed Its disgusting. Ive ________________
I havent climbed... I havent
Its amazing. Ive taken pictures of ________________
Ive gone to the top of... I havent take pictures Its ___________.
I havent gone to the top of
of Its thrilling.

These are the most common fifty irregular verbs in the English language. This does not include the auxiliary verbs "do"
and "have". Just by learning these fifty, you will have prepared yourself for 87% of irregular verb use in English! There is
another page showing the usual list of irregular verbs in English. Here you have the link http://www.esl-
lounge.com/reference/grammar-reference-irregular-verb-list.php

Past Tense Past feel felt felt

Base Form
Form Participle put put put
say said said bring brought brought
make made made begin began begun
go went gone keep kept kept
take took taken hold held held
come came come write wrote written
see saw seen stand stood stood
know knew known hear heard heard
got/gotten let let let
get got
(US)
mean meant meant
give gave given
set set set
find found found
meet met met
think thought thought
run ran run
tell told told
pay paid paid
become became become
sit sat sat
show showed shown
speak spoke spoken
leave left left
lie lay lain
 lead led led break broke broken
read read read spend spent spent
grow grew grown cut cut cut
lose lost lost rise rose risen
fall fell fallen drive drove driven
send sent sent buy bought bought
build built built wear wore worn
understand understood understood choose chose chosen
draw drew drawn

ED and ING adjectives

A lot of adjectives are made from verbs by adding -ing or -ed:

-ing adjectives:
The commonest -ing adjectives are:
Amusing shocking surprising frightening interesting disappointing exciting tiring worrying boring terrifying annoying

If you call something interesting you mean it interests you.

If you call something frightening you mean it frightens you.
I read a very interesting article in the newspaper today.
That Dracula film was absolutely terrifying.

-ed adjectives:

Amusing - amused overwhelming-overwhelmed disgusting-disgusted

Frightening- frightened confusing -confused surprising-surprised
amazing -amazed pleasing -pleased exciting-excited
horrifying- horrified depressing-depressed terrifying-terrified
annoying -annoyed satisfying-satisfied exhausting-exhausted
interesting -interested disappointing-disappointed worrying-worried
astonishing- astonished shocking-shocked

If something annoys you, you can say you feel annoyed. If something interests you, you can say you are interested.
The children had nothing to do. They were bored.

Practice the pronunciation of some of them

http://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-intermedio/comparative-superlative/adjectives-ending-in-ed-
and-ing