⏱️ 2 min practice • 🔥 CEFR A1

speak

Strong Verb (Class 4 Ablaut) Level A1 ⭐ #17 Most Common

English translation: to speak / to talk

Stem Pattern: speak / speaks / spoke / spoken
💡 Key Usage Note: Irregular forms: speak -> spoke -> spoken.
📘 Linguistic Rule: Historic Germanic strong verb with ablaut e -> o -> o.
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Present Simple

General ability to speak or habitual communication.

Subject Pronoun Conjugation Audio
I speak
you speak
he / she / it speaks
we speak
they speak
Example Sentences in Context
  • She speaks four languages fluently. —
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Linguistic breakdowns & native shortcuts

Smart Tips
🧠 Memory Trick (Mnemonic)

Rhymes with break -> broke -> broken.

⚠️ Most Common Student Mistake
✗ Don't say: She has spoke to the manager
✓ Say instead: She has spoken to the manager

Why: Use past participle 'spoken' with have/has, not simple past 'spoke'.

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Interactive Quiz
Question 1 (Past Participle)

Have you ___ with the doctor yet?

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

run Irregular

to run / move rapidly / operate

know Irregular

to be aware of / recognize

choose Irregular (choose / chose / chosen)

to pick / select / elect

bring Irregular (bring / brought / brought)

to bring / to carry toward

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