Regular verb (6)
remember يتذكر to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind, or to keep a piece of information in your memory. remember-remembered-remembered "Where did you park the car?" "I can't remember."
replay يرد to react to an action by someone else. replay-replayed-replayed She replied to the threats by going to the police.
report يقدم تقرير to give a description of something or information about it to someone. report-reported-reported We called the insurance company to report the theft.
rest يرتاح to (cause someone or something to) stop doing a particular activity or stop being active for a period of time in order to relax and get back your strength. rest-rested-rested The doctor told him that he should rest for a few days.
revise يراجع to look at or consider again an idea, piece of writing, etc. in order to correct or improve it. revise-revised-revised His publishers made him revise his manuscript three times.
sail يبحر When a boat or a ship sails, it travels on the water. sail-sailed-sailed The boat sailed along/down the coast.
scream يصرخ to cry or say something loudly and usually on a high note, especially because of strong emotions such as fear, excitement, or anger. scream-screamed-screamed A spider landed on her pillow and she screamed.
shop يتسوق to buy things in shops. shop-shopped-shopped If I'm just shopping for food, I tend to go to the local supermarket.
shout يصيح to speak with a very loud voice, often as loud as possible, usually when you want to make yourself heard in noisy situations, or when the person you are talking to is a long way away or cannot hear very well. shout-shouted-shouted There's no need to shout, I can hear perfectly well.
slope ينزلق to be at an angle to the horizontal. slope-sloped-sloped The path slopes up/down to the house.
sow يبذر to put seeds in or on the ground so that plants will grow. sow-sowed-sowed(sown) We'll sow this field with barley.
start يبدأ to begin doing something. start-started-started We'll be starting (the session) at six o'clock.
stay يمكث to not move away from or leave a place or situation stay-stayed-stayed Stay until the rain has stopped.
stop يتوقف to finish doing something that you were doing stop-stoped-stoped Once I start eating chocolate, I can't stop.
support يدعم to agree with and give encouragement to someone or something because you want him, her, or it to succeed. support-supported-supported My father supported the Labour Party all his life.
store يخزن to put or keep things in a special place for use in the future. store-stored-stored I stored my possessions in my mother's house while I was living in Spain.
switch on يشغل Turn an electrical device on. switch on-switched on-switched on she switched on the kettle.
talk يتحدث to say words aloud; to speak to someone. talk-talked-talked We were just talking about Simon's new girlfriend.
taste يتذوق to put food or drink in your mouth to find out what flavour it has. taste-tasted-tasted Taste this sauce and tell me if it needs seasoning.
tie يربط to fasten together two ends of a piece of string or other long, thin material, or to (cause to) hold together with a long, thin piece of string, material, etc. tie-tied-tied Could you tie this piece of string for me?
thank يشكر to express to someone that you are pleased about or are grateful for something that they have done. thank-thanked-thanked He thanked me for taking him home.
touch يلمس to put your hand or another part of your body lightly onto and off something or someone. touch-touched-touched That paint is wet - don't touch (it).
train يدرب to prepare someone or yourself for a job, activity, or sport, by learning skills and/or by mental or physical exercise. train-trained-trained She trained hard for the race, sometimes running as much as 60 miles a week.
translate يترجم to change words into a different language. translate-translated-translated We were asked to translate a list of sentences.
travel يسافر to make a journey, usually over a long distance. travel-travelled-travelled After leaving school, she spent a year travelling, mostly in Africa and Asia.
try يحاول to attempt to do something. try-tried-tried Keep trying and you'll find a job eventually.
turn يدور/يلف to (cause to) move in a circle round a fixed point or line. turn-turned-turned The Earth turns on its axis once every 24 hours.
type يكتب بالآلة to write using a machine, either a computer keyboard or a typewriter. type-typed-typed She asked me to type a couple of letters.
use يستخدم to put something such as a tool, skill, or building to a particular purpose. use-used-used Use scissors to cut the shapes out.
visit يزور to go to a place in order to look at it, or to a person in order to spend time with them. visit-visited-visited We visited a few galleries while we were in Prague.
wait ينتظر to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something. wait-waited-waited I waited for her in the corridor, while she went in to see the doctor.
want ينتظر to wish for a particular thing or plan of action. "Want" is not used in polite requests in British English. want-wanted-wanted I want some chocolate.
wash يغسل to clean something using water. wash-washed-washed I'll wash the bottle out (= clean its inside) and use it again.
watch يشاهد to look at something for a period of time, especially something that is changing or moving. watch-watched-watched I had dinner and watched TV for a couple of hours.
water يروي to pour water on to plants or the soil that they are growing in. water-watered-watered I've asked my neighbour to water the plants while I'm away.
weigh يزن to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object. weigh-weighed-weighed Your luggage must be weighed before it is put on the aircraft.
welcome يرحب بـ to meet and speak to someone in a friendly way when they arrive. welcome-welcomed-welcomed The visitors to the College were warmly welcomed by the Warden.
work يعمل/يشتغل to do a job, especially the job you do to earn money, or to make someone do a job. work-worked-worked She worked as a cleaner at the hospital.
worry يقلق to think about problems or unpleasant things that might happen in a way that makes you feel unhappy and frightened. worry-worried-worried It's silly worrying about things which are outside your control.