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TRI ĐỨC ENGLISH
2026 • Pre-Intermediate
UNIT 72
NOUNS & VERBS SAME FORM
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A. Nouns and verbs
Many words in English function as a noun and a verb with the same form, and often a similar meaning. When you use these words as nouns, you often need to know which verbs to use with them.
Verb: She kissed me.
Noun: She gave me a kiss.
Verb: He said 'Hi' and smiled at me.
Noun: He said 'Hi' with a big smile.
Verb: I dreamt about Ethan.
Noun: I had a dream about Ethan.
Verb: He washed the car.
Noun: He gave the car a wash.
Verb: I queued for the bus.
Noun: I waited/stood in a queue for the bus.
Verb: I braked.
Noun: I put on the brakes.
- I'll ring them / give them a ring. [phone someone]
- We often chat / have a chat. [have a friendly conversation]
- If you don't know, guess / have a guess. [give an answer without knowing the facts]
- Have you replied to his email yet? Have you sent him a reply yet?
- It may help to diet / go on a diet. [eat less in order to lose weight]
- Can doctors cure this? / Have doctors found a cure for this? OR Is there a cure for this? [make someone with an illness healthy again]
B. A rescue attempt
"I regret1 going to Three Cliffs Bay. I promised2 my mother not to go there, but I'm not very good at keeping promises. I was swimming near the rocks with friends and I dived off one of the rocks. I thought it was a good dive, but I hit another rock as I entered the water. I hit my head and couldn't move. One of my friends attempted3 to rescue4 me, but couldn't reach me; someone else made an attempt to swim out to me. In the end, two of the boys pulled me to safety. I had to go to hospital, but I was lucky: there were several unsuccessful rescue attempts that summer."
- 1 v + -ing feel sadness for something you did in the past (n regret)
- 2 v + inf say that you will certainly do something
- 3 v + inf try to do something
- 4 v + obj make someone safe when they have been in a dangerous situation; syn save