Show Notes
What if you woke up one day and couldn’t see or hear the world around you?
In this episode of the American English Podcast, you’ll discover the incredible true story of Helen Keller — one of the most inspiring figures of the 20th century — and the teacher who changed her life, Anne Sullivan.
As you follow Helen’s journey from silence to self-expression, you’ll learn 10 essential irregular verbs in the simple past tense, hear them used naturally in a powerful story, and reinforce them with clear examples. Along the way, we’ll explore how Helen learned to communicate, speak, read, and eventually address audiences around the world.
🎧 Listen closely — and see how many irregular verbs you can catch!
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Cheat sheet:
hear - heard - heard
sit - sat - sat
bend - bent - bent
send - sent - sent
have - had - had
read - read - read
write - wrote - written
go - went - gone
speak - spoke - spoken
say - said - said
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