REACH - Basic Verbs - Learn English Grammar

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My name is Alicia and in this lesson we're going to

talk about the verb reach. Let's get started. Let's start with the basic definition of this verb.

The basic definition of reach is to arrive somewhere, especially after using a lot of effort. Some examples, we reached the top of the mountain at sunset.

The package didn't reach

him in time. Now let's look at the conjugations for this verb. Present, reach, reaches, past, reached, past participle, reached, progressive, reaching.

Now let's talk about some additional

meanings for this verb. The first additional meaning is to get to a certain level. Some examples, she wants to reach the highest level of language proficiency.

Croatia reached the final round in

the world cup. So this use of reach is used to show that a certain level of achievement happens.

In the first example sentence, it's about a skill or an ability. She wants to reach the highest level of language proficiency.

Means she wants to work at something to achieve a specific rank or a specific

level in something. So we typically use reach for like high levels of something. We don't use reach for low levels or intermediate levels so much.

We tend to use it a lot for things that take time and effort