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Loggar in... Articles. BATTLESHIP: IRREGULAR VERBS. Much to learn, you still have. – Joda. Despite the evidence that the number of irregular verbs is declining in the English language, there is no danger they will disappear, and the struggle will continue. There are many attempts to find a shortcut in learning irregular verbs, yet with all the options and “magic tricks” available, learning these verbs requires much memorization, drilling and practice.

Today I will show how I use the Battleship game to drill and practise irregular verbs in a fun way. Before the game: Each player will need two 10×10 grids – one with irregular verbs in each square, and one blank grid. You can either prepare them in advance – laminate the grids to make them reusable – or get your learners to fill in the squares in the grids with the verbs they need to practise. Click the Grids to download them. The players then mark where they want to place their ships by circling rows, horizontally or vertically. Each player’s fleet consists of the following ships: How to play: Gerund. The gerund looks exactly the same as a present participle, but it is useful to understand the difference between the two. The gerund always has the same function as a noun (although it looks like a verb). Some uses of the gerund are covered on this page. A separate page deals with verbs that are followed by the gerund.

The gerund as the subject of the sentence Examples Eating people is wrong. The gerund as the complement of the verb 'to be' One of his duties is attending meetings. The gerund after prepositions The gerund must be used when a verb comes after a preposition. Can you sneeze without opening your mouth? The gerund after phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs are composed of a verb + preposition or adverb. When will you give up smoking? There are some phrasal verbs that include the word "to" as a preposition for example to look forward to, to take to, to be accustomed to, to get around to, & to be used to.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. The gerund in compound nouns. English Grammar Online - free exercises, explanations, vocabulary, dictionary and teaching materials. Ww_TypesofWordsExamples.pdf?response-cache-control=no-cache, must-revalidate, max-age=0, post-check=0, pre-check=0&response-content-disposition=inline; filename="ww_TypesofWordsExamples. "To Be" Idioms - learn English,idioms,english. Expressing purpose; reason/cause; result/effect. English Passive Voice. Rules and Examples. Grammatik. Grammar. Words with allied preposition - learn English,words. 25 Useful Character Phrases - learn English,vocabulary,english. To Set - Frequently Used Phrasal Verb - learn English,phrasalverbs,english.