Wrong verbs of English are a stumbling block?

Wrong verbs of English in many cause quite understandable difficulties, to the extent that they are forced to invent new ways of training memory. How can we alleviate the difficult task of memorizing irregular verbs and make them not a stumbling block, but only one of the stages of learning the language?

English contains about 500 irregular verbs. Even if you teach one wrong verb per day, it will take about one and a half years. But there is no need to stretch this pleasure for so long. Firstly, many of them are obsolete, and today only about 200 of them are actively used, in addition, many irregular verbs of the English language vary according to quite understandable and uniform rules.

Wrong verbs in English can be grouped into four groups:

1. The form of the past tense and the second communion are formed in the same way: the vowel changes in the root, and, consequently, the writing of the ending changes. For example:

Bring - brought - brought;

Seek.

2. The past tense and the participle of the second are different: in the past tense the word at the root is sound-diphthong, and in the formation of the sacrament, the ending is also added:

Speak (speak) - spoke;

Choose.

3. The easiest group: words that do not change in any way:

Cut (cut) - cut - cut;

Bet - bet.

4. Wrong verbs with a changing consonant at the end:

Bend (bend) - bent - bent

Build - built - built

Try to distribute the incorrect verbs on four tables by yourself. English contains many other "samples" that can not be "laid" in these groups, try to make separate tables for them. Although there are ready-made tables on the Internet, it's better to "open America" yourself - then you do not have to devote time to a boring cramming.

This will need to be done only once. There is no need to cram one. Although in schools when teaching children English is done exactly this way. Children are given a list and are asked to automatically automatically remember a few irregular verbs. In the next lesson, the notched one is checked, and then a new "portion" is given. It is not surprising that irregular verbs in this approach begin to cause horror and disgust.

Remember: the stumbling block is not the wrong verbs of the English language, but the teacher's lack of imagination. If you study the language on your own, do not be like that teacher and make a titanic effort on yourself, memorizing boring table rules.

Pay attention to the fact that almost all irregular verbs are in the thousand of the most used words of English. And the most irregular of them, which do not have analogues and are inclined according to the original scheme, generally come in a hundred. For example, the verbs to be (which is not only used in the direct meaning, but also as an auxiliary) and to have (similarly - can be used not only as a verb with the meaning "to have"). Performing grammar exercises, reading interesting texts, you will remember their forms without any effort and, besides, save time. To "get to know" with irregular verbs, you can perform such exercises.

1. Take any interesting text, translate it with an online translator (or take the text already ready with a parallel translation) and emphasize all the verbs in different forms, write out the correct and irregular verbs separately. The latter can be written in the table.

2. Take any list of the most used or most common words in English. Such collections contain not only verbs. But irregular verbs are sure to come across there. Write stories or sentences with these words. As you know, for successful communication it is enough to know 3 thousand English words. That is, with the help of this exercise you will not only practice the use of irregular verbs, but also lay a good base for your vocabulary.

3. Write a detailed story about your yesterday, consisting only of verbs, for example: "woke up, looked out the window, washed, brushed his teeth, fed the cat, stepped on the cat's paw, cooked breakfast, shaved, cut himself", etc. Translate This story is in English. Or just write in English right away, looking in the dictionary.

You can come up with many other exercises to improve grammar or to expand the vocabulary, which will feature irregular verbs of English. With this approach, they will never become a source of despondency and negativity for you.