Basic Verbs: Mind & Communication Complete Guide

Basic Verbs: Mind & Communication Complete Guide

From COOL ENGLISH by John Turner

May 19, 2026 · 11 min · Episode 114

About this episode

This episode provides a complete guide to ten everyday English verbs related to mind and communication, including definitions and practice exercises.

Want to teach (or learn) ten everyday English verbs in one go? This complete audio lesson covers Set 2 of our Basic Verbs series — Mind & Communication: speak, listen, read, write, think, say, ask, learn, teach, and understand. Clear definitions, real examples, and the four main tenses in positive, negative, and question forms. Whether you're prepping a lesson, assigning homework, or learning on your own, you'll get plain-English explanations, levelled conversation practice (Easy, Medium, Hard), and an auto-correcting final test. Find more free weekly lessons at coolenglish.org and check out our YouTube channel!

People in this episode

Host: John Turner

Topics covered

  • basic verbs
  • mind communication
  • English learning
  • language education
  • tenses practice

Keywords

  • basic verbs
  • English verbs
  • language learning
  • communication
  • tenses
  • education

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Organizations: coolenglish.org, YouTube

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