[Mastering Common English Verbs: A Comprehensive Guide]-[Let's Learn English! Topic: Common Verbs! 🛵🚀🍕]

Learn English with Bob the Canadian · B1 · 2025-11-30

📋 Summary

Enhancing Your Vocabulary: A Guide to Essential English Verbs

Learning English involves more than just memorizing nouns; it requires a deep understanding of common verbs that shape our daily communication. This summary breaks down key verbs discussed in the lesson, providing context and usage for each.

Actions of Intent and Request

To Attempt: Defined as trying to do something. The speaker uses the example of someone "attempting to learn how to kayak," highlighting that an attempt is simply the act of trying.
To Order: This verb means to ask for something to be made, delivered, or brought to you. Whether it is "ordering food" in a restaurant or purchasing items online, the core concept remains the same.
To Request: This is a polite way to ask for something. The speaker notes that in the past, people would "request a song" by calling radio stations, or in a professional setting, one might "request a day off" from a boss.
To Promise: To state definitively that you will do something. A promise is often a formal commitment, sometimes "sealed with a handshake."

Communication and Cognitive Verbs

To Describe: This means to explain what something or someone is like. The speaker emphasizes that "when you don't know a word," being able to describe the object is a vital strategy for English learners.
To Decide: To make a choice after considering options. The speaker shares his process of deciding "if I'm going to make a lunch," demonstrating that decision-making is a constant daily process.
To Recommend: To suggest something you believe is good. The speaker "highly recommends" channels like American English Brent and shares his own "recommendation" for movies like The Life of Chuck.
To Suggest: Similar to recommending, this is about giving someone an idea. It is often used when someone is unsure of their options, such as a server "suggesting that they have a hamburger."
To Remind: To help someone remember. Whether it is "tying a string around a finger" or receiving a notification for a "live stream," the goal is to prompt memory.
To Admit: To say that something is true, often confessing to an action. The speaker humorously uses the example of "admitting" to eating the last cookie.

Processes of Improvement and Organization

To Deliver: To bring something to a person or place. This follows the act of ordering, where a courier will "deliver" a package to one's front door.
To Improve: To get better or make something better. The speaker explains how he "decided to improve my lessons" by adding definitions to help students learn more effectively.
To Include: To have something as part of a group. A practical example given is furniture stores that "include the tools" necessary for assembly.
To Prepare: To get something ready. A seasonal example is the need to "prepare for driving in the winter" by keeping supplies like blankets and jumper cables in the car.
To Remove: To take something away. This can be physical, like "removing a plastic protector" from a new TV screen, or situational, like a teacher removing a drink from a student's desk.
To Arrange: To organize or plan. This can refer to the physical act of organizing books on a shelf to "look pleasing" or the social act of "arranging a birthday party."

Comparisons and Preferences

To Avoid: To stay away from something. The speaker uses the example of a cyclist needing to "avoid the car" to emphasize moving away from danger or unwanted interactions.
To Discover: To find something new. Historically linked to the "age of discovery," this verb implies uncovering something previously unknown.
To Prefer: To like one thing more than another. The speaker notes that while he might "prefer chocolate" ice cream, strawberry "will do" if it is the only option available.
To Enjoy: To like doing something. The speaker expresses that he "enjoys doing live streams" because of the authentic connection with his audience.
To Provide: To give something that is needed. Parents "provide for their children" by giving them food and shelter, just as workplaces "provide safety goggles" to ensure employee well-being.
To Compare: To look at two things to see how they are different or similar. By comparing himself to other teachers, the speaker illustrates how one can identify similarities in "teaching styles."

🎯Key Sentences

I did some brainstorming and I thought of about 22 other common verbs.

I think this person might be new at it.

I'm having that weird situation this morning where the more I say a word, the stranger it actually sounds to me.

I'm not sure if you have Black Friday in the country where you live.

This happens after you order something.

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📝Key Phrases

to attempt to do something

in order to do that

to describe what something is like

to make a choice after thinking about the options

to suggest something you think is good

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📖 Transcript

Well, hello and welcome to this English lesson about common verbs.

The other day I heard a verb and it was the verb to admit.

When you admit something, you say that you did it like if someone said who ate the last cookie?

That's always my example.

I might admit that I'm the one who ate the last cookie.

So I did some brainstorming and I thought of about 22 other common verbs.

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