{"id":272348,"date":"2026-07-12T17:09:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272348"},"modified":"2026-07-12T17:09:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T22:09:13","slug":"a1-common-verbs-daily-life-a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.edu.pe\/ja\/blog\/a1-common-verbs-daily-life-a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Essential A1 English Verbs for Daily Life: Live, Work, Study, Go, and More!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lc-answer\"><strong>Verbs are action words! They tell us what people or things do.<\/strong> Learning common verbs is the first step to speaking English about your daily life. These words help you describe your actions, your routines, and what you do every day. For example, you use verbs to say <span data-no-translation>I live in Madrid<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>I work in an office<\/span>, \u3001\u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>I study English<\/span>. In this lesson, we will learn eight very important A1 verbs: <span data-no-translation>live<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>work<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>study<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>speak<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>go<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>teach<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>play<\/span>, and <span data-no-translation>meet<\/span>. These verbs are perfect for talking about yourself and your daily activities.<\/div>\n<h2>What are Verbs?<\/h2>\n<p>Verbs are words that show an action or a state. They are very important in every sentence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Think of verbs as the &#8216;doing&#8217; words.<\/li>\n<li>For example, in <span data-no-translation>I eat an apple<\/span>, the verb is <span data-no-translation>eat<\/span>. It shows an action.<\/li>\n<li>In <span data-no-translation>She is happy<\/span>, the verb is <span data-no-translation>is<\/span>. It shows a state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-blended\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0E63C4,#0A2540);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83c\udf93 \u30d6\u30ec\u30f3\u30c7\u30c3\u30c9\u65b9\u5f0f\u3067\u82f1\u8a9e\u3092\u5b66\u307c\u3046<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;opacity:.95;\">\u5c11\u4eba\u6570\u5236\u30fb24\u6642\u9593365\u65e5\u5bfe\u5fdc\u306eAI\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc\u30fb\u30b1\u30f3\u30d6\u30ea\u30c3\u30b8\u8a66\u9a13\u5bfe\u7b56<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;font-size:18px;\">\u4ee5\u4e0b\u306e\u30d7\u30e9\u30f3\u304b\u3089 <strong><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">$<\/span>39<\/bdi><\/span><\/strong> <s style=\"opacity:.6;\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">$<\/span>79<\/bdi><\/span><\/s> \u6708\u984d<\/p><a href=\"\/ja\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#0E63C4;\">\u30af\u30e9\u30b9\u306e\u4e88\u7d04\u3092\u3059\u308b<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Meet Your First English Verbs!<\/h2>\n<p>Here are eight common verbs that you can use to talk about your daily life. These are all in their base form (infinitive without &#8216;to&#8217;).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>live<\/span>: To have your home in a place.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>work<\/span>: To do a job.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>study<\/span>: To learn about a subject, often at school or university.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>speak<\/span>: To talk in a language.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>go<\/span>: To move from one place to another.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>teach<\/span>: To give lessons to students.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>play<\/span>: To do an activity for fun, like a sport or game.<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>meet<\/span>: To see and talk to someone for the first time or by arrangement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to Use These Verbs in Simple Sentences?<\/h2>\n<p>At A1 level, you can use these verbs to make simple sentences about yourself and others. We often use them with <span data-no-translation>I<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>you<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>we<\/span>, and <span data-no-translation>they<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For <span data-no-translation>I<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>you<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>we<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>they<\/span>, the verb form does not change.<\/li>\n<li>For <span data-no-translation>he<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>she<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>it<\/span>, we add <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span> to the verb. This is very important!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Look at these examples:<\/p>\n<h2>Verbs for Your Daily Routine<\/h2>\n<p>These verbs are perfect for describing what you do every day. Think about your morning, afternoon, and evening.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do you do in the morning? <span data-no-translation>I go to work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Where do you live? <span data-no-translation>I live in a city.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>What languages do you speak? <span data-no-translation>I speak Spanish and English.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<caption>Common A1 Verbs and Their Meanings<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Verb<\/th>\n<th>Meaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>live<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To have your home in a place<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>work<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To do a job<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>study<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To learn about a subject<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>speak<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To talk in a language<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>go<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To move from one place to another<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>teach<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To give lessons to students<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>play<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To do an activity for fun<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>meet<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>To see and talk to someone<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Examples<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>I live in London.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>We work in an office.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>She studies at university.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>They speak Japanese.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>He goes to the gym every day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>I teach young children.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>We play tennis on Sundays.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>She meets her friends for coffee.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Practice<\/h2>\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-36\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"36\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"B02 L1 VOCABULARY Common verbs\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-whatsapp\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3DB16A,#1f8a4c);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83d\udcac \u500b\u5225\u306e\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b9\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;opacity:.95;\">\u5f53\u6821\u306f\u30b1\u30f3\u30d6\u30ea\u30c3\u30b8\u8a66\u9a13\u306e\u516c\u8a8d\u6e96\u5099\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u7686\u69d8\u306b\u6700\u9069\u306a\u30b3\u30fc\u30b9\u3084\u8cc7\u683c\u53d6\u5f97\u3078\u306e\u9053\u3092\u3054\u6848\u5185\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305c\u3072\u4eca\u3059\u3050\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b6\u30fc\u306b\u3054\u76f8\u8ac7\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/51980473286\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#1f8a4c;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp\u3067\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b6\u30fc\u3068\u30c1\u30e3\u30c3\u30c8<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Common mistakes for Spanish speakers<\/h2>\n<p>A common mistake for Spanish speakers at A1 level is forgetting to add <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> to verbs when talking about <span data-no-translation>he<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>she<\/span>, \u3001\u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>it<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>He live in a big house.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Correct:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>He lives in a big house.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>She work in a factory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Correct:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>She works in a factory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Incorrect:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>It go fast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Correct:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>It goes fast.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember this rule: for <span data-no-translation>he<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>she<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>it<\/span>, the verb needs an <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> (or <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span> for some verbs like <span data-no-translation>go<\/span>).<\/p>\n<h2>\u3088\u304f\u3042\u308b\u8cea\u554f<\/h2>\n<h3>What is the most important thing to remember about verbs?<\/h3>\n<p>The most important thing is that verbs show actions or states. They tell you &#8216;what happens&#8217; or &#8216;what something is like&#8217;. Every sentence needs a verb.<\/p>\n<h3>Do all verbs change when I use &#8216;he&#8217;, &#8216;she&#8217;, or &#8216;it&#8217;?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in the simple present tense, most verbs add an <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> (or <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span>) when the subject is <span data-no-translation>he<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>she<\/span>, \u3001\u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>it<\/span>. For example, <span data-no-translation>I live<\/span> but <span data-no-translation>he lives<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>How can I practice these verbs?<\/h3>\n<p>The best way to practice is to make sentences about your own life. For example, write about where you <span data-no-translation>live<\/span>, what you <span data-no-translation>study<\/span>, or what languages you <span data-no-translation>speak<\/span>. You can also listen to English and try to identify the verbs.<\/p>\n<h3>Are these verbs useful for English exams?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, these common verbs are fundamental for A1 level exams. You will use them in speaking tasks to describe yourself and your daily routine, and in writing tasks to form simple sentences.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verbs are action words! They tell us what people or things do. Learning common verbs is the first step to speaking English about your daily life. These words help you describe your actions, your routines, and what you do every day. For example, you use verbs to say I live in Madrid, I work in an office, or I study English. In this lesson, we will learn eight very important A1 verbs: live, work, study, speak, go, teach, play, and meet. These verbs are perfect for talking about yourself and your daily activities. What are Verbs? Verbs are words that show an action or a state. 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