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run

Irregular Level A1 โญ #25 Most Common

English translation: to run / move rapidly / operate

Stem Pattern: run - ran - run
๐Ÿ’ก Key Usage Note: A-B-A pattern: present 'run', past 'ran', past participle 'run'.
๐Ÿ“˜ Linguistic Rule: Irregular strong verb with ablaut u -> a -> u.
๐Ÿ”Š Speed:

Present Simple

Regular 3rd person singular -s.

Subject Pronoun Conjugation Audio
I run
you run
he / she / it runs
we run
they run
Example Sentences in Context
  • I run every morning before work. โ€” I run every morning before work.
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AI Smart Tutor: 'RUN' Insights

Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

Smart Tips
๐Ÿง  Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

Run fast now, yesterday you ran, but you have run many races.

โš ๏ธ Most Common Student Mistake
โœ— Don't say: He runned five miles โŒ
โœ“ Say instead: He ran five miles โœ…

Why: Past tense of run is irregular: ran.

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ Essential Native Idioms with 'run'
Run out of time

= To have no time remaining

"We are running out of time!"

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Present Simple
I

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Answer
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Test your understanding of 'run' across tenses

Interactive Quiz
Question 1 (Past Simple)

Yesterday she ___ all the way home.

Other Important English Verbs to Study

be Irregular

to exist / to have a state or quality

go Irregular

to move from one place to another

have Irregular

to possess / auxiliary for perfect tenses

see Irregular

to perceive with the eyes / understand

make Irregular

to create, produce, or cause

take Irregular

to grasp, carry, or acquire

get Irregular

to obtain, receive, or become

come Irregular

to move toward a destination / arrive

eat Irregular

to consume food

know Irregular

to be aware of / recognize

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